Quotes from The Supernaturalist

Eoin Colfer ·  267 pages

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“In comic books, people with gifts became superheroes; in real life they became outcasts.”
― Eoin Colfer, quote from The Supernaturalist


“Whatever their circumstances, people still had to eat, live, and love.”
― Eoin Colfer, quote from The Supernaturalist


“Any of these vultures smell weakness, and they’ll mess you up faster than sugar in a gas tank.”
― Eoin Colfer, quote from The Supernaturalist


“Mona began firing with deadly accuracy, also with a stream of Spanish words that Cosmo suspected were not taught in kindergarten.”
― Eoin Colfer, quote from The Supernaturalist


“Mona was half ninja, half gunslinger, popping off charge after charge into the blue creatures.”
― Eoin Colfer, quote from The Supernaturalist



“world was dripping down his eyeballs like wet oil paint down a canvas.”
― Eoin Colfer, quote from The Supernaturalist


“Cosmo was halfway through a particularly nasty dream involving two Parasites, Ziplock, and a hair dryer,”
― Eoin Colfer, quote from The Supernaturalist


“Some instruments seemed like they were held together with duct tape and prayers. Everything looked out of date.”
― Eoin Colfer, quote from The Supernaturalist


“Cosmo sank into a near trancelike state. The events of the past few days bounced around his head like blobs of oil in a lava lamp. Who was he now? Cosmo Hill fugitive no-sponsor, or Cosmo Hill Supernaturalist? Who was Cosmo Hill anyhow? A product of Clarissa Frayne, with no personality to speak of. Fourteen years old and he had never kissed a girl.”
― Eoin Colfer, quote from The Supernaturalist


“Myishi will kick Phonetix’s butt next quarter.”
― Eoin Colfer, quote from The Supernaturalist



About the author

Eoin Colfer
Born place: in Wexford, Ireland
Born date May 14, 1965
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