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Literature
Orthos: Climb on my shell, and we will destroy any obstacles in our way.
Lindon: Gratitude, Orthos.
Orthos: You sound surprised.
Lindon: I only thought you might consider carrying me to be, ah... demeaning? Not that I think it is, of course, only that you might see it that way.
Orthos: When a horse carries a man, which of them is the stronger party? It is only suitable that a dragon should carry lesser creatures.
Lindon: Gratitude, Orthos.
Orthos: You sound surprised.
Lindon: I only thought you might consider carrying me to be, ah... demeaning? Not that I think it is, of course, only that you might see it that way.
Orthos: When a horse carries a man, which of them is the stronger party? It is only suitable that a dragon should carry lesser creatures.
— Cradle Series, book 4: Skysworn
"Wheel and turn
Or bleed and burn,
Fly between,
Blue and green.
Soar, dive down,
Bronze and brown
Dragonmen must fly.
When Threads are in the sky."
Or bleed and burn,
Fly between,
Blue and green.
Soar, dive down,
Bronze and brown
Dragonmen must fly.
When Threads are in the sky."
— Anne McCaffrey, Dragonriders of Pern
"The way this works is you lie down on his back. Don't try to sit up. It looks great in pictures and it works like shit in reality."
"A dragon without its rider is a tragedy. A rider without its dragon is dead."
Live Action TV
"The brave men did not kill dragons. The brave men rode them."
— Viserys Targaryen, Game of Thrones
"Dreams didn't make us kings. Dragons did."
— Daemon Targaryen, House of the Dragon
Video Games
"Dragons are no mere beasts, like hogs or cattle. They are a force of nature. Powerful... Primal. To bend them to your will is to harness the world. To take up their reins is to take destiny into your hands."
— Narkrall Rakeclaw, World of Warcraft
Western Animation
Hiccup: Three hundred years, and I'm the first viking who wouldn't kill a dragon!
(Beat)
Astrid: First to ride one, though...
(Beat)
Astrid: First to ride one, though...
