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“like a building, but he saw only dark”
― Geoff Jones, The Dinosaur Four

“escarpment.”
― Geoff Jones, The Dinosaur Four

“I thought I saw something this morning when I pulled Lisa and Al out of the water. It looked like an alligator. A big one.” Hank whipped around. “You thought you saw something? Because I know I saw a Tyrannosaurus-fucking-rex out there in the jungle. I’ll take my chances on the water.”
― Geoff Jones, The Dinosaur Four

“Attractive baristas sold more coffee and earned better tips.”
― Geoff Jones, The Dinosaur Four

“Why is this happening?” asked Helen. “Maybe the world was about to end,” Beth said. “You know, back in the present. We all got saved by aliens. They sent us back in time so someone would survive.” Lisa rolled her eyes. “Beth, you have made up a lot of weird stuff, but that might be the winner.”
― Geoff Jones, The Dinosaur Four

“Just as she opened her mouth to scream, she hit the water and went under.”
― Geoff Jones, The Dinosaur Four

“The bubbles rose from the nostrils of a forty-foot crocodile which had followed them from the ruined building.”
― Geoff Jones, The Dinosaur Four

“seismosaurs”
― Geoff Jones, The Dinosaur Four

“We empty out those plastic water jugs and use them for pontoons.”
― Geoff Jones, The Dinosaur Four

“Struthiomimus,”
― Geoff Jones, The Dinosaur Four

“Not where, my friend, when. We have gone back in time.” “What in the world would make you say that?” asked Patricia. The delivery man’s eyes held wide as he slowly raised his hand to point. “Them dinosaurs coming out of the forest.”
― Geoff Jones, The Dinosaur Four

“He couldn’t understand what was happening. His mind jumped to terrorism, but that didn’t explain why it was dark out. Or why he was swimming in a fucking river. A”
― Geoff Jones, The Dinosaur Four

“Helen remained at the open side wall and watched the giant creatures on the far bank. They made little noise as they milled about. Their hides were various shades of green, one so dark it looked iridescent. A short layer of furry down covered its back and shimmered in the breeze. Every so often, it rose up on its hind legs to look around, like a meerkat on the savannah. “Dinosaurs,” the old woman said after a long while. “Goddamn dinosaurs.”
― Geoff Jones, The Dinosaur Four

“The group walked on. Morgan finally broke the silence. “So that was a dog back there, right? A real, normal dog? Please tell me I wasn’t high.” William chuckled. “Never mind the dinosaurs. You see a brown mutt and that’s what makes you think you’re high?”
― Geoff Jones, The Dinosaur Four

“Patricia turned to Al and Tim. “Nice work, you two.” Providing positive feedback would help establish her leadership. “You saved that woman’s life.” Al nodded at this. Tim”
― Geoff Jones, The Dinosaur Four

“And you’re a goddamn expert on time travel now? Head Hank did not seem happy about this line of thought. “Head Hank” struck her as a hell of a name for someone who had been decapitated.”
― Geoff Jones, The Dinosaur Four

“Panting, Tim swung around and looked back, face to face with the largest predator to ever walk the Earth.”
― Geoff Jones, The Dinosaur Four