Quotes from 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.”
― Eoin Colfer, quote from Airman

“Don’t feel bad; I regularly reduce people to unintelligible stammers.”
― Eoin Colfer, quote from Airman

“Other men look up and down, left and right; but men like us are different. We are visionaries.”
― Eoin Colfer, quote from Airman

“A pity to survive night flights over St. Georges Channel only to crack my skull falling from a ladder.”
― Eoin Colfer, quote from Airman

“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.”
― Eoin Colfer, quote from Airman

“Scientists are the enemies of tradition , and tradition own all the prisons. - Victor Vigny”
― Eoin Colfer, quote from Airman

“I have no time for babbling foolishness.”

“Don’t be so hasty,” said Victor. “There’s always time for babbling.”
― Eoin Colfer, quote from Airman

“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. ”
― Eoin Colfer, quote from Airman

“Connor Broekhart was born to fly, or more accurately he was born flying.”
― Eoin Colfer, quote from Airman

“There is always a use for everything, Victor had told him. Even pain.”
― Eoin Colfer, quote from Airman

“Conor, I could search the world for another swashbuckling scientist, but I doubt if I would find one like you.”
― Eoin Colfer, quote from Airman

“All we can hope for is that he will fall into the ocean with a bar of soap in his pocket.”
― Eoin Colfer, quote from Airman

“Being part of a secret is a great source of strength.”
― Eoin Colfer, quote from Airman

“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.”
― Eoin Colfer, quote from Airman

“King Nicholas had explained the lense box to”
― Eoin Colfer, quote from Airman

“He had seen bigger men than he with mummy's handkerchief clutched in on hand and a bloody dagger in the other.”
― Eoin Colfer, quote from Airman

“Are you an angel or a devil, sir? I need to know. Are you taking me up or down?”
― Eoin Colfer, quote from Airman

“Young love is common, but that doesn't mean it's not precious.”
― Eoin Colfer, quote from Airman

“Naturally, we lunatics are the kindest of the bunch.”
― Eoin Colfer, quote from Airman

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