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1 " Cattle... it called us cattle...We're hamburger, you mean. "
― Peter Clines , 14 (Threshold, #1)
2 " What the fuck are cavemen doing here? "
3 " Nobody sane loves working in an office, It’s against human nature to be locked up in a cubicle all day long. "
4 " Hung herself in the closet.""Hanged," said Nate."Don't be one of those people. "
5 " Nate had realized a while back that nobody talked with each other at such gatherings. People just took turns talking at each other. He never got the sense anyone was listening. "
6 " A ladder's a flag pole with delusions of grandeur. "
7 " It had a bow tie.” “Hey,” Clive said, “bow ties are cool. "
8 " I respect your beliefs Andrew, and I'm glad they make you happy. But I'm not up here to be lectured at or spoken down to. Clear? "
9 " Malavika Vishwanath. Don't try to say it you'll just piss me off. "
10 " Koturovic somehow came up with the idea there were some kind of creatures—big, smart, scary alpha predators—living in these higher dimensions. Telepathically-sensitive people sensed them all through history and that’s where all our myths about demons and monsters come from. It’s their presence leaking through. When the dimensional barriers were shattered, according to him, these things would come through and eat everything they could until the barriers reasserted themselves. Kind of the universe’s method of population control. "
11 " Bro," said Roger. "You're a time traveler.""No, I'm not," said Nate."Not yet, but maybe in the future. "
12 " Maybe there's a computer down in the basement," she said, "and we need to keep punching the numbers in. "
13 " 66–16–9—4—1—89 He glanced at her. “What do you think it means?” “Maybe there’s a computer down in the basement,” she said, “and we need to keep punching the numbers in.” “Very funny,” said Nate. "
14 " Roger nodded. “Right. Getting stuff done to your brain makes your nose bleed. I read that in a book once.” “You read a book?” said Veek. “Wait for it…” said Roger. “Annnnd...fuck you. "
15 " Fred always goes with Daphne and Shaggy always sticks with Velma.""Well then, in that case, I'm Scooby. "
16 " Come on.” “Where are we going?” “Across the street,” she said, opening the gate. “What for?” “I told you, it’s better if you figure it out on your own.” “Right,” he muttered. “No one can be told what the Matrix is.” She smirked. “Something like that. "
17 " Fuck me,” said Roger. He spit a mouthful of stomach acid into the hall and looked at the bodies. “Look at the old man, going all Bruce Willis on us. "
18 " I've got a thing about heights."Nate glanced at her. "I thought you had a thing about bugs?""I've got more than one thing, it's allowed.""You were okay up in the loft, said Debbie."Because the loft is a nice big space with guard rails," Veek said. "A ladder's a flag pole with delusions of grandeur. "
19 " You were okay up in the loft,” said Debbie. “Because the loft is a nice big space with guard rails,” Veek said. “A ladder’s a flagpole with delusions of grandeur. "
20 " You are ones who haff been making all the noise?” A man stood by the stairs, half-silhouetted by the light pouring through the hallway window. He was short, bald, and round. “Yeah,” said Nate. “Sorry about that.” The man nodded once. “One of you is Mister Nathan Tucker?” “That’s me.” He nodded again. “I am Oskar Rommel.” His accent turned the S into a Z and emphasized the K. “I am the building manager.” “Nice to meet you.” “Nice to meet you,” he parroted. He stepped into better light and features appeared on his face. He had bushy eyebrows and a mustache like a comb. The hairy arms hanging out of his wifebeater were thick with slabs of muscle that had gone soft. Nate guessed the man was pushing sixty. “The elefator does not work. "
