The Dragon Conspiracy Quotes

“Grandma said that a skillet’s good for three things: frying chicken, baking corn bread, and going upside an obstinate man’s head.”
― Lisa Shearin, The Dragon Conspiracy

“But pink's a nice color."
"Not for goblins. Pink is the color of pure evil."
I had a flashback to shopping for one of my nieces in the all-pink Barbie aisle at Toys "R" Us. I had to admit, it had creeped me out. I nodded. "I can see that.”
― Lisa Shearin, The Dragon Conspiracy

“Ian stood. “I’m taking a short walk in the park. Stay here.”
I stood. “Like hell.”
“Then stay behind me.”
“Could you at least say ‘cover my six’? Give me a little dignity here.”
“Okay. Cover my six—just don’t shoot me in the ass.”
“How about I kick it?” Sykes wasn’t the only one asking for it.
I heard the grin in his voice. “You’re always welcome to try.”
― Lisa Shearin, The Dragon Conspiracy

“Let me tell you, nothing puts you off your bar-food nachos quicker than a lecture on the color and consistency of slug secretions.”
― Lisa Shearin, The Dragon Conspiracy

“Family was who you shared a mission and a goal with; who you shared life and faced death with.”
― Lisa Shearin, The Dragon Conspiracy

“I can feel sympathy for his loss and his pain without affecting who I am and my opposition to all that Viktor Kain is and stands for. When we lose our empathy for others and allow our enmity to spiral downward and twist into mindless hate, we are no better than the Viktor Kains of the world. Compassion is our strength, not our weakness.” She paused. “And it is a treasure that is meant to be shared. Do you understand?”
― Lisa Shearin, The Dragon Conspiracy

“one of the true tests to tell if a man’s been raised right and is a gentleman is whether he stands when a lady enters the room—or”
― Lisa Shearin, The Dragon Conspiracy

“was being attacked by a flock of harpies that made the playground scene in The Birds look like a Disney movie.”
― Lisa Shearin, The Dragon Conspiracy

“it was futile to whisper because Yasha could hear a tick burp at fifty yards.”
― Lisa Shearin, The Dragon Conspiracy