Janet Edwards > Quotes

“With faces entirely invisible through suits, it was hard to be sure, but my impression was that he was watching me and copying my every move. I felt this proved he was intelligent.”
― Janet Edwards

“Class, pay very close attention to this moment. We've actually discovered something that Jarra doesn't know how to do. - Lecturer Playdon”
― Janet Edwards

“When this is all over, I'm going to tell Rono the Military decided to evacuate the population of Earth into Ark because you went there on a school trip, and watch the look on his face. - Lecturer Playdon”
― Janet Edwards

“Amalie, I could help you solve your problem. Marry me!"
"Come back when you've got a farm!”
― Janet Edwards

“I'd grown used to accepting the oddities of twenty different planets. Fian wouldn't carry a comb around with him. Krath was scared of butterflies. Dalmora was horrified if she was late for something. Amalie held her shoes upside down and shook them before putting them on.”
― Janet Edwards, Earth Flight

“Being polite isn't on Miranda's planetary development plan until next year! - Amalie”
― Janet Edwards

“If anyone knows what those missiles are, then I'd be really happy to know.' Drago waited a moment. 'Positively extatic to know. Oh, come on, somebody must have visual by now.”
― Janet Edwards, Earth Flight

“There's no reason to sound so relieved, Drago,' said Marlise. 'You're the only person here who's ever collided with a portal.'
There was a sound of laughter, and Drago groaned. 'My lateral thrusters were out, and I couldn't exactly take is slowly given I'd got a whole pack of giant flying lizards chasing me.'
'That's another thing,' said Marlise. 'You were supposed to bring back a specimen for the scientists, but the idea was that it would be dead.”
― Janet Edwards, Earth Flight

“University Asgard is obviously scared to death of you, Jarra,' said Krath. 'I bet you could pass this course without doing any more work.'
'I bet she couldn't,' said Lecturer Playdon.”
― Janet Edwards, Earth Flight

“Tag leaders are all totally, utterly, stark raving mad. Are you the two from Asgard 6?'
'That's right.' Fian nodded.
'I've heard about her. You have my sympathy.”
― Janet Edwards

“Congratulations, Playdon, you're in charge of Jarra. Any crashing spaceships are your problem, not mine. - Rono”
― Janet Edwards

“Most of this class will suffer their compulsory year on Earth's dig sites, then leave and never come back, but a few of you may be caught by the joy of discovering the past, or even by its financial rewards, and make this your career. - Lecturer Playdon”
― Janet Edwards

“This is Dig Site Command. Last chance to take refuge up in the corridors everyone. We're about to go code black, with Rono and the Replays!”
― Janet Edwards

“Krath is the human equivalent of a frontier world… The raw material is there, but it'll take huge amounts of work to improve you. I can't resist the challenge. - Amalie”
― Janet Edwards, Earth Flight

“There's a standard way of dealing with this situation.' Dragon paused. 'Fian, how would you feel about being adopted?”
― Janet Edwards, Earth Flight

“I really and truly hate to admit I'm wrong, but sometimes I have to. Dalmora Rostha… was nice.”
― Janet Edwards

“It hasn't been the same without Jarra knowing absolutely everything about everything. We've had to answer all the difficult questions ourselves! - Krath”
― Janet Edwards

“Has anyone found any clay yet?"
"No, but I've found a skeleton of something really big with nightmare teeth," said Fabian.”
― Janet Edwards

“I'm Jarra, I'm an Earth girl, and I'm proud of it. You can laugh at me for being an ape if youwant, but there are only eleven living people entitled to wear the Artemis, and I'm one of them. I'm proud of that too.”
― Janet Edwards

“Deltans,' I grumbled. 'They're not allowed sex or cheese.”
― Janet Edwards

“I knew a new leg would be indistinguishable from my old leg, but I had an irrational attachment to the original. We’d been getting on well together for eighteen years.”
― Janet Edwards

“You're wasting your time inviting me to dinner, Mother Summerhaze. The cliffs of Northern Reach will crumble to dust before I marry any son of yours.
- Amalie ('Frontier')”
― Janet Edwards