Adrian Bliss > Quotes

“A bittersweet montage of memories flicker past her eyes.”
― Adrian Bliss

“We can’t all be famous Renaissance masters or constipated kings, but when the human race finally bows out of the cosmos in who knows how many years, each and every one of us can be safe in the knowledge that, without us, nothing would’ve been the same.”
― Adrian Bliss, The Greatest Nobodies of History: Minor Characters from Major Moments

“I think it was Marie Antoinette’s dog sitter who once said, “No one is too small to make a difference, even if they have just been made up to give attribution to a fabricated quote,” which was just so like her.”
― Adrian Bliss, The Greatest Nobodies of History: Minor Characters from Major Moments

“Birds! (Silence, everyone completely focused) For too long the humans have drawn their lines on shared soil and claimed ownership of what they cannot own. (Lots of nodding and muttering in assent) Tomorrow we shall march into the big field and eat. (Big cheers) And then we shall eat in the other fields too. (Even bigger cheers) We shall eat in the wheat fields; we shall eat in the barley fields. (Much bigger cheers) We shall eat the oats and the legumes! (Deafening cheers) And when they throw manure at us, well, perhaps we shall eat that too. (Went a bit quiet) And we shall never surrender! (Huge cheers and applause).”
― Adrian Bliss, The Greatest Nobodies of History: Minor Characters from Major Moments

“Charles closed his eyes and swallowed the indignity. “Fair morning to you, just off to the fields for work,” he said slowly. “Fair morn to ye, just off t’ fields fer work.” “Fair morning to ye. Just off tee-fields, for work.” “Fair morn to ye.” “Fair morn to ye.” “Just off t’ fields fer work.” “Just off tee the fields fir work.” “We’ll just say ye’re a mute,” said Richard,”
― Adrian Bliss, The Greatest Nobodies of History: Minor Characters from Major Moments

“A chain of whispers finds it way to the presiding judge who listens stoically.”
― Adrian Bliss, The Greatest Nobodies of History: Minor Characters from Major Moments

“Me: If you could collaborate with anyone in your field, who would it be? Yersinia: Salmonella. I love what’s she’s doing in chicken.”
― Adrian Bliss, The Greatest Nobodies of History: Minor Characters from Major Moments