“You’re bigger and stronger, nobody can deny it. But your strength of heart will be what saves you in the end” (p. 64).

“Beowulf was no hero because of his size, but because of his determination to fight evil where he found it” (p. 93).

“Beowulf… was wiser than most, that was the gift he had been given” (p. 114).

“Beowulf remembered his mother’s wise words: ‘A hero is not judged on the size of his body, but on the size of his heart’” (p. 128).

“For evil always dies by the hand of good” (p. 139).

“Beowulf had won the battle in his mind before ever it began” (p. 152).

“Bravery and strength of heart are often more powerful than physical strength” (p. 191).