Helen Moss > Quotes

“Golly! What a super cranial deformity...'
...
'That's Alex,' Ryan murmured.
'And that's Dad whistling!' Cleo added in amazement... Dad always whistled sad songs when he was happy.”
― Helen Moss, The Dragon Path

“Cleopatra McNeil, you are the undisputed world champion at falling down holes. - Ryan”
― Helen Moss, The Dragon Path

“away”
― Helen Moss, The Mystery of the Whistling Caves

“I have a secret to tell you... A secret that I have kept for many years... A dark, dangerous secret. - Eveline Bell”
― Helen Moss, The Dragon Path

“... you're really good at lying.'
Ryan sighed. 'You say the nicest things.”
― Helen Moss, The Dragon Path

“I bet the sleazeball buttered you up with loads of compliments too?'
Cleo gave a grim nod. 'Yes, he did. He said my trowel was awesome.”
― Helen Moss, The Phoenix Code

“Sir Charles Peacocke?' Ryan echoed.”
― Helen Moss, Secrets of the Tombs: 3

“I've only known Ryan two days. What did I do before I had him to talk to? - Cleo”
― Helen Moss, The Phoenix Code

“I'm grounded for a month after this... And I'm not allowed to see you anymore. Ever. Not even to talk online. You're a bad influence. - Cleo, to Ryan”
― Helen Moss, Secrets of the Tombs: 3

“Oh no! Not the dread possessive pronoun? Quick, call the newspapers! We've got jaguars in coffins, magic trees and dead people climbing out of the mouths of snakes, and that's the weird part?”
― Helen Moss, Secrets of the Tombs: 3: The Serpent King

“along the coastal path. Suddenly”
― Helen Moss, Adventure Island Complete Collection: 14 Books

“Cleopatra Calliope McNeil!' The shout came from the kitchen. 'What on earth have you been doing? There are egg yolks everywhere!'
...
'Calliope?' Ryan echoed.
'It means beautiful voice, if you must know.' Cleo shook her head. 'Shame I'm tone deaf. Sorry, Mum!' she called back. 'We needed the whites to... erm...'
'Bake meringues,' Ryan shouted.
'Meringues?' Cleo mouthed. 'Is that the best we can come up with?”
― Helen Moss, The Phoenix Code

“And what if you get lost?' Dad asked.
'When have I ever got lost?' Cleo snapped.
Dad raised an eyebrow at Mum. 'What about that time in Athens?'
'And Samarkand?' Mum said. 'And remember when you wandered off in Damascus...”
― Helen Moss, The Phoenix Code

“Poor lad. His mother must be very ill.'
'Very,' Ryan said darkly. 'Tian Min told me she was dead.”
― Helen Moss, The Dragon Path

“Lady Six Sky's World Tree is a jewelled White Finder Tree? - Lydia McNeil”
― Helen Moss, Secrets of the Tombs: 3

“Danny Farr is a member of the Eternal Sun, isn't he? And so's your mum. - Cleo”
― Helen Moss, The Phoenix Code

“Have you been skipping your noodle duties again?' Ryan whispered.
Meilin cast her eyes down at the table and shook her head. 'It's about you!' she mumbled, her ears blushing as pink as the raw chicken. Aunty Ting is telling me not to chase the wind by setting my sights on you because you already have a girlfriend... Cleo, of course!”
― Helen Moss, The Dragon Path

“You're joking. You have the worst sense of direction I've ever known. You could get lost in a cardboard box! - Ryan”
― Helen Moss, The Phoenix Code