The Gates of Byzantium Quotes

“clown wakes up one morning and decides to visit his doctor. His doctor takes one look at him and asks, ‘So what’s the problem? Why are you here?’ To which the clown replies, ‘I dunno, doc, I woke up this morning and I just felt funny.”
― Sam Sisavath, The Gates of Byzantium

“When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.”
― Sam Sisavath, The Gates of Byzantium

“We’ll wait until the hour of the wolf,” Will said. “What’s that?” Maddie asked. “Three in the morning,” Danny said. “Otherwise known as the time when anyone with half a brain should be asleep, but the wicked are up thinking about their evil deeds. Or more affectionately known as the best time to attack a sleeping enemy because they’re at their lowest point of the day.” “This”
― Sam Sisavath, The Gates of Byzantium

“Welcome to Song Island,” Danny said. “Unlike the previous landlords, we’re not going to feed you to the ghouls.”
― Sam Sisavath, The Gates of Byzantium

“Pelicans. And the plural for goose is geese. Not geeses, idiot.”
― Sam Sisavath, The Gates of Byzantium

“As someone who had spent his fair share of time learning to escape bullies, Josh appreciated size in his friends.”
― Sam Sisavath, The Gates of Byzantium

“Any woman special enough to make a man give death the middle finger had to be pretty special.”
― Sam Sisavath, The Gates of Byzantium

“Nothing in this world can keep me from you. Face it, you’re stuck with me, lady.”
― Sam Sisavath, The Gates of Byzantium

“You could only drink so much warm water before the taste of something cold was like a miracle drug.”
― Sam Sisavath, The Gates of Byzantium

“I gotta see this.” Danny walked over to another window and looked down. “Wow. They’re climbing the walls.”
― Sam Sisavath, The Gates of Byzantium

“I’m not coming back from this. Not this one. We’ve used up all our lives, baby. You and me. But you have to keep going. If you love me—if you care about me—you’ll keep going. Don’t stop. Don’t ever stop.”
― Sam Sisavath, The Gates of Byzantium

“Any questions?”
― Sam Sisavath, The Gates of Byzantium

“Except his new mom and dad were heavily armed and had probably killed a lot of people before the end of the world, which made their “Don’t make me stop this car” a hell of a lot more menacing.”
― Sam Sisavath, The Gates of Byzantium

“First duct tape and now silver bullets. Who are these people, the Lone Ranger and Tonto?”
― Sam Sisavath, The Gates of Byzantium

“The last time he had seen Blaine, he was going in search of Sandra, the woman who had helped Josh and Gaby escape from Folger. He remembered Sandra—tall, beautiful, and hell on wheels when the chips were down.”
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“Pros and cons: What were they? Pros: He was with Will. That was a hell of a pro right there. When there were men with guns around, he preferred to have the guy next to him be an ex-Army Ranger.”
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“The island could become a home, something they hadn’t had since Harold Campbell’s facility. This was what she had wanted when they had set off in search of Song Island months ago. Even after the horrors of last night, the very real possibility of having a place to call home made her almost giddy.”
― Sam Sisavath, The Gates of Byzantium

“Dragging the twisted, pruned, and blackened bodies into the sunlight and watching them turn to fine white mist was the kind of experience Lara didn’t think she would ever forget. It was both fascinating and soul-destroying, and she remembered thinking, This is what the human race has become. Nothing more than dust in the wind.”
― Sam Sisavath, The Gates of Byzantium

“She heard Will and Danny talking back and forth on the radio. She fought the urge to butt in, reminding herself this was what they did—they cracked jokes in the middle of a crisis. She had learned a long time ago to give them their space.”
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“He had once tried to imagine how many blood farms were out there just to feed the millions (billions) of ghouls roaming the planet at the moment, but he had given up after the number became too incomprehensible. It was something he didn’t want to waste too much of his time thinking about. The truth was, it didn’t matter, because it didn’t factor into keeping everyone alive right now”
― Sam Sisavath, The Gates of Byzantium

“Marcus’s fingers looked like ants dancing in a thick sludge of Hawaiian punch.”
― Sam Sisavath, The Gates of Byzantium

“In the meantime, try not to kill each other until I get back, ladies. I love me a good ol’ fashioned chick fight. Carly, that means you.” “No promises,” Carly said back through gritted teeth.”
― Sam Sisavath, The Gates of Byzantium

“Because Texas isn’t the only place where people like you are still fighting, Will. You should see how much trouble those idiots in New York are giving Mabry. That’s why he’s left me in charge of this area. He has to deal with them. California’s a mess, too. And Alaska. Well, it’s Alaska. It’s cold out there, and Mabry isn’t sure he even wants it.”
― Sam Sisavath, The Gates of Byzantium

“It’s a compliment.” “I don’t take compliments from undead ghouls.” “Be a little more open-minded, Will,” she said, sounding like a mother chastising her son.”
― Sam Sisavath, The Gates of Byzantium

“Josh dreamt of walks in the park, marrying Gaby, having kids (two or three—that part of the dream was a bit murky) and opening a computer repair shop, of all things. He didn’t even like computers that much.”
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“Shouldn’t we have some kind of protection?” “I’m on the patch,” Gaby said. “What’s that?” “The patch. It’s a contraceptive. Lara gave it to me, just in case of, well, this.”
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“They were the only two people in the hallway, and it seemed like they were the only two people in the entire hotel. The hallway had working lightbulbs, and he could see every inch of her lips and the tip of her nose and her light, incandescent green eyes. She was perfect in every way, and he was always reminded of that every time he looked at her. Compared to her, he was a mess. And that was before the swollen eyes, bruised lips, and cracked nose. What did she even see in him? He had saved her, yes, but she had saved him back. Twice.”
― Sam Sisavath, The Gates of Byzantium

“Even Will and Danny looked pretty happy by the end of the night.” “It must be the wine.” “Probably. I’m still a little light-headed from the wine, too. Did you have some?” “I tasted a little bit. Not my thing.” “What is your thing?” “You,” he blurted out before he had the chance to stop himself.”
― Sam Sisavath, The Gates of Byzantium

“Tom disturbed Josh, in more ways than one. He was always showing up where you least expected him, like a bogeyman in a horror movie. And Josh still couldn’t shake that conversation in the Tower.”
― Sam Sisavath, The Gates of Byzantium

“Josh and Gaby took their share of the dinner plates into the kitchen. Gaby looked a little wobbly, and at one point he grabbed her arm to keep her from toppling over. “Hey, there, Humpty Dumpty,” he said. She smiled back at him, and he saw mischief glinting in her eyes. “I’ve never drunk wine before, but I think I really like it.” “Great, you’re becoming an alky at the end of the world.” “What better time?” “Just remember, we don’t have AA anymore.”
― Sam Sisavath, The Gates of Byzantium