Julie Kagawa Quotes

Lay low, play dumb, keep moving.

It is a great act of cleverness to be able to conceal one's being clever.

A clever man commits no minor blunders.

Never get caught acting.

The enlightened ruler is heedful, and the good general full of caution.

I've always believed in having a sense of balance and stealth.

I seem to be able to just sort of sink and slide under the radar, which is nice.

One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and always a clever thing to say.

I really believe my greatest service is in the many unwise steps I prevent.

To withdraw is not to run away, and to stay is no wise action, when there's more reason to fear than to hope.

Take the word of experience, I speak the truth: inaction is safest in danger.

I spent my whole life figuring out how to get out of work. I would say I was intelligent, but intelligent in a very surreptitious, invisible way.

The story of my life is about back entrances, side doors, secret elevators and other ways of getting in and out of places so that people won't bother me.

A blunder at the right moment is better than cleverness at the wrong time.

Anyone who takes the first step without planning the last step should not be allowed in the counsels of war.

Work all by counsel and you shall not rue.

Force without wisdom fall of its own weight.

There is not only a right thing to do. There is a right time to do it.

Discretion--humble as it seems, it has often brought about successes in which talent failed and genius did not succeed. Discretion in the great affairs of the world does wonders, and safety depends frequently and is chiefly derived from it....

Wise men say nothing in dangerous times.

I try to keep a low profile.

I'm a shadow whisperer: I hide in the shadows. And I tend to avoid places where I might get photographed and end up with my picture in the press.

A wise man thinks it more advantageous not to join the battle than to win.

It's dangerous to talk too much about future fights.

Stepping out of the spotlight when it's prudent to do so is a good thing.