"You are your mother's trueborn son of Lannister.""Am I?" the dwarf replied, sardonic. "Do tell my lord father. My mother died birthing me, and he's never been sure.""I don't even know who my mother wa..."
- George R.R. Martin
"Among other possibilities, money was invented to make it possible for a foolish man to control wise men; a weak man, strong men; a child, old men; an ignorant man, knowledgeable men; and for a dwarf t..."
- Mokokoma Mokhonoana
"Orion nodded, then asked, “Dwarf cheese?”“Cheese made by dwarfs.”“Oh,” said Orion, relieved. “They make it. It’s not actually . . .”“No. What a horrible thought.”“Exactly."
- Eoin Colfer
"Leaders don’t step on toes of dwarfs. They mount shoulders of giants."
- Israelmore Ayivor
"If you want to be a leader, don't stand on the toes of dwarfs. Mount the shoulders of giants and you will see further."
"It is man who has abandoned God, not God who has abandoned man."
- Angelia Griffin
"This dwarf still observes the world from his own self-imposed height."
- Dejan Stojanovic
"If you add your hot passion to the cold attitude of another person, it becomes lukewarm. Don’t stand on the toes of dwarfs; stand on the shoulders of giants!"
"Remember that when you think you are seeing giants, they may not be giants at all; perhaps it is you who is the dwarf."
- C. JoyBell C.
"One of the dwarfs walked in front of Thor to get a better view of the prye, and Thor kicked him irritably into the middle of the flames, which made Thor feel slightly better and made all the dwarfs fe..."
- Neil Gaiman