Tanya Huff Quotes & Sayings

I'm sorry."
About what?"
He shrugged, made uncomfortable by the question."I'm not sure. It's a Canadian thing. — Tanya Huff

Experience had taught her that an enthusiastic officer was a bad thing; an enthusiastic idiot in a captain's uniform was a — Tanya Huff

The last time he'd had a ride this rough, there was a set of twins involved. "You okay?" Torin's voice in his military surplus PCU sounded distant. Flat. "Rough ride," he growled without relaxing his jaw. "You're thinking about the twins, aren't you?" "Might be." That had sounded more like Torin. — Tanya Huff

Lieutenant Commander Sibley added a few final flourishes as he brought the Jade up to cruising speed. "If you have to hurl, Staff Sargent, bite the black tab at the base of your faceplate. It'll open a pouch."
No answer. Not even the sound of a lost lunch.
"Staff?"
Her telltales were green. She was conscious. Heart pumping at sixty/sixty. Respiration slow and steady.
Then it dawned on him. While he'd been flying a pattern designed to test the limits of Human physiology, his passenger had gone to sleep. — Tanya Huff

Peter. The fine hair along her spine rising, Vicky could feel the power in a name. This is who you are, it said. Come back to us. — Tanya Huff

That was opportunity knocking." She shoved the last empty coffee pouch into her pack. "You didn't answer, so it's buggered off to find someone who appreciates it. — Tanya Huff

What goes on between a man and his missus is nobody's business; especially where desert toppin's involved. — Tanya Huff

The off-the-record reaction of the First Human Contact Team upon meeting the di'Taykan had been, "Holy fuk, they're elves!" To the horror of right thinking xenoanthropologists everywhere, the name stuck. — Tanya Huff

Large men in black plate mail with red cloaks and plumes don't sneak worth a damn. — Tanya Huff

He read disappointment at his response and wondered if she realized that she expected a certain amount of effusive sympathy from the people she told. Rejecting that sympathy made her feel strong, compensating for what she perceived as her weakness. He suspected that the disease was the first time she hadn't been able to make everything come out all right through the sheer determination that it would be. — Tanya Huff

Arranging to be emotionally tortured for four years by basketball loving escapees from the Silmarillion. — Tanya Huff

We are using these to follow the Others home. We are maybe using these to end the war." "We are maybe using these to die in a new and exciting way. — Tanya Huff

The aunties can make Game of Thrones look like Dora the Explorer, but that's not the point. — Tanya Huff

Empty words show an empty mind, and silence speaks most eloquently of all. — Tanya Huff

Trains aren't a problem."
"You turn into mist?"
"No, I step out of the way. — Tanya Huff

Going to tell us why you think so, Gunny?" "I expect the belief is based on years and years of experience combined with a number of subliminal clues that I'm not consciously aware of." "Gut feeling?" Mike asked in the stunned silence that followed her declaration. "Pretty much, yeah. — Tanya Huff

What are you on, Samuel?"
This was easier, he glanced down. "Laminate. — Tanya Huff

You expecting a collapse, Gunny?" "The technical sergeant is repairing alien technology with a piece of torn uniform - I'm expected the Goddamned tunnel to blow up." "Ressk's helping." Mike's voice sounded muffled. "And that makes all the difference," Torin snorted. — Tanya Huff

Once a man began thinking with his body, intelligent decisions came few and far between. — Tanya Huff

Does he expect the flood to just move out of his way if he asks nicely? — Tanya Huff

I'll send three of Harnet's Di'taken. I have it on good authority that they think the sun shines out of my ass."
Pole leaned forwards just enough to bring the major into his line of sight.
Pole - "All of them?"
Torrin - "Some of them are officers and thus blinded by the sun shining out of their own asses."
Pole - "Did you just say that?"
Torrin - "Yeah," Torrin offered him her hand. "Get over it. — Tanya Huff

Dexter thrust a pamphlet into Samuel's hand. "Greenstreet Mission. We're doing a Christmas dinner. You can get a meal and hear the word of God."
Samuel smiled in relief. This, finally, he understood. "Which word?"
"What?"
"Well, God's said a lot of words, you know, and a word like 'it' or 'the' wouldn't be worth hearing again but its always fun listening to Him try and say aluminum. — Tanya Huff

It is a great blow to the ego, Sssergeant, to dissscover that you are, after all, not unique." He looked up, his tongue flickering. "I am, however, mossstly recovered. — Tanya Huff

Sometimes the gods smile," he grunted. "Yes, sir." And sometimes they kick you over and stomp you flat. — Tanya Huff

But I am a knight of the Round Table," he protested, weakly. "I am a protector of the realm, a slayer of evil, I defeat all those who raise their swords in opposition to Arthur, King of all Britain."
"Trust me, kid, women prefer a man who can cook. — Tanya Huff

Well?" Shylin fell into step beside him as Sibley came out into the passage. "How long?" "Would you believe eight inches?" "No." "As big as a baby's arm?" "Sib." "Chief says it'll be done when it's done. — Tanya Huff

Toronto's already ass-deep in cockroaches and conservatives; what's one more lower life-form? — Tanya Huff

Does he honestly think he's still in charge?" Mashona wondered. "He thinks Human's First has an apostrophe. — Tanya Huff

