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Ghosts of Columbia (Ghost, #1-2) QUOTES

Ghosts of Columbia (Ghost, #1-2) QUOTES

1 " We all might be in less trouble if we did not speak, I sometimes think. "

― L.E. Modesitt Jr. , Ghosts of Columbia (Ghost, #1-2)

2 " you still pretend to be.” “Cynical I will always be, I fear.” I sipped from the mug, letting the steam and scent circle my face, breathing the steam. “Non. You are not cynical. You see the world as it is.” “Perhaps. I try, but what we are colors what we see. Truth is in the eye of the beholder.” I laughed, more harshly than I meant. “That’s why I’m skeptical of those who say they have found the truth. "

― L.E. Modesitt Jr. , Ghosts of Columbia (Ghost, #1-2)

3 " do you really know what they want?” “I don’t have an absolute confirmation, but almost anything would be better than what I’ve prepared for.” I laughed hoarsely. “Then, I’ll probably find out that what they want is even worse than that. It usually works that way. "

― L.E. Modesitt Jr. , Ghosts of Columbia (Ghost, #1-2)

4 " Out of deference to tradition I did wear a hat to church, weddings, ceremonial occasions, and when my head was cold. "

― L.E. Modesitt Jr. , Ghosts of Columbia (Ghost, #1-2)

5 " Dutch food is like everything else Dutch, heavy as lead bricks, if tastier. "

― L.E. Modesitt Jr. , Ghosts of Columbia (Ghost, #1-2)

6 " In France, you would have been a chef, a great chef,” Llysette said after several bites and half of her wine. “Mais non, point moi,”I protested in bad French. “If you did not speak, that is. "

― L.E. Modesitt Jr. , Ghosts of Columbia (Ghost, #1-2)

7 " The headline is good—‘World-Renowned Pair Open Concert Reason. "

― L.E. Modesitt Jr. , Ghosts of Columbia (Ghost, #1-2)

8 " I picked up the wireset and dialed in the number. “Lion Inn, room service. May we help you?” “Yes. This is Johan Eschbach. I ordered a dinner nearly an hour ago, and we still haven’t seen it. Suite six-oh-three.” “Yes, sir. Just a moment, sir.” I waited. “He’s already left, sir. Let us know if he’s not there in five minutes.” “I will.” I turned to Llysette. “It’s on the way.” “On the way? And how proceeds it—by airship from Paris?” “By Brit rail—wide slow gauge. "

― L.E. Modesitt Jr. , Ghosts of Columbia (Ghost, #1-2)

9 " You love her … almost more than time and eternity. "

― L.E. Modesitt Jr. , Ghosts of Columbia (Ghost, #1-2)

10 " I did keep an eye out. A little paranoia never hurts, especially when you know they are out to get you, "

― L.E. Modesitt Jr. , Ghosts of Columbia (Ghost, #1-2)

11 " Dutch students were no different from any other students in thinking that mere mental effort should effect physical results. It doesn’t work that way in singing—or in anything—but that’s a lesson that almost never can be passed from generation to generation but must be learned the hard way. "

― L.E. Modesitt Jr. , Ghosts of Columbia (Ghost, #1-2)

12 " Your presence brings light into all of our lives … just like a good forest fire brings warmth to the creatures of the wood and vale. "

― L.E. Modesitt Jr. , Ghosts of Columbia (Ghost, #1-2)

13 " Samaha’s Factorium and Emporium is dark, with wooden counters and rough-paneled walls that contain fine cracks older than any current living souls in Vanderbraak Centre. "

― L.E. Modesitt Jr. , Ghosts of Columbia (Ghost, #1-2)

14 " I still thought Jefferson had been a great man. You have to judge people by the times they lived in, not the times you live in. "

― L.E. Modesitt Jr. , Ghosts of Columbia (Ghost, #1-2)

15 " At least I didn’t have to go to the congressional offices. Electric fans were their sole official source of cooling; only the White House was fully air-conditioned. That had been one of Speaker Roosevelt’s decisions—that air conditioning would only make the Congress want to spend more time than was wise in Columbia. "

― L.E. Modesitt Jr. , Ghosts of Columbia (Ghost, #1-2)

16 " The critics were like David and the dean, unable to do much, but always faulting everyone else. "

― L.E. Modesitt Jr. , Ghosts of Columbia (Ghost, #1-2)

17 " The news stories—if there were any—should have been favorable, but I’d learned a long time ago that critics were a species alien to reason, common sense, or public appeal. "

― L.E. Modesitt Jr. , Ghosts of Columbia (Ghost, #1-2)

18 " Sometimes I try. Other times, I’m afraid I’m trying. "

― L.E. Modesitt Jr. , Ghosts of Columbia (Ghost, #1-2)

19 " What I still didn’t understand was how women could vote in a patriarchal, polygamous society and yet how they clearly voted to support the theocracy. "

― L.E. Modesitt Jr. , Ghosts of Columbia (Ghost, #1-2)

20 " Why were there so few who really sought an education? "

― L.E. Modesitt Jr. , Ghosts of Columbia (Ghost, #1-2)