Clockwork Boys Quotes

“Inspiration knocks now and again, but spite bangs on the door all year long.”
― T. Kingfisher, Clockwork Boys

“Hours passed, like a kidney stone.”
― T. Kingfisher, Clockwork Boys

“Mules were worse. Mules were like horses who could plan.”
― T. Kingfisher, Clockwork Boys

“When did you two learn to ride?” he asked.
“Nineteen years ago.”
“This morning.”
Caliban put his hands over his face. “We’re going to die.”
― T. Kingfisher, Clockwork Boys

“That shouldn’t be possible. Caliban, however, took the view that when something impossible was going on, it was best to deal with it as you found it, and not stand around claiming it wasn’t happening.”
― T. Kingfisher, Clockwork Boys

“Oh, come on, if your friends aren't willing to strangle you, what kind of friends are they?”
― T. Kingfisher, Clockwork Boys

“Somehow that was cheering. Not because she wished him ill, but because there are few things in life as steadying as someone you have to be brave for.”
― T. Kingfisher, Clockwork Boys

“Oh, relax. It’s not like the stick up his ass can get any stickier.”
― T. Kingfisher, Clockwork Boys

“He took another swallow, vaguely hoping that sobriety would lie at the bottom of the glass.”
― T. Kingfisher, Clockwork Boys

“Have you ever considered giving up killing people and becoming a tailor?” “Oh, yes.” “And?” “I don’t like people unless I’m stabbing them.”
― T. Kingfisher, Clockwork Boys

“Really stupid people die all the time. And if they can manage it, I oughta have no problem.”
― T. Kingfisher, Clockwork Boys

“The rabbit flicked its ears, looked up at Brenner, and said, in a deep, thoughtful voice, “You’ll die laughing, you know.”
― T. Kingfisher, Clockwork Boys

“I am not a nun,” said Slate. “Incidentally, that’s the first time I’ve ever had to tell anyone that.”
― T. Kingfisher, Clockwork Boys

“He's got a heart of gold... cold, metallic and made of money”
― T. Kingfisher, Clockwork Boys

“My mother was a very high-class courtesan who counted her fertile days by the moon. Her beauty was impeccable, her math skills were not.” She swept a hand at herself. “And here I am.”
― T. Kingfisher, Clockwork Boys

“The knight finished what he was doing, turned to her, and dropped to one knee as if he was offering fealty. Slate recoiled, then saw that he was actually offering her his interlaced hands as a mounting block. “Ohthankyougod,” she said, stepping into his hands. “Not a god, just a paladin,” he muttered, then belied his irritated tone by waiting patiently while she used his shoulder as a stepladder and ascended the heights of Mt. Equine.”
― T. Kingfisher, Clockwork Boys

“I no longer have a church to serve, so I will swear to you, instead.”
― T. Kingfisher, Clockwork Boys

“There are few things in life as steadying as someone you have to be brave for.”
― T. Kingfisher, Clockwork Boys

“If I'd given him too much, he'd know something was afoot. Too much money is as dangerous as too little; it means you want it too bad.”
― T. Kingfisher, Clockwork Boys

“Sonofabitch is patronizing me. Sonofabitch thinks I’m weak. Even Learned-bloody-Edmund is at least scared I’ll fry his genitals off.”
― T. Kingfisher, Clockwork Boys

“No. I cannot believe that. I must believe that the gods do not send us trials that we cannot endure. It would have been easier to believe that if he hadn’t seen so many people broken by the trials they had endured.”
― T. Kingfisher, Clockwork Boys

“Would you like to go on a suicide mission?" She asked instead.

He smiled. It was the first genuine smile she'd seen all day.

"I would be honored," he said.”
― T. Kingfisher, Clockwork Boys

“Oh, come on, if your friends aren’t willing to strangle you, what kind of friends are they?” asked Brenner.”
― T. Kingfisher, Clockwork Boys

“Something about his posture, and the way he kept blinking, made her think that he might be worried about crying too. Somehow that was cheering. Not because she wished him ill, but because there are few things in life as steadying as someone you have to be brave for.”
― T. Kingfisher, Clockwork Boys

“Still, what kind of turns did a life have to take before you discovered that your personal gift from the universe was making carnivorous tattoos?”
― T. Kingfisher, Clockwork Boys

“Thank you. For --' he searched briefly for the words, '--giving me my death back.”
― T. Kingfisher, Clockwork Boys

“How dare he tell me about his awful past at a particularly relevant moment? The nerve of the man!”
― T. Kingfisher, Clockwork Boys

“Slate stepped in, her face as cool and detached as a woman doing long division.”
― T. Kingfisher, Clockwork Boys

“He put something into it.”
“Was it poison?” she asked hopefully.
“I don’t think so.”
“Damn.”
― T. Kingfisher, Clockwork Boys

“Slate and Brenner sang rounds of dirty songs together. Brenner had a surprisingly good voice. Slate didn’t. She did get to enjoy watching Learned Edmund twitch when she went for the high notes.”
― T. Kingfisher, Clockwork Boys