Nicky Drayden > Quotes

“Please disregard the previous disregard message. Sender undoubtedly has its CPU stuck up its posterior access port.”
― Nicky Drayden, The Prey of Gods

“Demigoddesses do not buy off the rack.”
― Nicky Drayden, The Prey of Gods

“Whatever power there was in giving a name, there was something darker and much more powerful in taking it away.”
― Nicky Drayden, Escaping Exodus

“If there's one rule in planning for world domination, it's to make sure you look good doing so.”
― Nicky Drayden, The Prey of Gods

“You hear me, don't ever let anyone kill the spark inside you. No matter what.”
― Nicky Drayden, The Prey of Gods

“Muzi, honey, remember what I just said? Not everything you do is going to please Papa. He’s his own person, living his own life, making his own decisions. You’ve got to do the same, and look out for your own happiness. You’ve got this little spark inside, the spark that makes you Muzikayise McCarthy and not Papa and not Mum or Dad, and not anyone else on this planet. And you’ve got to tend to that spark because it’s the most precious thing you’ve got. Love who you want to love, live how you want to live, but promise me, Muzi, that you will not let anyone extinguish what makes you you.”
― Nicky Drayden, The Prey of Gods

“You’ve got this little spark inside, the spark that makes you Muzikayise McCarthy and not Papa and not Mum or Dad, and not anyone else on this planet. And you’ve got to tend to that spark because it’s the most precious thing you’ve got. Love who you want to love, live how you want to live, but promise me, Muzi, that you will not let anyone extinguish what makes you you.”
― Nicky Drayden, The Prey of Gods

“She's so deliciously vicious, and I can't even imagine how much trouble I'll be in if I let myself fall for her.”
― Nicky Drayden, Temper

“Just let me work with the dragon for a bit. I ride the pigs on the farm all the time! How much different could it be?”
― Nicky Drayden, Minecraft: The Dragon

“Demigoddesses do NOT take public transportation. I'd rather die first.”
― Nicky Drayden, The Prey of Gods

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― Nicky Drayden, Minecraft: The Dragon

“The price is high, and the price, it will change you. But the winner of life isn’t the one who gets through with the least number of scars.”
― Nicky Drayden, Escaping Exodus

“Clever4–1 barely finishes its broadcast when a return message comes, tagged with Clever4–1.1’s authentication signal, short and sweet. Clever4–1, go to delta-preselect private encrypted channel. Clever4–1 switches to the secure channel, and they handshake, an exchange of 1028-bit encryption keys set for emergency wireless interface, not 100 percent secure, but close enough if they keep their conversation short.”
― Nicky Drayden, The Prey of Gods

“Manhood isn’t an on-off switch. That’s what nobody tells you. It’s more like a river . . . you jump in too fast and you’ll get swept away. It’s perfectly acceptable to start by wading ankle-deep along the bank as you observe how the others who have come before you have learned to brave its currents. But right now, all you need is the courage to take that first step.”
― Nicky Drayden, The Prey of Gods

“If we are successful, we will have a chance at healing our entire civilization. But just like a badly set bone, things will need to be broken before they can begin to heal properly.”
― Nicky Drayden, Escaping Exodus

“Who needs grass when you’ve got sand? With cactus growin’ ’cross the land? The desert sun, she burns so bright. Our days are hot, but cool’s the night. Oak trees are rare, and so’s the rain. I’m never leavin’, what’s the gain? Life mightn’t go the way you planned, But who needs grass when you’ve got sand?”
― Nicky Drayden, Minecraft: The Dragon