Torin had never been a great believer in luck, preferring to trust in training, preparation, and strong artillery support, but it was impossible to deny the good fortune that had caused them to crash precisely where they had. — Tanya Huff

Claire "The Elysian Fields Guest House? Why didn't he just call it the Vestibule to Hell?"
Dean "Because that would be bad for business?"
From Summon the Keeper — Tanya Huff

It took him forever to get to downtown Vancouver although Tony had to admit that saving the world by public transportation was a particularly Canadian way to do things. — Tanya Huff

Bardic oaths weren't made to Shkoder, they were just made. — Tanya Huff

And the politicians will note your protest, and it won't make a damned bit of difference. — Tanya Huff

Charlie. Never underestimate the power of abs so defined you can open a Corona on them. — Tanya Huff

Isn't that just like a man. 450-fucking-years-old and he's still thinking with his balls! — Tanya Huff

She says the design's damned near idiot proof." The stern rose and fell. "Did something just go poink?" Torin asked. "Because, generally, that's not a good sound. — Tanya Huff

Old soldier's trick, sir. Sleep when you can." "You're not sleeping, Staff." "Staff sergeants never sleep, sir." "Ever vigilant?" "You've been reading the brochure. — Tanya Huff

Violence is never the answer but sometimes, like with cockroaches, it is the only possible response. — Tanya Huff

Most people don't care who's in charge as long as someone is. — Tanya Huff

It's always Mardi Gras somewhere. — Tanya Huff

I'm repairing alien tech with a sleeve, Gunny." Torin glanced down at her cuff. "So, ten? Fifteen?" "Fifteen. — Tanya Huff

The world tilted slightly sideways. 'I think I need to sit down.' The floor seemed like the best option. It was close and he'd already proved that he could hit it. His legs folded. — Tanya Huff

What do they do for a village idiot when you're here? — Tanya Huff

You make it sound so simple." "Well, it's war; it's not rocket science." Then the memory of what had once been accomplished by three Marines with a surface-to-air missile launcher, a game chip, and the guts from a field kitchen twisted her mouth into a grin. "Usually," she repeated. — Tanya Huff

You might not be aware of this, but it takes more than bright lights to damage a Marine. We've been highly trained to deal with loud noises, too. — Tanya Huff

The Corps has always believed that the most powerful weapon its people possesses is between their ears. — Tanya Huff

Holy fuk." Lieutenant Jarret snorted. "Private Checya, I think you've just expressed the official reaction. — Tanya Huff

Do we expect a fight, Gunnery Sergeant?" "We always expect a fight, Private Kichar. We're Marines; it's what we do. — Tanya Huff

People used to recordings believed every piece of music had a definitive sound, its emotional context trapped in amber, a butterfly pinned to a board; beautiful, but dead. Live music was just that. Alive. — Tanya Huff

If she lost it, the whole house of cards could come tumbling down. Fortunately, she had no intention of losing it; it would take too damned long to find it again, and she didn't have that kind of time. — Tanya Huff

You guys only knew him for a week." "No." Torin waited until Ryder had hold of both handles, then she stepped away. "We knew him his whole life. — Tanya Huff

Bards were terrible at keeping secrets. They insisted on putting them to music. — Tanya Huff

Oh, for fuck's sake; sometimes a raccoon is just a raccoon! — Tanya Huff

All things are within the Circle. That is the very Center of what we believe. If all things are not enclosed, then there is no Circle. — Tanya Huff

Although the secrets governments kept were generally about money wasted on dumbass ideas while social services held bake sales. — Tanya Huff

Did you pull rank?" "On a chief warrant officer?" They'd reached the link, and he slapped the call button. "Do I look suicidal? — Tanya Huff

I tell you what I won't put up with. You chose how to behave. — Tanya Huff

When they finally allowed the horses to slow to a walk, Vree dropped out of the saddle to stretch her legs.
*We're going to forget how to get anywhere on our own two feet. Gonna end up looking like fat-assed officers.*
Vree arched her back, rocked forward, then arched it again, working the stiffness out of her shoulders. *Giving the pounding it's taking, if my ass is getting fat, it's in self-defense.* — Tanya Huff

Torin suspected Darlys was praying and only hoped she wasn't praying to her - for she was a vengeful god, or, at the very least, a god who could use a few hour's more sleep and a large cup of black coffee. — Tanya Huff

You are here." Torin would have bet her pension that the graffiti scrawled next to it in a script she didn't recognize said, "And your luggage is in Antares," or a variation thereof. — Tanya Huff

Better the comfort of a lie than the absurdity of the truth. — Tanya Huff

All writers believe in the magic of books; Jim Hines has created a system where that magic becomes real, usable, and very definitely not always safe. — Tanya Huff

This situation was tailor-made for that last lesson in Combat Morale, If you're going to die anyway, see to it that your people die with dry underwear and a smile. — Tanya Huff

. . and Phillips, go to Staff Sergeant Pole, have him assign you to platoons." "Platoons, Gunnery Sergeant?" "Got extra food stored in your ears, Phillips? — Tanya Huff

Hey, what've you got?" "Same fukking thing as you," Juan grunted. "Hot bag of balanced nutrients in a tasty fukking paste. — Tanya Huff

Safe from what? she'd asked.
And under her touch, Kovar's kigh had answered, "Change". — Tanya Huff