Flightspawn Quotes

“Of all the pleasures of life that cannot last, children are first.”
― Tom Deaderick, Flightspawn

“For the end of the world, it was better than he'd have expected.”
― Tom Deaderick, Flightspawn

“People don't realize how thoroughly we teach children to read deception. As soon as they get the basics of communication, adults and older kids start telling them unbelievable things, trying to make them seem believable. As if we know how important the ability to see through other people's lies is critically important. I guess, it is.”
― Tom Deaderick, Flightspawn

“Kids are expert negotiators. When you've never had a job and have no income, you'd better be a good negotiator.”
― Tom Deaderick, Flightspawn

“Memory is the great torturer.”
― Tom Deaderick, Flightspawn

“It's a frustration to get old, giving back hard-won ground.”
― Tom Deaderick, Flightspawn

“Save everyone but show them that you're different and you're an outcast, not a hero.”
― Tom Deaderick, Flightspawn

“You don't know when the last time you'll ever see someone will be, best to really open your eyes to them.”
― Tom Deaderick, Flightspawn

“He was like a farmer's hammer, beaten and bent, and broken more than once, but welded back, bent by force of will back into place, still useful because it still could be made useful.”
― Tom Deaderick, Flightspawn

“We are all God's mosquitos.”
― Tom Deaderick, Flightspawn

“Jon prepared himself for the end of his life, in fourteen more rounds.”
― Tom Deaderick, Flightspawn

“The creek was South Indian Creek. When the settlers moved in, they liked the Indian's names better than they liked the Indians.”
― Tom Deaderick, Flightspawn

“They don’t last long. It's horrible and filled with more pain and misery than a full life can hold, but it's rarely a long time. The treatment is too rough and too careless, and they are so fragile.”
― Tom Deaderick, Flightspawn

“Her voice was soft and layered, like a wind chime in the breeze before it rains.”
― Tom Deaderick, Flightspawn

“Governments covered things up. They pretended to be doing all sorts of good things, but what governments were really up to, all the time, was mischief and money-grubbing.”
― Tom Deaderick, Flightspawn

“He could filter the dangerous ones from the talkers in a few minutes of conversation, like a terrorist Turing test.”
― Tom Deaderick, Flightspawn