Mel Odom > Quotes

“It takes real planning to organize this kind of chaos.”
― Mel Odom, The Destruction of the Books

“Sarcasm, as it turned out--even when it was instinctive and quick--cut into the time one had to manufacture one's escape.”
― Mel Odom, The Destruction of the Books

“I shudder to think of an eternity spend without books. I have hopes that every book that was ever lost is somewhere waiting for me when my life here finally ends.”
― Mel Odom, The Quest for the Trilogy: A Rover Novel of Three Adventures

“The truth is everything in the end. It is the greatest power in the world to make all people equal. If everyone knows what the truth is, no one can use lies to separate those people and turn them against one another.”
― Mel Odom, The Quest for the Trilogy: A Rover Novel of Three Adventures

“He hated sounding guilty. Terrible things always followed.”
― Mel Odom, The Quest for the Trilogy: A Rover Novel of Three Adventures

“Secrets are such hard things to manage whwn you're not the only one who knows.”
― Mel Odom, Boneslicer

“One of the frustrations of having a mind trained to think and consider possibilities was that it couldn't simply be stopped once engaged.”
― Mel Odom, Lord of the Libraries

“Idly, Wick wondered if he should feel insulted. Then he decided there really wasn't any room for considering an insult with all the fear running rampant in his mind. Maybe he was quiet on the outside, but he knew he was running around screaming inside his thoughts.”
― Mel Odom, The Quest for the Trilogy: A Rover Novel of Three Adventures

“I think it's better to be a legend while ye're alive to enjoy it.”
― Mel Odom, Lord of the Libraries

“He had fought wizards (though not because he wished to), battled goblinkin (only because running hadn't been an option at the time), and faced incredible monsters (drat the luck he sometimes had when he thought about it).”
― Mel Odom, Boneslicer

“Does any Watcher ever know that he is suddenly watching the Slayer until that moment is announced to him?”
― Mel Odom

“Another thing: if you should decide you must kill me before you talk to [...], do not do it while we are still inside the inn. You will need help to get out.”
― Mel Odom, Sword of the Scholar

“questioning things that happened that he thought should”
― Mel Odom, Apocalypse Burning: The Earth's Last Days: The Battle Lines Are Drawn

“head.”
― Mel Odom, Blood Evidence

“right down.” I”
― Mel Odom, The Pecos Undertaker