The Purple Emperor Quotes

“Just my luck,' sighed the endolg. 'Twenty million people in the Realm and I get locked up with a wuss.”
― Herbie Brennan, The Purple Emperor

“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.”
― Herbie Brennan, The Purple Emperor

“The portals are certainly closed, so the demons aren't giving any trouble. Lots of talk about hands of friendship, doves of peace, all that sort of crap...”
― Herbie Brennan, The Purple Emperor

“Old age was a pain. It gave you brave new ideas, then took away the ability to carry them out.”
― Herbie Brennan, The Purple Emperor

“His hand reached out and really touched the sky, The blue dome wasn't sky at all- it was ceiling. The realization struck him like a thunderbolt. He was in a giant room. What he had thought were tree trunks were the legs of chairs. The horizon was a wall. That strange formation to the south was actually a bed. There was a dressing table, a cupboard, a wardrobe. The 'hill' he'd used as a launch pad was a crumpled garment somebody had left lying on the floor. Not a giant room. Not a giant room at all! Henry had shrunk. It all came together now. The strange perspectives. The missing biofilter on the portal control. He had reached the palace all right- he was in somebody's bedroom- but he had undergone a transformation in the process. He fluttered down to the dressing table and examined himself in the towering mirror. He was a fairy creature. Except for the patterns on his wings, he looked like Pyrgus had looked like the first time they met. He was a fairy creature who could fly! He felt like dancing with delight.
Then he saw the spider.”
― Herbie Brennan, The Purple Emperor

“With a massive act of will he held himself steady, but emotions were pouring through him like a torrent. He could no longer understand why he had fought so long and so hard with his father. The disagreements seemed unimportant, even silly.”
― Herbie Brennan, The Purple Emperor