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The Brothers Lionheart Quotes

10 of the best book quotes from The Brothers Lionheart
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Karl never wants to be parted from him. But Karl is sick, and knows he’s going to die. To comfort him, Jonathan tells him stories of Nangiyala, the wonderful place he’ll be going to when he dies, and where he will wait until Jonathan is ready to join him there.
Astrid Lindgren
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The Brothers Lionheart
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Karl
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adventurous
sick child
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Nangiyala
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A cruel tyrant is determined to claim it as his own, and at his command is a terrible beast that is feared throughout the land.
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There’s no one Karl Lion loves more than his older brother, Jonathan, who is brave, strong, and handsome - everything Karl believes he is not.
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When the time comes, he finds Nangiyala just as wonderful as he’d imagined. However, Nangiyala is under threat.
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“We live in the block next door to our old block now, in an apartment exactly like the old one, but it’s on the ground floor. We have been given some second-hand furniture by the parish, and the women have also given as some things.”
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Karl must summon all of his courage to help his brother prepare for the battle that lies ahead . . .
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“I swam around for quite a while and then I scrambled up on to the bridge and stood there, wet trough, the water running out of my clothes. My trousers were clinging to my legs, which was why I could see so clearly what had happened.”
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Then the unthinkable happens . . . Jonathan is killed in an accident. Heartbroken, Karl longs for the day he’ll be reunited with his brother.
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“There are some things you never forget. Never, ever, ever shall I forget that first evening in the kitchen at Knights Farm, how wonderful it was and what it felt like to lie talking to Jonathan just as before.”
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“We were soon down in the village and went clattering down the village street on our horses. It wasn’t difficult to find out way because we could hear laughter and talk from a long way away. ”

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