The Plutonium Blonde Quotes

“Yeah, but will it hurt?”’ I asked.
“This is science, Zach,” Randy said, reassuringly, as he tilted my head back and lowered the lens to my eye. “Of course it will hurt.”
― John Zakour, The Plutonium Blonde

“Stupid Ape: I had to quantify this with the word “stupid” so as not to offend the ape community. Large of limb, impotent of intellect, he was the kind of guy who lettered in leg-breaking at thug school but flunked the written exam because he didn't know which end of the e-pencil to use.”
― John Zakour, The Plutonium Blonde

“Great Gates almighty,” HARV said inside my brain. “I go off-line for a few nanos and the whole world goes to DOS.”
― John Zakour, The Plutonium Blonde

“You bastard, stop that whistling and fight me like a man!”
― John Zakour, The Plutonium Blonde

“I focused the power from my armor into my leg and kicked the door in. The metal and plastic fibers splintered and the hinges ripped free from the wall.
“By the way, boss,” HARV said. “I believe that the door was unlocked.”
― John Zakour, The Plutonium Blonde

“I smiled, reached into my pockets and pulled out a pair of ultrapowerful earplugs, the kind that are standard issue for skyway construction workers, artillery soldiers, and roadies for the thirty-five most popular teen boy bands.”
― John Zakour, The Plutonium Blonde

“ ‘Foo Kyu’ is just a very unfortunate cultural coincidence."
"Just think about his poor son, ‘Foo Kyu Two.’ ”
― John Zakour, The Plutonium Blonde

“No thanks,” I answered, “I never take rides from strangers, thugs who've tried to kill me or people with poor personal hygiene. Congratulations, by the way, for being the first person to qualify in all three categories.”
― John Zakour, The Plutonium Blonde