17 quotes found
“Last centurys magic is this years science.”
“Every affair is a fairy tale or a tragedy.”
“Last century’s magic is this year’s science.”
“And people tended not to bother a woman with a book.”
“It was a train full of strangers, and they were all the same.”
“I met his eyes because I could not refuse them... they were the color of a storm clashing with a setting sun.”
“The distance between an honest Christian mystic and a fortune-teller is sometimes less than half a whisper. Less than a pot of tea or the space between two book covers.”
“I've heard it said that God made all men, but Samuel Colt made all men equal.We'd see what Mr. Colt could do for a woman.”
“Vision is also a fickle creature. You can see an object a hundred times, a thousand times, and it remains unchanged. Then in one swift second you realize it has been changing all along and your eye...”
“Jackson," he mused. "Not a name either one of you was born to."Lizzie answered, "No. But beyond a certain point, names become accessories. We swap them out as needed, for the sake of peace. You und...”
“As for the prayers, I suppose they cant hurt. Ive never found much good in them, Ill confess that here, though I keep such thoughts private when in public company. Who would confide in a physician ...”
“She collected herself, and rose from the floor. Until you have a better grasp on what were dealing with here, Id appreciate your immediate proximity.I did as she asked. She was the expert, after al...”
“The sound came again. There was a whistle to it, and a moan. It was almost a hiss, and it couldve been a strangled gasp. Above all, it was quiet, and it seemed to have no source. It whispered.”
“I gave three quiet cheers for Minnesota. In Seattle a dusty inch of anything white and chilly means the city lapses into full-on panic mode, as if each falling flake crashes to earth with its own i...”
“OMG YOU GUYS it has come to my attention that SOMEONE on the internet is saying that my fictional 19th century zombies are NOT SCIENTIFICALLY SOUND. Naturally, I am crushed. To think, IF ONLY Id co...”
“As for the prayers, I suppose they can’t hurt. I’ve never found much good in them, I’ll confess that here, though I keep such thoughts private when in public company. Who would confide in a physici...”
“She collected herself, and rose from the floor. “Until you have a better grasp on what we’re dealing with here, I’d appreciate your immediate proximity.”I did as she asked. She was the expert, afte...”
