P.J. Skinner > Quotes

“Absurdity is the best cure for adversity.”
― P.J. Skinner

“While the water was heating, Sam whipped the sheet off her bed again, but this time it was empty. Gingerly, she checked the mattress for bumps but they had changed it. The foam bounced back under her hand. A new mattress. At least that meant no bedbugs. She didn’t mind reptiles, as she’d already slept with a few, but there was real intent behind her unpleasant visitor. Who was behind it? Someone who didn’t want her on site. It”
― P.J. Skinner, The Pink Elephants

“Sam crossed her fingers and hoped that Gloria could be distracted from her hopeless quest of the successful Diego by a successful quest for the hopeless Alfredo.”
― P.J. Skinner, Fool's Gold

“Michael wondered if his father had understood the fanaticism behind Liam’s diatribes. No middle way existed for Liam. He only accepted two options, good or bad. The Greens were English, so they were bad by default.”
― P.J. Skinner, Rebel Green

“Could someone have already found it and taken it out of the country, piece by piece, undetected? What if they had melted it down to disguise its origin?”
― P.J. Skinner, Fool's Gold

“Michael set off with Blue, who gambolled at his side, sniffing his pocket with longing. For once the clouds had cleared, and the sky was an azure blue. The slanting morning sunshine threw massive shadows across the lane and butterflies flirted with the jasmine on the tops of the hedgerows. He took a deep breath, enjoying the freedom from studying and exams, and Cadet Corps.”
― P.J. Skinner, Rebel Green

“Yes, I hope so.  Sam might have discovered the resting place of the lost treasure of the Incas.  Imagine the historical value of a treasure like that,”
― P.J. Skinner, Fool's Gold