Phoenix Rising Quotes

“She groaned as her face turned to press against the rosewood floor. "Welly, remind me to order a better mattress for my bed. This one is far too firm."

"Oh, Eliza," Wellington gasped, now remembering why he was in these lush surroundings. "No broken nose, I hope."

"S'all right," Braun slurred. Her voiced dropped to a whisper. "My ample bosom broke my fall.”
― Philippa Ballantine, Phoenix Rising

“I always think better when I am being shot at.”
― Philippa Ballantine, Phoenix Rising

“I think you will agree the sign of a civilised society is a regular dining schedule.”
― Philippa Ballantine, Phoenix Rising

“She sighed heavily before whispering, “I’m still a bit confused as to what we are waiting for.” “We are waiting for one of the constants in our world, Miss Braun,” Wellington assured her. “At the end of every opera, there is the grand finale, where the music continues its gradual crescendo, the tenor and tempo rising ever so gradually for that pinnacle of dramatic tension, that moment of anticipation—” “Welly, are you talking about opera or about sex?” His next words caught in his throat. For a woman of higher tastes and seeming refinement, this woman could be utterly crass.”
― Philippa Ballantine, Phoenix Rising

“You know, if I didn't know better, I would swear we were actually married."

"I can't think of anything more off-putting," Wellington placed his hand in the small of her back as he continued, "than being married to a walking armoury. You, my dear Miss Braun, are a living, breathing advocate for bachelorism.”
― Philippa Ballantine, Phoenix Rising

“Gods, her own loud voice was making her head ring. She placed both hands up to hold it together, just on the off chance it flew apart and made a mess in the Archives. Wellington”
― Pip Ballantine, Phoenix Rising

“Sunlight and hangovers never made good companions, not even civil acquaintances.”
― Pip Ballantine, Phoenix Rising

“Progress has a price. Civilisation must move forward.”
― Philippa Ballantine, Phoenix Rising

“Then there are the Fairbankses, Harold and Dahlia. Delilah’s family owned a distillery.”
― Philippa Ballantine, Phoenix Rising

“E liza adjusted her Ministry-issue bullet-resistant corset, and her hands absently came to rest on where her weapons were concealed. Glancing out the window, she ascertained that they were nearly at the site of the foundry—the place she had never wanted to return to.”
― Philippa Ballantine, Phoenix Rising