Path of Tyrants Quotes

“I have two rules in life—I don’t smell laundry to see if it’s clean, and I don’t eat things people shove at me while asking me how bad they taste—”
― J.N. Chaney, Path of Tyrants

“Icky sniffed. “Smart and sexy. Hold me back.” Funboy eyed her thick frame. “With what? A tugboat?” Icky grinned, then flexed a massive leg. “Thank you.”
― J.N. Chaney, Path of Tyrants

“It was a beauty at war with time, not in harmony with who she was.”
― J.N. Chaney, Path of Tyrants

“Most of poker was mental, which was what made it so entertaining— But it also brought out the worst in loved ones, much like the game Monopoly, or college football, or bringing fat-free ranch dressing to a picnic.”
― J.N. Chaney, Path of Tyrants

“She hustled a few paces away into the galley, then back, holding something in her stubby fingers—a biscuit. “Here, try this.” I sighed, took it, bit into it, and— I couldn’t stop my eyes from widening. It was like eating flakes made of butter and happiness.”
― J.N. Chaney, Path of Tyrants

“Did the espresso machine survive?” “As metal, yes. As a machine, no.”
― J.N. Chaney, Path of Tyrants

“it guzzled antimatter like a sailor on payday.”
― J.N. Chaney, Path of Tyrants

“Lieutenant, you carry a rifle for two reasons—for your own defense, and so you look like everyone else on the battlefield. It’s not your weapon, though. Your platoon is your weapon.”
― J.N. Chaney, Path of Tyrants

“Sometimes, I felt like a camp counselor for tweakers who could weld. And work with antimatter, but that was neither here nor there—”
― J.N. Chaney, Path of Tyrants

“I smiled. “I take you to the nicest places, don’t I, dear?” “Yes. I’ve always wanted to go to that particular lonely, desolate point in space. I was writing about it in my diary this morning, in fact. Dear Diary, I pine for the romanticism of a place known as Bumfu—”
― J.N. Chaney, Path of Tyrants

“It’s better than mating season combined with a trip to the tool ship—” “Aren’t those the same thing?” Torina asked. Icky snorted. “One has less lubricant. And no interest if you pay it off in time.”
― J.N. Chaney, Path of Tyrants

“You’re here for a good time, not a long time.”
― J.N. Chaney, Path of Tyrants

“Your face says a lot. I’m not saying you’ve aged from this, but if we go to Denny’s you’re gonna get a Grand Slam for free.”
― J.N. Chaney, Path of Tyrants

“And more socially awkward than early heartfelt Tumblr posts during the emo era.”
― J.N. Chaney, Path of Tyrants