Rob Jones > Quotes

“As Lao Tzu once said, to the mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders.”
― Rob Jones, Thunder God

“For men like Zaugg and Sheng, limitless wealth wasn’t enough. They wanted more. They wanted the ultimate power – the power to live forever. Men, she thought… total idiots.”
― Rob Jones, Thunder God

“extremely”
― Rob Jones, The Tomb of Eternity

“capitulation of Alexandria when they besieged the French troops there. After”
― Rob Jones, Raiders

“Beside her, the former American Seal Bradley Karlsson dipped a bear-like paw into a bag of potato chips and jammed them into his mouth before snapping open the ring-pull on a can of Vanilla Coke. Scarlet shifted over in her seat and brushed the crumbs from her leg. “It’s like watching a gorilla at feeding time.”
― Rob Jones, The Tomb of Eternity

“You can say that again,” Scarlet said. “Did you see the way he trounced that goon? I’ve never seen him fight like that before. Normally he’s like a big girl’s blouse but that was approaching half-decent brawling.” Lea frowned at her. “You have a real way with words, you know that, Cairo?” Scarlet shrugged and lit a cigarette. “I was merely making an observation, darling. No need to be a cow about it.” “I’m not being a cow, I just think you should show some respect for the guy and not take the piss all the time.” “Sorry – I’m Scarlet Sloane – have we met?” Lea rolled her eyes. “Sadly, yes.”
― Rob Jones, The Lost City

“Lea looked at the tidy apartment. “She was pretty organized. My flat looks like a cross between a food fight competition and Tornado Alley.”
― Rob Jones, The Tomb of Eternity

“No… Actually I want to use you as bait…” “You’re so romantic, Joe – I almost wish I never had to set eyes on you again.” “But I know you’d miss me,” he said. “Only if I sneezed when I pull the trigger.”
― Rob Jones, The Curse of Medusa

“What I love about you is your humility, Scarlet,” Lexi said. Scarlet smirked. “I’ll take that as a compliment.” “You should,” said Lexi. “You have so much to be humble about, after all.” Hawke rolled his eyes. “Can we just stop the cat-fighting, please? It feels like Charlie’s Angels in here and meanwhile Lea’s down there in the middle of a bloody war zone.”
― Rob Jones, Thunder God