Emmy Chandler > Quotes

“You won!” Spittle flies from my brother’s mouth as his fists pound into Yost’s face. “That should have been enough. We fight with honor, win with respect, and concede with grace. Those are the fucking rules!”
― Emmy Chandler, Champion

“How old are you?” I get that a lot. I’m twenty, in Earth-standard solar units. Plenty old enough to be tried as an adult. But I look a lot younger than that, and though my mom said I’d appreciate that when I get older, so far, I haven’t found a youthful face to have many advantages.”
― Emmy Chandler, Hunter

“I’m fucking sick of seeing everything pretty in the world get destroyed by people with more power than brains.”
― Emmy Chandler, Champion

“Because rules are necessary. They maintain order. I don’t like broccoli either, but it’s healthy, so I eat it.”
― Emmy Chandler, Dirty Lies

“A gentleman doesn’t kiss and tell.” I roll my eyes. “And bears shit in the woods, but neither of those statements is relevant here, because of an utter lack of both gentlemen and bears.”
― Emmy Chandler, Champion

“If you’re looking for heroes, you’re in the wrong place. I would have thought you’d figured that out by now.” “I’m my own fucking hero,” I growl at him.”
― Emmy Chandler, Champion

“Because what’s the point of living a long life of safety, security, and comfort, if you’re never, ever going to feel like this? If no one’s ever going to touch you like you’re the most precious thing in the universe?”
― Emmy Chandler, Champion

“Some of her colloquialisms have no exact translation," I explain. “I have found that the best approach in that situation is just to nod.”
― Emmy Chandler, The Lion and the Mouse