A Little Help From My Friends
I muttered myself, repeating it like a mantra. i tried my hardest to shift my mind away from the thought. "you are a terrible mate..." a new male voice rang, my head collapsing against my pillows, feeling too heavy to keep up.
Nocturne
Those seven words had become the mantra for mr. whittaker as he opened his case files. those were words of wisdom- why did people still study their dreams if they signified nothing?
Kaotic beginnings - A Kaos Army story - Chapter 15
Being prepared for anything is the core mantra for a finely-trained soldier, which is all well and good if you've got some of those... on the whole, this planet was very much like earth, really.
Sorry state
The wolf repeats himself over and over until it turns into a hymn, a mantra. the knock on his door makes the wolf jump out of his fur, scrambling to the farthest corner from the door.
An Unlucky Strike
During a verbal mantra sirblood was quick to work as crystal had but precious borrowed time. gave assumed the position of protection over crystal and during a brilliant flashing mesh of emerald and azure the ritual was under way.
Invisible Wings, 3/4
All i could do was keep breathing fast, and hearing my heart pound, and sweating, and thinking nonsense mantras in my head as i felt my feathers rustle. felt my claws touch my scaly palms as i clenched my hands into fists, and began shaking.
The White Tiger
Like my mortal mother, i had a green eye, an impressively curved body, a talent with weapons, and a knowledge of the rite of human mantras.
Writing Advice: Show, Tell, Adverbs and Others
I'll focus on the biggest one first, and that's the common 'show don't tell' mantra.
Drawing on the Past
He was dazed and still confused, but as the boy's hands slid over his shoulders and back, drawing forth shaggy hade and heavy muscle, yoshi felt the mantra sinking into his brain. "you are the ox. strong. content."
Attention Seeking
Repeating the mantra in his head, he closed his eyes and promptly flew out of his chair when the enraged canine launched a blow at the side of his head. he crashed bodily to the floor but made no move to get up, much easier to lie there and take it.
Ander - Chapter 1, Subchapter 8
_she thought in a desperate kind of mantra. it didn't help. the rock slipped free of its meagre blanket of earth. she could see its every movement even as she felt gravity take hold of her with its greedy fingers.
Serval and Sheep (Chapter 24)
Damn this pigeon, became my final coherent thought, which i clung onto, repeating those three words like a mantra to keep me on the crumbling edge of my sanity.