The Crown of Fire Quotes

“She had been forced to accept the idea that what was true, and what couldn't possibly be, were ideas that depended on which life you lived - on which lives you lived.”
― Tony Abbott, The Crown of Fire

“It's a theory," Roald said. "Multiple universes, maybe. Parallel timelines. The idea that every possibility actually exists and that the life we're living is only one of them. There's also the famous butterfly effect. It's chaos theory, pretty heady stuff, but basically it says that a change in something as tiny as the flap of a butterfly's wings can eventually affect the path and strength of something as huge as a hurricane. In other words, if you could keep the butterfly from flying at a certain time and place, you might prevent a hurricane>”
― Tony Abbott, The Crown of Fire

“...but maybe that was the thing about being a kid. Either you didn't know when things were just too dangerous, or you didn't know enough to let the danger stop you from doing them.”
― Tony Abbott, The Crown of Fire

“Pish-posh, just doing my lot for the future of the world, you know. I'll sign off by saying, you know where to find me...”
― Tony Abbott, The Crown of Fire

“What is time anyway but a small word for a vast and inexplicable phenomenon? What are past, present, and future but vague points on an endlessly coiling thread?”
― Tony Abbott, The Crown of Fire

“.... chasing someone and being chased at the same time. You look in both directions at once.”
― Tony Abbott, The Crown of Fire