River of Teeth Quotes

“I regret nothing: it was worth it for the hats alone.”
― Sarah Gailey, River of Teeth

“In the early twentieth century, the Congress of our great nation debated a glorious plan to resolve a meat shortage in America. The idea was this: import hippos and raise them in Louisiana’s bayous. The hippos would eat the ruinously invasive water hyacinth; the American people would eat the hippos; everyone would go home happy. Well, except the hippos. They’d go home eaten. Much to everyone’s disappointment, Congress didn’t follow through on the plan, and today America lives a cursed life—a beef life, with nary a free-range hippo within the borders of our country.”
― Sarah Gailey, River of Teeth

“Get used to it, ma’am. We have a saying where I’m from—boys will make you cry, but girls? Girls will make you sweat.”
― Sarah Gailey, River of Teeth

“It’s not a caper,” Houndstooth replied, sounding irritated. “It’s an operation. All aboveboard.”
― Sarah Gailey, River of Teeth

“Well, Winslow. There’s only one bed in here.” They turned their head, still smiling, and took in Houndstooth’s rich pink blush. “And last I counted, there’s two of us.”
― Sarah Gailey, River of Teeth

“He had cheekbones that sliced right through the thick, golden afternoon sunlight.”
― Sarah Gailey, River of Teeth

“WINSLOW REMINGTON HOUNDSTOOTH was not a hero. There was nothing within him that cried out for justice or fame. He did not wear a white hat—he preferred his grey one, which didn’t show the bloodstains. He could have been a hero, had he been properly motivated, but there were more pressing matters at hand. There were fortunes to be snatched from the hands of fate. There were hors d’oeuvres like the fine-boned young man in front of him, ripe for the plucking. There was swift vengeance to be inflicted on those who would interfere with his ambitions. There was Ruby. Winslow Houndstooth didn’t take the job to be a hero. He took it for the money, and he took it for revenge. The”
― Sarah Gailey, River of Teeth

“Don’t worry, Houndstooth. This hippo caper will go off without a hitch.” Houndstooth”
― Sarah Gailey, River of Teeth

“Archie, magnificent Archie—she”
― Sarah Gailey, River of Teeth

“Their lips parted just a little, and Houndstooth nearly died with the effort of not noticing it.”
― Sarah Gailey, River of Teeth

“Have you ever had anything that you feel like you’d die without?” Houndstooth said it so quietly that it sounded like a prayer. “Something that you’ve put everything into—your whole life, all your heart? Have you ever had anything like that?”
― Sarah Gailey, River of Teeth

“Winslow Houndstooth didn’t take the job to be a hero. He took it for the money, and he took it for revenge.”
― Sarah Gailey, River of Teeth