Dragonwings Principles Quotes

How we cite our quotes: Citations follow this format: (Chapter.Paragraph)

Quote #4

Black Dog looked at me intently. "Why shouldn't we get some pleasure in this life? Why later? Why not now?"

"Because we don't owe things just to ourselves. There are others." (5.32-33)

Yep contrasts Black Dog's priority of instant gratification to Moon Shadow's more humble approach to life.

Quote #5

"No," Father let out his breath in a rush. "No. I'm sick of having to deal with thieves and pimps and pushers. I'm sick of having to scrape and bow to men who live off the misery of their brothers and sisters. […] Don't you see? We're all tainted by it. As long as we keep quiet and let it go on, we're as bad as they are. It eats at them; it eats at us." (5.58-60)

In a revolutionary spirit, Windrider challenges what it means to be a superior person when there are a lot of corrupt institutions are work.

Quote #6

Your mother was always polite to everyone. She always said that you never knew if that person might have been some king or queen in a former life. (6.25)

Windrider advises Moon Shadow to heed his mother's advice to treat everyone as though they were royalty.