Martians in Maggody Quotes

“What I suggest you do is drive home and find a good ol' boy lawyer who understands family loyalty. He should have two first names, wear pinstriped suits, and play golf with the prosecutor and poker with the judge.”
― Joan Hess, Martians in Maggody

“...I was doing everything I could not to giggle, but I wasn't having complete success.

"A dinosaur ate your car?" said Jules. "What kind?"

"I already told you -- a Chevrolet.....”
― Joan Hess, Martians in Maggody

“I suppose Abraham Lincoln was right when he claimed you can't fool all the people all of the time. Then again, he'd never come to Maggody.”
― Joan Hess, Martians in Maggody

“I just know I’d come out with a hymn on my lips and a halo over my head. Maybe I could even come over here after church to have friend children with y’all. Why don’t you put in a good word with Jim Bob about increasing the budget so I can afford some of that old-time religion?”
― Joan Hess, Martians in Maggody