Andrew Clawson > Quotes

“Jane indicated an elegant drinks cart beside her chair holding a dozen different bottles and a full ice bucket. Harry hadn’t ever seen one like it outside of the movies, and told her so. “English law stipulates you’re required to have a drink if you’ve never seen one of these,” Jane said.”
― Andrew Clawson, The Celtic Quest

“Given most of his experience with maps involved the New York subway, it took him a few tries to locate where he was.”
― Andrew Clawson, The Achilles Legend

“An old joke popped into her head, one not meant as humor. Why are there pyramids in Egypt? They were too heavy for the British to steal and put in a museum.”
― Andrew Clawson, The Achilles Legend

“What’s the curse? May you live in interesting times.”
― Andrew Clawson, The Celtic Quest

“Whereas Guy Joyce had the expensive haircut of a well-heeled executive, Brian Joyce wore his hair like a disease.”
― Andrew Clawson, The Emerald Tablet

“Your religion created an entire society that accepts that five men should have more money than fifty percent of the population. Extravagant wealth at the top, abject poverty for the rest.”
― Andrew Clawson, The Celtic Quest

“He tossed a coin into the closest box on the off chance anyone was watching, in this realm or the next.”
― Andrew Clawson, The Arthurian Relic

“The past is where we will find the truth. It is also where some people choose to hide from difficult times.”
― Andrew Clawson, The Antikythera Code

“Only Hades had a three-headed dog as a pet. Cerberus, his faithful companion and guardian of the underworld.”
― Andrew Clawson, The Achilles Legend

“Archaeological remains, period art and historical texts all indicate the people of Nazareth had olive-brown skin. Jesus was many things. A white guy isn’t one of them.”
― Andrew Clawson, The Pagan Hammer

“Time to move.” Her words bounced off the stone walls, surprisingly comforting in this potential tomb. Up she stood, teeth gritted, and stomped into the room as though it owed her money.”
― Andrew Clawson, The Achilles Legend

“Their coffees hadn’t cooled enough to drink before Glastonbury’s best-known abbey, or what was left of it, appeared in their windshield.”
― Andrew Clawson, The Arthurian Relic

“The man seated at the table looked to be made of beef jerky and snow-white hair, with very little else.”
― Andrew Clawson, The Achilles Legend

“a fall from forty feet killed you half the time. Higher than that and the odds worsened dramatically.”
― Andrew Clawson, The Thracian Idol

“As-salaamu Alaikum.” May peace be unto you. “Va-alaikum As-salaam.”
― Andrew Clawson, The Emerald Tablet

“Vincent had a simple view on religions: you were either Roman Catholic, or you weren’t.”
― Andrew Clawson, The Arthurian Relic

“A fair fight is for fairytales.”
― Andrew Clawson, The Arthurian Relic

“In no need of patterned blankets or watches of questionable provenance,”
― Andrew Clawson, The Arthurian Relic

“Why are there pyramids in Egypt? They were too heavy for the British to steal and put in a museum.”
― Andrew Clawson, The Achilles Legend

“Seemingly devout faith can mask true intention,”
― Andrew Clawson, The Celtic Quest

“Arabic curses she couldn’t recall learning spewed from her lips.”
― Andrew Clawson, The Achilles Legend

“Harry turned to Sara. “What do you think?” “I think my relationship with you cannot be entirely healthy given I’m considering desecrating a national treasure.”
― Andrew Clawson, The Celtic Quest

“Crazy people weren’t scary because they were wrong. They were scary because they truly believed they were right.”
― Andrew Clawson, The Thracian Idol

“Internet comment sections are where the dregs of humanity dwell.”
― Andrew Clawson, The Thracian Idol

“His father’s words echoed in his ears. Stay quiet, move fast, hit first and hit hard. A fair fight is for fairytales.”
― Andrew Clawson, The Arthurian Relic

“Harry made his smartest move all day and kept quiet.”
― Andrew Clawson, The Emerald Tablet

“Norse mythology holds that when the world ends there will be a great battle or similar calamitous event called Ragnarök. Slain warriors will return from Valhalla, gods will fight and it will be chaos. Once this battle ends, the world will return, cleansed and ready to start anew.”
― Andrew Clawson, The Pagan Hammer

“Apparently, there were more unwritten rules in the mob than in baseball.”
― Andrew Clawson, The Antikythera Code

“That was the problem with getting your hopes up. The world inevitably let you down.”
― Andrew Clawson, The Pharaoh's Amulet

“Some of his flock went in for the whole robes and nature-crown look, and they were welcome to it. Druids didn’t judge how you dressed or what you believed, as long as you didn’t push your beliefs on them.”
― Andrew Clawson, The Celtic Quest