The Thief Knot Quotes

“I open doors, I look through windows, I explore alleys and hallways, I assume every staircase has something interesting if I follow it up or down.”
― Kate Milford, The Thief Knot

“The Sneaksby Gambit,”
― Kate Milford, The Thief Knot

“You didn’t ask Promise? when you wanted truth. You asked it when you wanted comfort, and parents weren’t dumb enough to answer a comfort question with honesty.”
― Kate Milford, The Thief Knot

“Just as he’d said he would, Mr. Otterwill saved a few minutes at the end of class to explain the mathematical paradox Nialla had asked about, which had to do with how you fit an extra person into a hotel with an infinite number of rooms already occupied by an infinite number of guests.”
― Kate Milford, The Thief Knot

“Snakebird (colloquial): any bird of the genus Anhinga, so called for its serpentine neck. A predatory waterfowl able to alter its natural buoyancy when in water, sometimes showing only its head above the surface. Generally silent. Subsists on fish, which it impales upon its sharp, piercing bill. Often seen with wings upraised and outstretched in a fan over its head, for which reason it is often confused with a related species, the cormorant.”
― Kate Milford, The Thief Knot

“Marzana loved games of strategy. And as extended social interactions went, they were surprisingly less painful than most. People didn't expect you to make small talk, and games tended to provide clues to help you work out the necessary conversation, which made it much less stressful.”
― Kate Milford, The Thief Knot