Xenocide Book Quotes & Sayings

Oh , God, the British Have landed, Haven't they? — Alice Clayton

How much can a crown be worth, when a crow can dine upon a king? — George R R Martin

When you get out of college, you think, "I've learned all I need to learn." — W. Earl Brown

I found the guy! After more than twenty years of being single and jerked around and cheated on and alone, I found my soul mate. Pardon my French, but you think I give a shit about the flowers? — Lauren Weisberger

Warmth stole into Murdoch's voice at the memory, and Farah's heart clenched at the picture of her Dougan not yet a man, and yet not a boy, regaling a room full of hardened prisoners about the graveyard capers and bog adventures of a ten-year-old girl in the Scottish Highlands. "He described ye so many times, I feel as though any of us would have recognized ye had we seen ye on the streets. He told us of yer kindness, yer innocence, yer gentle ways and boundless curiosity. Ye became something of a patron saint to us all. Our daughter. Our sister. Our... Fairy. Without even knowing it, ye gave us- him- a little bit of sunshine and hope in a world of shadow and pain. — Kerrigan Byrne

Thor's mighty chariot rides across the sky, and lightning is caused by hurling his great hammer, Mjolnir. — Rick Riordan

They always do the same thing - come in, ask for a meal, hide, and then run off with a harp or a bag full of money the minute I fall asleep,' Dobbilan said. 'And they're always named Jack. Always. We've lived in this castle for twenty years, and every three months, regular as clockwork, one of those boys shows up, and there's never been a Tom, Dick, or Harry among 'em. Just Jacks. The English have no imagination. — Patricia C. Wrede

I've always tried to kind of stretch my wings as an actor and do things that are different. — Michael Douglas

Everything's uglier up close. — John Green

A pop song that's as substantial as a balloon, but lifts us up the same way when we sing it. — David Levithan

Paolo Uccello's wife told people that Paolo used to stay up all night in his study trying to work out the vanishing points of his perspective. When she called him to come to bed, he would say "Oh what a lovely thing this perspective is!" — Giorgio Vasari

To me, a spouse should be a life partner AND a business partner. Just like any good partner, her strengths must make up for my weaknesses and vice versa. — Robert Kiyosaki

Something happens inside of us when we are courteous and deferential toward others. It is all part of a refining process, which if persisted in, will change our very natures. — Gordon B. Hinckley

It's success, not fame, that is quite addictive. I'm addicted to a lot of things and, as it happens, success is one of them. — Robbie Williams