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1 " It could,” acknowledged Slate, “but show me a clandestine operation without leaks, and I’ll show you one where everybody involved is dead.” “We’re a clandestine operation,” said Caliban. There was an awkward silence. "
― T. Kingfisher , The Wonder Engine (Clocktaur War #2)
2 " The perfect gentle knight. She had a strong urge to kick him in the shins. Which would do precisely nothing and he'd look confused at me. And then probably offer to take his shin armor off so I could try again without hurting my foot. "
3 " Shame flitted briefly over Brenner’s face, but found itself in unfamiliar surroundings and didn’t settle. "
4 " Hell, if I kissed him, he’d probably apologize for getting in the way of my lips. That might be an interesting apology. "
5 " Sorry, guys. We're not all tragic heroes. Some of us are just tragic. "
6 " Slate was used to, “Can we help you?” translating as, “If you make me get up, I will have you drawn and quartered.” She’d never heard it mean, “I will throw myself off a building if it will make your day better, sir. "
7 " Caliban would have laid down his life for Slate, probably with a sense of relief, but a man’s socks…that was asking a lot. "
8 " People do the stupidest shit and you want to scream that it’s against their own interests and you never know if they’re playing some deep game you don’t know about or if they’re really just that stupid. "
9 " I'm not supposed to be the reliable one here! I'm supposed to be the one who stabs people for money, and this lovesick bullshit of yours is seriously cramping my style! "
10 " He wanted to dance around and laugh hysterically and howl at the moon. He wanted to kiss Slate passionately and yell to random passersby, “She probably doesn’t hate me! "
11 " (“Don’t lurk, Brenner. You’re an acolyte. Acolytes look worried all the time. Like they’re afraid they’ll do something the gods will disapprove of.”) "
12 " I would know you anywhere. I would recognize you at the bottom of a mineshaft on a moonless light, if I were deaf and blind. "
13 " Stealing from a library?” said Learned Edmund in horror. "
14 " She had a strong urge to kiss him, and then perhaps beat him about the head and shoulders with his own sword. "
15 " The hole in your heart is very large. Be careful what you allow to fill it. "
16 " Nobody tortures people at home. It ruins the carpets. "
17 " Well, if I live through this, my nightmares will be amazing. "
18 " Is this about the wonder-engine?” “I have no idea,” said Learned Edmund. He leaned his forehead against the heel of his hand. “It might be. It might be a recipe for boiled cabbages. Nothing is organized. I am going old before my time looking at these.” “You’re nineteen.” “Each of these pages is taking a month off my life.” “When you get to the bottom of the box, you’ll still be younger than I am. "
19 " It is gratifying,” said Learned Edmund. “The world is often sorely unappreciative of quality indexing. "
20 " I will not feel gooey inside, she instructed herself. I won't. And I most certainly will not think about kissing that line. I will go back to thinking about kicking him in the shins. "
