The City of Infinite Life Quotes

“Linaria pulled me close and touched my cheek with her hand. "Figures you would resign then delve right into work," Linaria said, "but don't you know we have one very important thing to handle first?"

"And what is that" I asked. Curious. Excited. Frightened. I felt everything, and it was amazing.

She leaned down until her mouth hovered an inch away from my lips and whispered, "Permission to kiss you?"

I looked into her dark eyes and felt a wide grin overtake my face. "Always.”
― J.M. Mulligan, The City of Infinite Life

“These maintenance drones shouldn’t be equipped with guns, so I would say, no, but just in case.” Linaria moved in front of Hiran and me to block us. “Why should you get shot?” I asked, edging out from behind her to stand in front. “Would you guys stop? We should all get shot equally.” Hiran squeezed between Linaria and me. Soon we were standing in a line like the defending soccer team during a free kick. We elbowed each other trying to be the one out front.”
― J.M. Mulligan, The City of Infinite Life

“The movie Avatar came to mind, When the people disconnected, and their blue bodies became limp. I pictured them carrying me like they did Sigourney Weaver’s character. Okay, so Linaria had a point with me and movies. I could admit that.”
― J.M. Mulligan, The City of Infinite Life

“I needed to get to Akila to make sure I didn’t lose my mind and end up as just a heap of flesh. If I could help save the human race in the process, then bonus.”
― J.M. Mulligan, The City of Infinite Life

“A snap came from the left. We whipped our heads toward it but saw nothing but trees and dense brush. It was probably just a nice, friendly animal settling into bed for the night, because denial kept me calm.”
― J.M. Mulligan, The City of Infinite Life

“I decided to call the skinny one Missing Man Bun because I had a feeling he was growing his hair out just to achieve that look.”
― J.M. Mulligan, The City of Infinite Life