58 Quotes About Majestic Dragons

Dragons have captivated human imagination for centuries, symbolizing power, mystery, and majesty in countless cultures across the globe. Their legendary presence in folklore, literature, and modern media has solidified their status as both fearsome and awe-inspiring creatures. In this carefully curated collection, we delve into 58 of the most evocative quotes about these majestic dragons. Whether you are a long-time admirer of these mythical beasts or a newcomer to their enchanting world, these quotes promise to ignite your sense of wonder and celebrate the indomitable spirit of dragons. Join us as we explore the depths of human creativity and wisdom, inspired by these legendary icons.

1. “Puff, the Magic Dragon, lived by the sea, and frolicked in the Autumn Mist in a land called Honah Lee, little Jacky Paper loved that rascal Puff, and gave him strings and sealing wax and other fancy stuff.” - Peter Yarrow

2. “I do not think you are in any danger of starving," Maximus said. "The surgeon said only two weeks ago that you are too fat.""The devil!" Berkley said indignantly, sitting up; and Maximus snorted in amusement at having provoked him.” - Naomi Novik

3. “It is quite uninteresting; that is why one comes out."— Temeraire, on being inside an egg” - Naomi Novik

4. “No, I would not want to live in a world without dragons, as I would not want to live in a world without magic, for that is a world without mystery, and that is a world without faith.” - R.A. Salvatore

5. “Dragons and legends...It would have been difficult for any man not to want to fight beside a dragon.” - Patricia Briggs

6. “Adult dragons are,astute,powerful,and sure of their strength. ” - Ciruelo Cabral

7. “Thats the spirit-one part brave,three parts fool.” - Christopher Paolini

8. “I'm not so much a dragon slayer, more a dragon annoyer -- I'm a dragon irritater.” - Craig Ferguson

9. “So comes snow after fire, and even dragons have their endings.” - J.R.R. Tolkien

10. “my dragon? save anybody?you must have have him confused with someone else- Smaug perhaps?...” - Margaret Weis

11. “What do you know about dragons?”“They're big, scaly, four-legged creatures with wings who terrorized small villages until a virgin was offered up as a sacrifice.”His grinned again. “I do miss the virgins.” - Katie MacAlister

12. “All the drawing lacksis the final touch: To addeyes to the dragon” - Diane Duane

13. “As Ariel recounted the events of her dream, two magnificent, batlike wings grew from the backs of her shoulders, stretched as if preparing to fly, then retreated back into their host. The sound heard when the wings disappear is the giggling of Alanna, who watched the event much the same way I did, in rapt wonder.” - Don A. Martinez

14. “I already have one Sheepbiter here,” said Eragon, and laid a hand on Saphira. “Why would I need another?”Angela broke out into a wide smile. “So you’re not entirely devoid of wit after all! There just might be hope for you.” And she danced off toward the keep, twirling her doublebladed staff by her side and muttering, “Fire? Bah!”A soft growl emanated from Saphira, and she said, Be careful whom you call Sheepbiter, Eragon, or you might get bitten yourself. Yes, Saphira.” - Christopher Paolini

15. “-La verdad Abi- respondió con sencillez-. Que lo amas, tanto o más que él a ti. Que no hubo un solo día en todo este tiempo en el que no rogaras por regresar con él. La verdad” - Paulina Aguilar Gutierrez

16. “You see all the other fellows were so active and earnest and all that sort of thing- always rampaging, and skirmishing, and scouring the desert sands, and pacing the margin of the sea, and chasing knights all over the place, and devouring damsels, and going on generally- whereas I liked to get my meals regular and then to prop my back against a bit of rock and snooze a bit, and wake up and think of things going on and how they kept going on just the same, you know!” - Kenneth Grahame

17. “Rune: "They're getting away!"Thatz: "Our Dragon Knights honor is at stake! Let's get 'em!"Rath: "'Dragon Knights honor'? Really?” - Mineko Ohkami

18. “Katie purred in pleasure as she licked the beating vein in Jared’s neck.” - Jodie B. Cooper

19. “But yes. Come, faulty dragon people. Follow us.” - Rick Riordan

20. “Oh my God, not only is he older than the Grand Canyon, but he’s like the pope and the Fae King and the president of the United States all rolled up into one. To some ancient cultures he had been a god. He was going to hurt her so bad before he killed her so dead, and all she could think of was how hot his kiss had been in the dream and how delicate the touch of his finger was as it traced down her body.” - Thea Harrison

