“Wow," came a familiar voice, "Hypochondriac killed the cat."
-Dess”
― Scott Westerfeld, quote from The Secret Hour
“Apparently textbooks were an endangered species here in Bixby, Oklahoma. ”
― Scott Westerfeld, quote from The Secret Hour
“He and I have this... personality conflict. Namely, I think he should get a new one.”
― Scott Westerfeld, quote from The Secret Hour
“She laughed and broke into a run, racing out to grab handfuls of raindrops from the air, all alone in a world of diamonds.”
― Scott Westerfeld, quote from The Secret Hour
“As Melissa got closer, the taste of school began to foul her mouth.”
― Scott Westerfeld, quote from The Secret Hour
“Didn't any of these brainless wonders ever notice that TV shows were called programs? the same word that meant a bunch of numbers stuck into a computer to make it dance for its masters?”
― Scott Westerfeld, quote from The Secret Hour
“The moment her feet touched the floor, a chill ran up her spine. She was standing on her sweatshirt, which lay next to her bed in a crumpled pile. It was soaking wet.”
― Scott Westerfeld, quote from The Secret Hour
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“...without disturbing the radiance which played and darted about the simple and lovely miracle of being two persons named Adam and Miranda, twenty four years old each, alive and on earth at the same moment: 'Are you in the mood for dancing?' and 'I'm always in the mood for dancing, Adam!' but there were things in the way, the day that ended with dancing was a long way to go.”
― Katherine Anne Porter, quote from Pale Horse, Pale Rider
“Jack was already mother-naked when he heard the cry and saw the splash. He slipped from the gunwale into the clear water, made out the vague form at a surprising depth, dived, fished it up, swam to the ship, now a hundred yards away, roared for a line, passed the inanimate Herapath up the side, and followed himself. 'Mr Pullings,'he cried, very angry. 'Put an end to this infernal hallooing instantly. Always the same God-damned foolery, every time a man goes overboard. Damn you all for a mob of mad lunatics. Get along forward. Silence fore and aft.”
― Patrick O'Brian, quote from Desolation Island
“Oh, they'll never believe a woman could solve such puzzles. They'll just assume I'm humoring you by editing it myself and allowing you to put your name to it."
She raised her eyebrows. "But you wouldn't be."
He humphed. "They'll never hear me admit it."
"I will," she said, a smile curving her lips.
He shrugged. "They'll believe me, not you.”
― Deeanne Gist, quote from A Bride Most Begrudging
“The hiding place is believed to contain the Crown of All Things,” said Lermont. “Sounds tempting, doesn’t it? But somehow I think that the Crown of All Things is really the End of All Things.” Semyon”
― Sergei Lukyanenko, quote from The Last Watch
“I chose the path less traveled but only because I was lost. Carry a map. - Phoebe Traeger”
― Jill Shalvis, quote from Simply Irresistible
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