Taken Quotes

“Has anybody ever told you you’re a remarkably cynical person?”
“I like to think of it as learning from experience.”
― Benedict Jacka, Taken

“Whoever had designed the block of flats had obviously worked to a clear set of priorities. Unfortunately, while cost, size, and low-maintenance had made it to the top of the list, aesthetics, good escape routes, and shelter from gunfire hadn’t.”
― Benedict Jacka, Taken

“Vihaela is like a dancer, darting and graceful. Landis is the only Light mage I’ve seen who can match her; he’s not as fast, but his technique is so perfect he doesn’t need to be. Morden almost doesn’t fight at all; he just overwhelms opponents with single crushing attacks which end the battle before it ever really starts.”
― Benedict Jacka, Bound

“If you have one problem, you have to solve it yourself. If you have lots of problems, sometimes you can get them to solve each other …”
― Benedict Jacka, Bound

“Oh, come ON. It was Jarnaff, and he was being followed by a whole strike team. Was there a single mage in Britain who hated me who wasn’t in this place?”
― Benedict Jacka, Bound

“Everything changes. Pick any constant about your life and wait long enough, and it’ll be different. We all know that, but for some reason, it’s a hard lesson to remember. I suppose it’s because to do anything, we have to assume that things won’t change – you can’t make plans without assuming a certain degree of permanence. And for the most part, that assumption turns out to be true. Until it isn’t.”
― Benedict Jacka, Bound

“If you’re competent, then violence is your first option and last resort.”
― Benedict Jacka, Bound

“If you want to go to a hamburger restaurant, why not pick a decent one?’ ‘Some of the food here isn’t bad,’ I said. ‘Like what?’ ‘Fries,’ Cinder said. I pointed at Cinder. ‘What he said.’ ‘They’re just oil-fried potatoes doused in about ten different chemicals.’ ‘Yes, but they’re thin oil-fried potatoes. Do you know how hard it is to find decent-quality thin fries in the UK?”
― Benedict Jacka, Bound

“Crusaders decide to go public and accuse me of”
― Benedict Jacka, Bound