Paul Mannering > Quotes

“You seriously believe that someone who married a fruit bat could have been the architect of a global conspiracy that has stood unchallenged for over one hundred years?’ ‘Absolutely,’ Drakeforth nodded.”
― Paul Mannering, Engines of Empathy

“A master is merely someone who started doing something before you,’ Hoptoad said.”
― Paul Mannering, Engines of Empathy

“Insanity and genius are two sides of the same hand-knitted tea cosy,’ Drakeforth”
― Paul Mannering, Engines of Empathy

“No.’ I started pushing the trolley again. ‘If we quit now and later on realise that things could have got an awful lot worse, we’ll kick ourselves for giving up when things were going quite well.”
― Paul Mannering, Engines of Empathy

“Ascott scrambled for his dive knife, he and waved the four- inch blade between himself and the octopus. The floating sack of tentacles hesitated and then all eight of its arms snapped forward. Curled in the tip of each was a variety of sharpened implements, from swords and dive knives to a fishing spear. The large unblinking eyes seemed to be saying, Your move.”
― Paul Mannering, Pisces of Fate

“We stepped around the steaming remains of the cows’ initial shock and climbed into the helicopter. Six”
― Paul Mannering, Engines of Empathy

“A thousand thoughts circled a dark centre in my mind like a fleet of tiny paper boats caught in the vortex of a drain.”
― Paul Mannering, Engines of Empathy