Airman

A monkey glances up and sees a banana, and that's as far as he looks. A visionary looks up and sees the moon.

Don’t feel bad; I regularly reduce people to unintelligible stammers.

Other men look up and down, left and right; but men like us are different. We are visionaries.

A pity to survive night flights over St. Georges Channel only to crack my skull falling from a ladder.

If things go badly for me tonight, I want you to stay with Mr. Wynter; he will pay you a decent wage.” “Will he make me bathe?” “No, he will debate the matter with you until you decide to wash.” “Ah. One of those.

Scientists are the enemies of tradition , and tradition own all the prisons. - Victor Vigny

I have no time for babbling foolishness.” “Don’t be so hasty,” said Victor. “There’s always time for babbling.

Everything rests on the poisoned wine. If it were just the queen, I could force it down her gullet, but Declan Broekhart would run me through with that damned ceremonial sword, and if his wife's stares were daggers, he'd be dead already.

Connor Broekhart was born to fly, or more accurately he was born flying.

There is always a use for everything, Victor had told him. Even pain.

Conor, I could search the world for another swashbuckling scientist, but I doubt if I would find one like you.

All we can hope for is that he will fall into the ocean with a bar of soap in his pocket.

Being part of a secret is a great source of strength.

I must capture the flag,’ he breathed. ‘That’s what a pirate captain is supposed to do. Go to the roof, so I can capture the flag and gloat.’ ‘Capture the flag and goat?’ ‘Gloat.’ Isabella stood hands on hips. ‘It’s pronounced goooaaat, idiot.

King Nicholas had explained the lense box to

He had seen bigger men than he with mummy's handkerchief clutched in on hand and a bloody dagger in the other.

Are you an angel or a devil, sir? I need to know. Are you taking me up or down?

Young love is common, but that doesn't mean it's not precious.

Naturally, we lunatics are the kindest of the bunch.