# Quote — Alice Borchardt, The Dragon Queen

> For what is a flower but life’s expressed passion for itself. Sudden and brief, but certain and eternal at the same time

- Author: [Alice Borchardt](https://www.leafyquotes.com/alice-borchardt.md)
- Book: [The Dragon Queen](https://www.leafyquotes.com/alice-borchardt/the-dragon-queen.md)
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- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/alice-borchardt/the-dragon-queen/for-what-is-a-flower

## More from this book

> He was conscious that something in [his] personality bolstered his confidence and allowed him to rest, to seek peace and find it. He never game a name to it, and never spoke of it. And never, never would he have allowed himself or anyone to call it – love

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/alice-borchardt/the-dragon-queen/he-was-conscious.md)

> Some men know from birth that they are expendable… they fought to won. If you did not win, you did not run either

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/alice-borchardt/the-dragon-queen/some-men-know.md)

> Remember this central truth. Your enemy is there because he, too, has weighed the consequences of failure and accepts them. Play always to win, because nothing else matters

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/alice-borchardt/the-dragon-queen/remember-this-central.md)