21. “Lips to lips, mouth to mouth,Comes the speaker of the shrouds,Suck in the spirit, speak the words,Let secrets of the dead be heard.” - Yasmine Galenorn

22. “Some people are just sad when there aren't talking squirrels.” —Lily Winter” - Richard Due

23. “You won't find the tales I bear in any books . . . My tales are from the Moon Realm.” —Ebb Autumn” - Richard Due

24. “Odd names: Winter, Autumn—they almost sound as if someone just made them up.” —Dubb” - Richard Due

25. “Tavin cupped his hands to his mouth. “Here, dragon-dragon-dragon!” he yelled.Lily stared in amazement. Well, that was bold, she thought, and stupid.” - Richard Due

26. “The townspeople took the prince for deadWhen he never returned with the dragon’s headWhen with her, he stayedShe thought he’d be too afraidBut he loved her too much instead.” - Jess C. Scott

27. “Death stripes away many things, especially when it arrives at a temperature hot enough to vaporize iron ... The immortal remains of Brother Watchtower watched the dragon flap away into the fog ....” - Terry Pratchett

28. “He had turned into a dragon while he was asleep. Sleeping on a dragon's hoard with greedy, dragonish thoughts in his heart, he had become a dragon himself.” - C.S. Lewis

29. “INot my best side, I'm afraid.The artist didn't give me a chance toPose properly, and as you can see,Poor chap, he had this obsession withTriangles, so he left off two of myFeet. I didn't comment at the time(What, after all, are two feetTo a monster?) but afterwardsI was sorry for the bad publicity.Why, I said to myself, should my conquerorBe so ostentatiously beardless, and rideA horse with a deformed neck and square hoofs?Why should my victim be soUnattractive as to be inedible,And why should she have me literallyOn a string? I don't mind dyingRitually, since I always rise again,But I should have liked a little more bloodTo show they were taking me seriously.IIIt's hard for a girl to be sure ifShe wants to be rescued. I mean, I quiteTook to the dragon. It's nice to beLiked, if you know what I mean. He wasSo nicely physical, with his clawsAnd lovely green skin, and that sexy tail,And the way he looked at me,He made me feel he was all ready toEat me. And any girl enjoys that.So when this boy turned up, wearing machinery,On a really dangerous horse, to be honestI didn't much fancy him. I mean,What was he like underneath the hardware?He might have acne, blackheads or evenBad breath for all I could tell, but the dragon--Well, you could see all his equipmentAt a glance. Still, what could I do?The dragon got himself beaten by the boy,And a girl's got to think of her future.IIII have diplomas in DragonManagement and Virgin Reclamation.My horse is the latest model, withAutomatic transmission and built-inObsolescence. My spear is custom-built,And my prototype armourStill on the secret list. You can'tDo better than me at the moment.I'm qualified and equipped to theEyebrow. So why be difficult?Don't you want to be killed and/or rescuedIn the most contemporary way? Don'tYou want to carry out the rolesThat sociology and myth have designed for you?Don't you realize that, by being choosy,You are endangering job prospectsIn the spear- and horse-building industries?What, in any case, does it matter whatYou want? You're in my way. - Not My Best Side” - U.A. Fanthorpe

30. “Shigure Sohma: So anyway I was wondering if you could stop by the house and take a look at Tohru's cut. That is if it isn't a problem. Hatori Sohma: No problem. I'll stop by the house this evening. Shigure Sohma: Hmmm What's this Hatori I don't think I ever heard you sound so eager to come over. Could it be you have a secret crush on Tohru [long silence from the other end of the phone] Shigure Sohma: [shouts] I knew it You naughty naughty man you Hatori Sohma: No I was simply too amazed by your stupidity to say anything.” - Natsuki Takaya

31. “Fairy tales do not give the child his first idea of bogey. What fairy tales give the child is his first clear idea of the possible defeat of bogey. The baby has known the dragon intimately ever since he had an imagination. What the fairy tale provides for him is a St. George to kill the dragon.” - G.K. Chesterton

32. “Confidence is like a dragon where, for every head cut off, two more heads grow back.” - Criss Jami

33. “You can't win integrity and honor from games. You can only earn them from living a life dedicated to those ideals.” - P.C. Cast

