The Spear of Destiny Quotes

“Yes. You see, the whole nature, shape and even the modern blue pigment of the TARDIS is so deeply unfamiliar to the primitive mind that, although the optic nerve registers its presence, the brain cannot decode what it is seeing. The primitive visual cortex is unable to relay information about it consciously to the viewer. In effect, even though her chameleon circuit is still damaged, she’s as good as invisible. She’ll be just fine.”
― Marcus Sedgwick, The Spear of Destiny

“Temporal grace,’ said the Doctor. ‘No weapons can function inside the TARDIS – even something as simple as a spear.”
― Marcus Sedgwick, The Spear of Destiny

“One of the advantages of having a binary vascular system was that he could always pump his blood faster than normal if he chose to, raising his body temperature at will.”
― Marcus Sedgwick, The Spear of Destiny

“Cold didn’t worry him unduly. Given that his normal body temperature was way below human levels, the dip in the river had been no more than refreshing, certainly not deadly.”
― Marcus Sedgwick, The Spear of Destiny