Forging Hephaestus Quotes

“All of us, together, are the unlovable, the unreformable. We, the people, who are deemed incapable of existing alongside society. But, we did just that in the forming of this guild. We have done more than simply build a place to sleep and eat and plan elaborate heists. We have found a place that we, at long last, belong. All of you remember how important that feeling was the first time you truly experienced it here… This guild is more than just an organization and a council and various members. To me, from the beginning, this guild has been a family. It is a place for people like us, the ones who had no place of their own. We made it ourselves, carved out a space in the world that we could call home.”
― Drew Hayes, Forging Hephaestus

“To put it as simply as possible, I ate a god.”
― Drew Hayes, Forging Hephaestus

“There may come times that you will regret not just dying when you had a chance.”
― Drew Hayes, Forging Hephaestus

“Sooner or later, they’ll realize that having one spider in the house kills a lot of the lesser insects.”
― Drew Hayes, Forging Hephaestus

“Try not to let them scare you too much. But, don’t forget, that they are scary people.”
― Drew Hayes, Forging Hephaestus

“It’s kind of creepy how logical you are. Sure you aren’t part Vulcan?”
― Drew Hayes, Forging Hephaestus

“Thus the Guild of Villainous Reformation has three new apprentices.”
Ivan resisted the urge to groan inwardly at the Guild’s full name. He always thought it sounded like cult, more than a gathering of like-minded people.”
― Drew Hayes, Forging Hephaestus

“Remember when being a villain was all about wild nights and brawls in the street?”
― Drew Hayes, Forging Hephaestus

“In other circumstances, Ivan might have offered him a job. Sadly, with a few notable meta exceptions, dead men didn’t code very well.”
― Drew Hayes, Forging Hephaestus

“In case it has slipped your notice, the vast majority of your education has emphasized survival and not getting caught.”
“I’d say you talked more about the code than anything else,” Tory pointed out.
“What did you think I meant by survival,” Ivan countered.”
― Drew Hayes, Forging Hephaestus

“Ivan, task handled, lowered his hand, pausing only to pop his knuckles. He turned to face his apprentice. He cleared his throat, and took one quick glance over his shoulder where the angry giant robot stormed across the desert, before addressing Tory.
“That was satisfactory.”
― Drew Hayes, Forging Hephaestus

“I can really feel the love in this apprenticeship already,” Tory said.
“You’re not dead yet. That’s about as loving as the Guild can get.”
― Drew Hayes, Forging Hephaestus

“The first of us who were set free weren’t the worst of the lot, though we were some of the most powerful. More than anything, I think we valued freedom and adventure over society’s regulations. Perhaps, in another time, we’d have been cowboys, or pirates, or settlers. Sadly, when you pair the kind of power we had with that spirit and youth, you often end up with criminals. But after being chained down, we saw that our kind needed some rules, even if they were only bare-bones, so that we could have that freedom we craved so dearly. In the course of it, we also realized that some metas would never be cowed by the threats of those chained by law. They would only respond to the thing they respected: power. In that way, the guild was founded to guide those of us who sought freedom and to contain those of us who sought destruction.” Tori”
― Drew Hayes, Forging Hephaestus

“In a far-off world, history had been made. For the first time in all of the multiverse, someone had successfully killed a Lodestar.”
― Drew Hayes, Forging Hephaestus

“And that’s why they call me Johnny Three Dicks, doll. No matter which way you try to come, you’re still fucked.”
― Drew Hayes, Forging Hephaestus

“If anyone knew how to divert people’s attention, it was the villain known as Johnny Three Dicks.”
― Drew Hayes, Forging Hephaestus

“Speaking of which, how far out are we from the restaurant?” “Only another five minutes or so,” Stacey told her. “Five minutes? Sweet Jesus, someone hand me that bottle of champagne. I’m not going to survive if I have to wait an entire five minutes.” Without waiting for anyone to actually comply with her request, Alexis reached over, grabbed the neck of the open bottle, and gleefully sipped down the remainder of the sparkling wine. “Nice to know this won’t be different than any of our other girls’ night outs,” Stacey chuckled under her breath.”
― Drew Hayes, Forging Hephaestus

“Tori offered. “But, and please don’t hate me for saying this, that was a different organization than the AHC. I’ve got no love for capes in my heart, either, but it’s not like it was when they did that to your grandfather.” “You know you’re talking about the same organization that has a member who flies around in a robotic Klansman’s outfit, right?”
― Drew Hayes, Forging Hephaestus

“So, why didn't you? There's bound to be some gadget in your computer that would have let you get out of there." This was a question Tori had been burning to ask ever since Donald decided to stay behind in spite of being able to run. She didn't understand it, simply couldn't fathom why he'd lay down his life like that. Fighting for friends and family was one thing, but they could have evacuated with the rest of the club.”
― Drew Hayes, Forging Hephaestus

“Trying to shatter peace, even if it’s not one you agree with, is the work of the mad and the wicked.”
― Drew Hayes, Forging Hephaestus

“Like watches over like, as the saying goes.”
― Drew Hayes, Forging Hephaestus

“We’ve gotten wind of a confluence.” Apollo set the folder on Quorum’s desk.
Quorum pulled the folder over and flicked it open with his free hand. “All magical, astrological and technological signs point to one striking within the next week or so,” Quorum said.”
― Drew Hayes, Forging Hephaestus