Kevin Hardman > Quotes

“Earlier, when I’m at my prettiest, I almost have to force myself on you. Now, while I’m covered in grime, you insist on kissing me. I suppose if I fall into the pigpen and come up covered in muck, you’ll ask me to marry you.”
― Kevin Hardman, Lure of the Lamia

“Alpha Prime’s cell phone stopped functioning two days ago,” Mouse said. “Somewhere in the Midwest.” “What does that mean, ‘stopped functioning’?” I asked. “It means the battery died,” Mouse said in exasperation. “Or he dropped it in the ocean, or it got run over by a tank, or a million other things that would make it stop working.”
― Kevin Hardman, Revelation

“Hey!  Over here!” The revenant turned towards him. “Death!  Revenge!” “Yes,” Errol answered. “I know you were wronged, but you’re harming innocents.” “Death!  Revenge!” “I understand that, but–” “Death!  Revenge!” Errol sighed. Revenants were perversely single-minded”
― Kevin Hardman, Wendigo Fever

“Mouse”
― Kevin Hardman, Sensation

“So I’m sorry that it wasn’t necessary for me to jump through all kinds of hoops and make reservations months ahead of time just so you could feel important, princess!”
― Kevin Hardman, Mutation

“If you have me, you want to share me. But if you share me, you won’t have me.”
― Kevin Hardman, Isolation

“Universe and cosmos, bend to my will; Make distance between here and there nil; Time and space rip apart without scar, May the distant be near, and the near far!”
― Kevin Hardman, Sensation

“running them down. In truth, my discussion with Gray struck me now as”
― Kevin Hardman, Replication

“more brain cells. Getting him to have an original thought is like trying to nail Jell-o to a tree.”
― Kevin Hardman, Sensation

“Finding out my half-brother was free was the equivalent of discovering that your neighbor had built a nuclear bomb in his basement. It’s not the type of information you can just sit on.”
― Kevin Hardman, Revelation

“bullshit,”
― Kevin Hardman, Mouse's Tale: An Alpha League Supers Novel

“a Kesserect shell is a non-terrestrial device – a piece of alien technology used to contain large-scale, chain reactive releases of heat and energy.” I took a moment to process this, and then my eyes went wide. “It’s a bomb???” “Not exactly,” Mouse said. “It was originally designed to be a power source. With the right equipment, you could siphon off the energy inside, which could last for centuries. Along the way, however, someone figured out that if you just opened the darned thing it would go off like a supernova.” “So it is a bomb.” “It’s more like a contained explosion, since the detonation – for lack of a better term – has already occurred.” “Contained how? In stasis?”
― Kevin Hardman, Revelation

“It’s been less than a day,” he said, “and I can already tell that we’re going to have to put a bell on you.”
― Kevin Hardman, Sensation

“John Indigo Morrison Carrow!” she screamed, coming to her feet. “Get your butt back over here!”
― Kevin Hardman, Sensation

“As for your one true love, you have already found them. The person who loves you above all others. The person who cares for you more than anything else. The person who will do anything to make you happy. Your one true love is yourself, selfish child.” The tent again broke out in infectious laughter as Talia’s mouth dropped open.”
― Kevin Hardman, Lure of the Lamia

“Remember,” she said, “you can have friends over while we’re gone, but no parties.” “Got it,” I replied, noticing Megaton’s eyes narrow as he processed what she had said. “And no overnight guests,” she added. “Yes, ma’am,” I said. “And n–” Mom began. “Enough, Geneva,” Gramps said, cutting her off. “He gets it.” He then turned to me and gave me a wink.”
― Kevin Hardman, Revelation

“The truth of the matter is that, unless you wanted to arrive at your destination as bug-spattered as the windshield of a ’57 Chevy on the highway, you had to either go around or move a lot of things.”
― Kevin Hardman, Sensation

“In fact, everyone else was pretty much bundled up in winter coats, scarves, and the like (although in Li’s case the heavy clothing was less functional and more of an accessory to make sure he fit in). I, on the other hand, in my mid- length leather jacket, had not dressed as warmly as the others, but I didn’t have to. With the ability to raise my core body temperature, I could have walked through a blizzard in a pair of swimming trunks and been fine. Like Li, however, it was important that I keep up appearances, so I chose to go out dressed somewhat appropriately for the weather rather than as a member of the local Polar Bear Club.”
― Kevin Hardman, Revelation

“Tom was quite rare in having the talent to actually summon them.  (Errol, however, saw little value in a skill that allowed you to beckon things that only wanted to eat you.)”
― Kevin Hardman, Wendigo Fever

“Back where I came from, I wasn’t anybody important.” He laughed. “I wasn’t even important enough to be a nobody”
― Kevin Hardman, Sensation

“When Errol finally fell asleep, his dreams were filled with images of bodies torn asunder and blood covering everything he could see. ********** Errol woke up well before dawn to the sound of a bloodcurdling scream. ”
― Kevin Hardman, Wendigo Fever

“I’ve known amoebas with”
― Kevin Hardman, Sensation