Quotes from Starclimber

“Marry me." I said.
She lowered her teacup, shaking slightly, to the saucer. "Aren't you going to get down on one knee?"
I got down on one knee and took her hand.
"Will you marry me, Kate?"
You can't propose properly without a ring." She said.
I reached into my pocket and took out James Sanderson's ring, which I'd picked up off the floor of the Starclimber when we'd crash landed.
"That's a nice looking ring." said Kate with a grin.
"Cost a fortune." I said. "And now, for the third time. Kate de Vries, will you marry me?"
She leaned forward and took my face in her hands and kissed me.
"Yes," "Yes, and yes and yes. But it will probably be terrible."
"Probably," I agreed.
"Honestly," she sighed, "I don't know what kind of life we'll have together, with me always flying off in one direction and you in the other."
I smiled. "It's a good thing the world's round," I said.”
― Kenneth Oppel, quote from Starclimber

“It's the way you look whenever she mentions her fiance. My cat looks like that before he hacks up a hairball.”
― Kenneth Oppel, quote from Starclimber

“I poo poo the chit.'
The attendant looked stunned. 'You cannot poo-poo the chit!'
I do.' Kate said solemnly. 'I do poo-poo.'
We'll walk.”
― Kenneth Oppel, quote from Starclimber

“I know you pretty well."
"Better than anyone I think."
I smiled. Her compliment was like a gift itself, only more precious than anything that could be bought.”
― Kenneth Oppel, quote from Starclimber

“Let me get you all some punch,” I said.
“You're leaving us?” said Isabel, sounding panicky.
“I'll be right back,” I promised. “If anyone comes near you, just scream and run.”
― Kenneth Oppel, quote from Starclimber

“I glanced over at him warily. "Don't start getting any ideas about her. The last time someone took a fancy to Kate, things went very badly for him."
"What happened?"
"He got shot."
"You shot him?"
"Well, no, but he did get shot.”
― Kenneth Oppel, quote from Starclimber

“We did it!" I said, feeling limp with relief. "It actually worked!"
Dr. Turgenev rubbed his forehead. "I had very big doubts."
"Big doubts?" I said weakly.
The Russian scientist shrugged. "I am pessimist," he said.”
― Kenneth Oppel, quote from Starclimber

“Mr. Cruse, how high would you like to fly?"

A smile soared across my face.

"As high as I possibly can.”
― Kenneth Oppel, quote from Starclimber

“Madame, may I see your dog’s chit, please,”
― Kenneth Oppel, quote from Starclimber

“They're having a liaison!' the woman in the big hat said to her friend. 'They've found love in a jail cell...'

'There's no liaison!' I said angrily.”
― Kenneth Oppel, quote from Starclimber

“ 'I really don't see what all the fuss is about, Sir Hugh,' said Kate with a polite smile. 'As a man of science you should know that urine is sterile. It's only when it's left to stand that it accumulates bacteria. So, if I were you, Sir Hugh, I'd eat my soup quickly.' ”
― Kenneth Oppel, quote from Starclimber

“ 'What have you done?' I whispered.
She swallowed, and the guilt in her eyes was extinguished by a flare of defiance.
'This,' she said, 'is my ticket to outer space.' ”
― Kenneth Oppel, quote from Starclimber

“The noise kept up and did not stop. My head rang. I saw Shepherd take the chewing gum from his mouth, break it into two, and stick it in both ears. He kept working.”
― Kenneth Oppel, quote from Starclimber

“Kate gave a disdainful wave of her hand. “I poo-poo the chit.” The attendant looked stunned. “You cannot poo-poo the chit!” “I do,” she said solemnly. “I do poo-poo.”
― Kenneth Oppel, quote from Starclimber

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