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The Rook (The Checquy Files, #1) QUOTES

The Rook (The Checquy Files, #1) QUOTES

1 " With the sort of power these new processes granted them, the members of the brotherhood were in the perfect position to seize power. In any other country, a massive, bloody war would have ensued. Horrors would have stalked the land, unholy amalgamations of flesh would have fought on the fields, and the nights would have new, unspeakable terrors.
Fortunately, this is Belgium we're talking about. "

― Daniel O'Malley , The Rook (The Checquy Files, #1)

2 " I’m not bipolar, I’ve just had a bipolar life foisted upon me. "

― Daniel O'Malley , The Rook (The Checquy Files, #1)

3 " The pool was steaming in the cold night air, and an electric light glowed under the water. "

― Daniel O'Malley , The Rook (The Checquy Files, #1)

4 " Good morning, I’m Anne Ryan,” she said, producing the driver’s license. The receptionist stood up, nodding. She was wearing latex gloves. And before the woman formerly known as Myfanwy Thomas could say a word, the receptionist wound up and punched her in the face. She flew backward, the pain in her eyes flaring, and shrieked like a train whistle. Through the stars floating in her vision, she could see three men entering the room and shutting the doors behind them. They surrounded her, and one of the men leaned over her with a hypodermic needle in one hand. Filled with a sudden rage, she swung her leg up and kicked him hard between the legs. Squealing, he doubled over, and she lashed out with a fist, catching him hard on the chin. He staggered back onto one of the other men, and she swung herself up, teeth bared, panic rising as she realized that she had no idea how to fight. Still, certain things were obvious. She shoved the man she’d kicked hard, sending him and his friend against the wall. The remaining man and the woman stood back, seeming almost hesitant to touch her. She noticed that the men were also wearing latex gloves. The woman flicked a questioning look to the standing man. "

― Daniel O'Malley , The Rook (The Checquy Files, #1)

5 " If you want to switch jobs, then you can come over here right now and balance the extermination budget in London while (shuffling through papers) figuring out why the hell a two-door wardrobe in the spare room of a country house is considered to be a matter of national concern! "

― Daniel O'Malley , The Rook (The Checquy Files, #1)

6 " I've always been a pretty good researcher," said Bronwyn modestly.
Oh, so that we share, thought Myfanwy, but you didn't inherit the power to make people shit themselves. You've got to love the randomness of genetics. "

― Daniel O'Malley , The Rook (The Checquy Files, #1)

7 " And the minibar in my hotel room was mysteriously emptied."
"By arcane forces beyond the understanding of normal human beings?" asked Myfanwy as she sifted through the in-box. It was the sort of question you learned to ask automatically when you worked with the Checquy.
"No, it was me," admitted Shantay without a shred of embarrassment. "

― Daniel O'Malley , The Rook (The Checquy Files, #1)

8 " This should be a pleasant little interview. All I have to do is put on my scary face."
"You have a scary face?" Ingrid sounded skeptical.
"Yes," said Myfanwy indignantly. "I have a very scary face."
Ingrid surveyed her for a moment. "You may wish to take off the cardigan then, Rook Thomas," she advised tactfully. "The flowers on the pocket detract somewhat from your menace. "

― Daniel O'Malley , The Rook (The Checquy Files, #1)

9 " This duck tells me nothing! "

― Daniel O'Malley , The Rook (The Checquy Files, #1)

10 " Yes, Minister, it turns out that there was a mysterious force that caused that plane to crash. We call it gravity. "

― Daniel O'Malley , The Rook (The Checquy Files, #1)

11 " Now, do you mind telling me why you have all these guns lying around? Are you afraid the paperwork will rise up against you?'
'Oh, no. I'm going to use the guns as paperweights. "

― Daniel O'Malley , The Rook (The Checquy Files, #1)

12 " According to Thomas, the city [of Bath] had once been a veritable hotbed of manifestations, with every sorcerer, bunyip, golem, goblin, pict, pixie, demon, thylacine, gorgon, moron, cult, scum, mummy, rummy, groke, sphinx, minx, muse, flagellant, diva, reaver, weaver, reaper, scabbarder, scabmettler, dwarf, midget, little person, leprechaun, marshwiggle, totem, soothsayer, truthsayer, hatter, hattifattener, imp, panwere, mothman, shaman, flukeman, warlock, morlock, poltergeist, zeitgeist, elemental, banshee, manshee, lycanthrope, lichenthrope, sprite, wight, aufwader, harpy, silkie, kelpie, klepto, specter, mutant, cyborg, balrog, troll, ogre, cat in shoes, dog in a hat, psychic and psychotic seemingly having decided that this was the hot spot to visit. "

― Daniel O'Malley , The Rook (The Checquy Files, #1)

13 " She was tall, and dressed in the kind of casual clothes that will let you kill someone easily and won't draw attention from passersby. Khakis are good for this sort of thing. "

― Daniel O'Malley , The Rook (The Checquy Files, #1)

14 " You look like Cinderella," said Val in awe.
"Yeah, if she'd been into bondage and had Christian Dior for a godmother. "

― Daniel O'Malley , The Rook (The Checquy Files, #1)

15 " Checquy statistics indicate that 15 percent of all men in hats are concealing horns. "

― Daniel O'Malley , The Rook (The Checquy Files, #1)

16 " I had a quiet freak-out. "

― Daniel O'Malley , The Rook (The Checquy Files, #1)

17 " I'm going back to sleep,' she said, lying back down. 'I shall see if there's anyone interesting asleep in America.'
'That seems rather like a contradiction in terms, ma'am.'
'God, you're such a snob. "

― Daniel O'Malley , The Rook (The Checquy Files, #1)

18 " It is curious how the passing of lifetimes will change a man. "

― Daniel O'Malley , The Rook (The Checquy Files, #1)

19 " She was trying to find the section that described the penalties for treason. She'd browsed through the section at one point and vaguely recalled a long list of punishments culminating with the guilty party being ritually trampled to death by the population of the village of Avebury, which seemed unlikely, or at least somewhat difficult to arrange. "

― Daniel O'Malley , The Rook (The Checquy Files, #1)

20 " Dear You, The body you are wearing used to be mine. "

― Daniel O'Malley , The Rook (The Checquy Files, #1)