Dragon Quotes

“Plunkett gave Pitt a dry look. "Even death would be a treat if I didn't have to hear that blasted tune again."
"You don't care for 'Minnie the Mermaid'?" Pitt asked in mock surprise.
"After hearing the chorus for the twentieth time, no."
"With the telephone housing smashed, our only contact with the surface is the acoustic radio transmitter. Not nearly enough range for conversation, but it's all we've got. I can offer you Strauss waltzes or the big band sounds of the forties, but they wouldn't be appropriate."
"I don't think much of your musical inventory," Plunkett grunted. Then he looked at Pitt. "What's wrong with Strauss?"
"Instrumental," Pitt answered. "Distorted violin music can sound like whales or several other aquatic mammals through water. Minnie is a vocal. If anyone on the surface is listening, they'll know someone down here is still sucking air. No matter how garbled, there's no mistaking good old human babble."
"For all the good that will do," said Plunkett. "If a rescue mission is launched, there's no way we can transfer from this vehicle to a submersible without a pressure lock. A commodity totally lacking on your otherwise remarkable tractor. If I may speak realistically, I fail to see anything in the near future but our inevitable demise."
"I wish you wouldn't use the word 'demise.”
― Clive Cussler, Dragon

“Call it theft of Mr. Spock's logic.”
― Clive Cussler, Dragon

“How's your current air supply?"
"Enough to get us home if we don't stop for pizza.”
― Clive Cussler, Dragon

“When the Hispano-Suiza pulled alongside, Pitt walked over and introduced himself as the driver stepped from behind the wheel to recheck his hood latches.
"I guess we'll be competing against each other. My name is Dirk Pitt."
The driver of the Hispano, a big man with greying hair, a white beard, and blue-green eyes, stuck out a hand. "Clive Cussler."
Pitt looked at him strangely. "Do we know each other?"
"It's possible," replied Cussler, smiling. "Your name is familiar, but I can't place your face."
"Perhaps we met at a party or a car club meet."
"Perhaps.”
― Clive Cussler, Dragon

“No oil or water leaks. Don't push the Stutz too hard. We may have rebuilt the engine, but it's over sixty years old. And you can't buy spare Stutz parts at Pep Boys.”
― Clive Cussler, Dragon