34. “You make me sound like an arrogant ass," he said."Are you?""No! I'm just me.” - P.C. Cast

35. “White." He spoke with conviction and I knew he'd seen. "A thousand shades of white, from mist to snow to starlight.” - Deborah Cooke

36. “When walking into the lair of the dragon after robbing his hoard, the least you could do is hold you head high [...]” - Ilona Andrews

37. “Find a pile of gold and sit on it.” - John Gardner

38. “Fenworth owned a world-famous library. More rooms held books than beds. Pillows stuffed in niches and comfortable chairs scattered throughout each room offered abundant paces to curl up and read.” - Donita K. Paul

39. “It seems to me that if you wish to apply laws to us, it were only reasonable to consult us on them, and from what you have read to me about Parliament, I do not think any dragons are invited to go there” - Naomi Novik

40. “The hunger of a dragon is slow to wake, but hard to sate.” - Ursula K. Le Guin

41. “I'd rather be eaten by a dragon.” - Famous Last Words

42. “My armor is like tenfold shields, my teeth are swords, my claws spears, the shock of my tail a thunderbolt, my wings a hurricane, and my breath death!” - J.R.R. Tolkien

43. “Puny human body, my ass!” - Margaret Weis

44. “Yes, impossible. But do not dread, impossibility is just another measure of difficulty. The skills of dwargens and flillows sometimes match the impossible..." - Dwenzuak the dwargen” - T. William Watts

45. “Hurricanes couldn’t remove you from my mind. You’re my world and I’m incapable of not loving you.” - Billie-Jo Williams

46. “Ah, I do so love this charmingly rustic, elvin kingdom!-Baozhai” - Mar Mai

47. “Let me tell you: the only way to get rid of dragons is to have one of your own.” - Evgeny Shvarts

48. “You belong with us, the lost of the lost, the tribe without a home, a tribe of orphans living our abandoned lives amid toys and trinkets, stuffed monkeys and bears. You’re one of us now—the Tribe of the Teddy Bear.” From Tribe of the Teddy Bear” - J. Joseph Wright

49. “The Tanakee are thought to possess strange, almost supernatural powers.Their eyes are described as large and hypnotic." From Tribe of the Teddy Bear” - J. Joseph Wright

50. “Hey. My life’s not all about weird little creatures pretending to be teddy bears.” From Tribe of the Teddy Bear.” - J. Joseph Wright

51. “How touching. I think I'm gonna throw up.” - Joss Stirling

52. “A necessary monster.” - Jorge Luis Borges

53. “Hey, dragon!" Jay said loudly. The dragon opened one eye. "How can you tell if you have a dragon in your bathroom? The door won't close! How long was the dragons vacation? Four days and three knights! How about this one? Three ninja and a dragon walk into a dojo, and--"The Lightning Dragon swiped it's massive tail, knocking Jay off his feet."That's the worst thing about dragons," muttered Jay, standing back up. "They don't know good jokes when they hear them.” - Greg Farshtey

54. “Fearghus entered what he now considered her chamber, but immediately ducked the book flung at his head. Clearly she’d been waiting for him. And she was not happy.“He’s the one supposed to be helping me,” she roared at him.“Did you just throw a book at me? In my own den?”“Yes. And I’d throw it again!”Fearghus scratched his head in confusion. He’d never met a human brave enough—or stupid enough, depending on your point of view—to challenge him. “But,” he croaked out, amazed, “I’m a dragon.”“And I have tits. It means nothing to me!” - G.A. Aiken

55. “We learned the seven traditional ways to make words unclear.""Seven? That many? Which was the most effective?""Poor grammar skills.” - Lita Burke

56. “Psychiatrist and Auschwitz survivor, Viktor Frankl, stated, "...man is by no means merely a product of heredity and environment. There is a third element: decision. Man ultimately decides for himself!” - Alice A. Kemp

57. “Enoch could respond with nothing more than a simple gesture in the orbs' direction. His brain was frozen. He could not think or speak, but the voiceless answer roused Fallon instantly. When he followed Enoch's gaze, a silent curse passed over his lips and then, "We're in big trouble.” - S.R. Ford

58. “Loghain shook his head in disbelief. "Maker's breath, man, aren't you suppose to have some dignity? Somewhere?""Me? Dignity?""Being the supposed future King and such.""I think Rowan took my dignity."She snorted derisively, folding her arms. "There was nothing else worth having.” - David Gaider