Nice Dragons Finish Last Quotes

“Why are mortals always so eager to declare things impossible, anyway? It’s not like things do or don’t exist just because you say so.”
― Rachel Aaron, Nice Dragons Finish Last

“Don’t tell me the Pigeon Whisperer dragged you into one of his stupid schemes.”
― Rachel Aaron, Nice Dragons Finish Last

“I am a mage,” she replied with every ounce of haughtiness three years in a competitive doctoral program had taught her. “We bend the rules of the universe on a daily basis. Presumptuousness is the base line for entry.”
― Rachel Aaron, Nice Dragons Finish Last

“Well, he’s not really my friend,” Julius admitted. “I don’t even know his real name, actually, but I was his healer in the game, and the bond between healer and tank runs deep.”
― Rachel Aaron, Nice Dragons Finish Last

“So far as I can tell, 'good dragon' is just another name for coldblooded sociopath," he said. "No friends, no trust, no love. Why would I ever want to live like that? It's not like any of you good dragons are happy.”
― Rachel Aaron, Nice Dragons Finish Last

“I though the Black Reach lived in China."
"That doesn't mean anything," Bob said with a shrug. "The Black Reach doesn't have to be in the same hemisphere to meddle in you affairs. He didn't get his name for having unusually long arms, you know.”
― Rachel Aaron, Nice Dragons Finish Last

“Just try to forget I’m watching your every move while silently judging you and make the decision as you normally would based on the information provided. Thank You! <3 <3”
― Rachel Aaron, Nice Dragons Finish Last

“From your explanation, it sounds like the future is made from our decisions, which suggests it’s all free will. But if there are also things that can’t be changed no matter what, that sounds like destiny. So which is it?” “Is light a wave or a particle?” Bob”
― Rachel Aaron, Nice Dragons Finish Last

“For the first time in years, maybe ever, Julius felt like he'd actually done something right, and greedy dragon that he was, he wanted more.”
― Rachel Aaron, Nice Dragons Finish Last

“You don't even know what I suffer for this family!" she cried. "Every day, every hour, our enemies are looking for way to cut us down. The other clans would like nothing better than to see the Heartstrikers brought low, and you're helping them! Being a disappointment within your own family is one thing, but can you imagine what would happen if the rest of the world found out that my son, my son, spends his days locked in his room playing video games with humans? Humans, Julius! And you don't even win!”
― Rachel Aaron, Nice Dragons Finish Last

“I'm not playing at all. When you treat everyone you meet as either an enemy or a pawn, you give others no choice but to hate or fear you. No one's strong forever. No matter how good a user you are, when you treat others like tools, you're setting yourself up for an endgame that inevitably leaves you outnumbered and alone, with no one but resentful pawns for backup. That doesn't sound like victory to me...This doesn't have to be a fight or a war or a game or any of those terrible dragon metaphors for life.”
― Rachel Aaron, Nice Dragons Finish Last

“Is light a wave or a particle?" Bob replied with an elegant shrug. "Really, Miss Mage, you need to keep a more open mind to the inherent dualities of nature if you ever want to understand the higher workings of magic.”
― Rachel Aaron, Nice Dragons Finish Last

“Put his back against the wall quite nicely, which always leads to results. And trauma. But really, what's a dragon without a little trauma?”
― Rachel Aaron, Nice Dragons Finish Last

“Click”
― Rachel Aaron, Nice Dragons Finish Last

“I don’t get it. I thought bound spirits had to obey their masters.” “Well, he is still a cat,” Julius pointed out. “‘Obey’ isn’t exactly in his vocabulary.”
― Rachel Aaron, Nice Dragons Finish Last

“Exceptionally short-lived relief, it”
― Rachel Aaron, Nice Dragons Finish Last

“anyway. The light”
― Rachel Aaron, Nice Dragons Finish Last

“but I was his healer in the game, and the bond between healer and tank runs deep.”
― Rachel Aaron, Nice Dragons Finish Last