Herbie Brennan quotes
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“He wondered if he might be in love, but realized it was far more likely he was dying.”
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“Just my luck,' sighed the endolg. 'Twenty million people in the Realm and I get locked up with a wuss.”
-- Herbie BrennanSource : Herbie Brennan (2011). “The Purple Emperor: Faerie Wars II”, p.134, A&C Black
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“Brimstone: '...I shall smite thee with my fightful blasting wand so that thy teeth shall drop out, thy skin shall wrinkle, thou shalt have boils on thy bottom and be subject to night sweats, ringing in the ears, falling sickness, flaking dandruff, arthritis, lumbago, uncontrollable dribbling, deafness, runny nose, and ingrowing toenails. Amen.”
-- Herbie BrennanSource : Herbie Brennan (2011). “Faerie Wars”, p.27, A&C Black
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“And your police are like our police in the Realm?' Blue said. 'They flog you if you do something wrong and cut off your hand if you’re caught stealing?' No, they don’t do that, Henry said uncertainly. Why not? It’s pretty silly not to, isn’t it?' Blue said.”
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“He caught me stealing his golden phoenix.' Tithonus closed his eyes briefly. 'Good grief!' He opened them again. 'I was half hoping it wasn't true. Have you any idea of the implications?' 'He was mistreating it!' Pyrgus protested. 'Of course he was mistreating it. This is Black Hairstreak we're talking about. He mistreats his own mother. I don't suppose you stole her as well?”
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“How do you get on with your father ' Beleth asked. 'Very well ' Pyrgus answered loyally although it was far from the truth. 'I ate mine ' Beleth told him. 'He got old and feeble and useless but he wanted to hold on to power. So I took steps. Tasted disgusting - stringy tough smelly ... you know how fathers are - but it's the custom here. You're supposed to absorb the essence that way. Rank superstition of course but well ... tradition.”
-- Herbie BrennanSource : Herbie Brennan (2011). “Faerie Wars”, p.167, A&C Black
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“A stunning survey of the latest evidence for intelligent life on Mars. Mac Tonnies brings a thoughtful, balanced and highly accessible approach to one of the most fascinating enigmas of our time.”
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“If your doctor has warned you to avoid excitement, do not turn to exploring your past lives as a soothing and sedentary occupation.”
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“Slowly, my brain let me in on the fact that I had just come this close to dying.”
Source : "Unsinkable: A Young Woman's Courageous Battle on the High Seas". Book by Abby Sunderland and Lynn Vincent, 2011.
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“I'm not a big fan of talking about dying. And then I make a movie where I kill everybody.”
Source : Interview with Christopher Kompanek, www.avclub.com. March 23, 2012.
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“I might be deceiving myself but I do not think that I do have an inordinate fear of death.”
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Source : George Haven Putnam (2008). “Abraham Lincoln (EasyRead Large Bold Edition)”, p.260, ReadHowYouWant.com
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