Quarter Share Quotes

“morning brought something worse—lawyers. First,”
― Nathan Lowell, Quarter Share

“I don’t know about you, but I have a proud history of being pretty stupid.”
― Nathan Lowell, Quarter Share

“These people were nuts. And I was one of them. It felt good.”
― Nathan Lowell, Quarter Share

“An obviously married older couple trundled up to the booth beside us and began unloading a simple cargo tote. The woman—a mousy, gray-haired matron in boots, a pair of jeans, a checked shirt, and a vest—began directing the man. He was nearly bald and wore a utility jumpsuit. Her voice carried over the rising noise level as she bossed him around. “Not there, Virgil, I need that here.” Her smooth alto carried a whip-crack undertone that made me instantly feel sorry for him.”
― Nathan Lowell, Quarter Share

“Something about being booted off-planet made you an instant pariah—no need to add water.”
― Nathan Lowell, Quarter Share

“Thanks, Ish.” Brill chucked me on the arm. “You’re a peach.” “Yeah, soft, fuzzy, with a hard wooden core, I know.”
― Nathan Lowell, Quarter Share

“It also didn’t hurt that Diane wore jeans that were one size larger than painted on”
― Nathan Lowell, Quarter Share

“check the computer inventory against the actual stores.”
― Nathan Lowell, Quarter Share

“The scene felt all the more surreal when I considered that in their real life, when not selling trinkets at a flea market, they sailed a deep space leviathan between the stars. It sounded romantic, but it wasn’t exciting. It was just their job.”
― Nathan Lowell, Quarter Share