Ancient Echoes Quotes

“Bob punched him in the mouth. Jianjun’s head snapped back, and he tasted blood. The sound echoed through the plane. Phaylor chuckled, but a phlegm-filled cough got in the way of his enjoyment. All were quiet as the plane began to descend.”
― Joanne Pence, Ancient Echoes

“As he watched her, he understood how deeply she hurt. If he was a softer man, a more caring sort, he would have put his arms around her and offered comfort. But he wasn’t. He didn’t know how. Instead, he faced the mountains as she did.”
― Joanne Pence, Ancient Echoes

“I believed we would run as far from this wretched place as possible when Captain Crouch appealed to our qualities as Honorable men. I shall confess that I have never worried about my portion of manly Virtue. Yet, it is an expression of man's essential weakness and insecurity that when another challenges his Manhood, he immediately puffs and primps himself up like a peacock and declares that he is willing to confront the World if need be.”
― Joanne Pence, Ancient Echoes

“I won't hurt you,” Will said. “But go out there now and someone might. If not Sam, then Arnie or Gus. Maybe Kohler himself. It's been a long time since any of us have been around women. Some of the men, clearly, have forgotten how to behave.” “But not you?” she said, a mocking jeer to her voice. “I don't force women.” “Oh? You're irresistible, are you?” “To one, I was. The woman I love. You're safe with me.” That stopped her, and she nodded.”
― Joanne Pence, Ancient Echoes

“This is wrong, man.” Nose spat out the words. “This is so wrong.” “Fuck,” Fish muttered, which meant he agreed.”
― Joanne Pence, Ancient Echoes

“Fuck,” Fish said, which meant, “I don't know either.”
― Joanne Pence, Ancient Echoes

“Hammill shook his head. “Now you're lying to me.” Big Kyle cried hard now. “No! I swear it!” Hammill said, “Nose, you know what we do to liars, don't you?” Hammill walked back into the forest to the sound of Big Kyle's gurgled screams as the Nose pried open his broken mouth and cut out his tongue, leaving him to drown in his own blood.”
― Joanne Pence, Ancient Echoes

“Big Kyle gave everyone a quick lesson on rafting. “Listen up! If you get dumped into the water, lay on your back, feet downstream. Push off any rocks that come close, use your arms to paddle, and don’t stand up until you can sit on the bottom of the creek and still keep your head out of the water. The worst thing you can do is try to stand where the water’s deep and get your foot stuck in the rocks. It’s a death sentence. And hang onto your paddle—it’ll help others pull you to safety.”
― Joanne Pence, Ancient Echoes

“They want us to leave,” Batbaatar said. An ethnic Mongolian, he stood five-foot five, with a broad and stocky body and a round, flat face. Mongolians used only a single name, and “baatar” was a common ending. It meant “hero.”
― Joanne Pence, Ancient Echoes

“Where had the young carefree, gutsy woman gone? The one who married a man she hardly knew and had followed him half-way around the globe? The one who wanted to explore the world—both modern and ancient? How had she lost herself? Had she buried herself along with her husband?”
― Joanne Pence, Ancient Echoes

“in anger. She hated that her plan, her only”
― Joanne Pence, Ancient Echoes

“arcana”
― Joanne Pence, Ancient Echoes