The Twelve Plagues Quotes

“I think," Blays said, "that it's time to switch to Plan Flee.”
― Edward W. Robertson, The Twelve Plagues

“This has to be the first time in the history of the earth that reading a book ever did anyone any good.”
― Edward W. Robertson, The Twelve Plagues

“If you were intending to desecrate that man's corpse, I suggest you hurry," Gladdic said. "Before anything else arrives to assault us.”
― Edward W. Robertson, The Twelve Plagues

“Tell me that's not what it looks like," Blays said. Dante's mouth was already going dry. "What does it look like?" "A big chunk of fire. That's flying around in the sky. And that's big enough for us to see it from here." "Then that's not what it looks like." "Oh good." "It's not flying. It's falling.”
― Edward W. Robertson, The Twelve Plagues

“Let's get one other thing worked out before all that," Blays said. "Let's say that, purely hypothetically, we break ourselves out of here, but they come surround us again and resume the discussion about harvesting our bone-bricks. If it comes down to it—again, this is a mere hypothetical—are we willing to slaughter every man, woman, and child on this island?”
― Edward W. Robertson, The Twelve Plagues

“Now that's something," Blays said. "Think it could be a trick?" Dante cautiously got to his feet. "Why would you think that?" "For the same reason that, if a strange woman were to flash me her rear and beckon me toward an alley, I might wonder what else is lurking there.”
― Edward W. Robertson, The Twelve Plagues

“Aren't these things always a riddle of some kind? Just figure out what it's telling you to do and then do it." "I'll try that in a minute," Dante said. "I wasn't done gaping at it dumbly yet.”
― Edward W. Robertson, The Twelve Plagues

“I can't wait to return to a normal, quiet life of violent sectarian war with Mallon.”
― Edward W. Robertson, The Twelve Plagues

“You think you're saviors? You're nothing but children wearing your fathers' capes and swords. You can't stop this. You can't even save my daughters!" "But I can orphan them.”
― Edward W. Robertson, The Twelve Plagues

“What's that?" "Lake." "Past that." "Rocks." "What do they look like?" "Hard things. Good for building other hard things with. Or bashing softer things with." "Look better. Or else we're about to find out whether your skull or my fist is harder.”
― Edward W. Robertson, The Twelve Plagues