Ruby Lionsdrake > Quotes

“You have the maturity of a ferret on amphetamines,”
― Ruby Lionsdrake, Mandrake Company

“Mace? He had named himself after his weapon? What a tool.”
― Ruby Lionsdrake, Stars Across Time

“You’re late,” came a deep snarl from inside. It might have belonged to a person or a linguistically gifted grizzly bear. “Sounds like the general is in a good mood,” Theron said, opening the door before Andie could decide if he was being slightly sarcastic or incredibly sarcastic.”
― Ruby Lionsdrake, Stars Across Time

“His clothing was sticking to his body beneath his armor, and his balls were swimming in a pond. He was in the mood to shoot people.”
― Ruby Lionsdrake, Mandrake Company

“This is the planet with the dinosaurs?"

"It's a moon," Hazel said.

"Fine, this the moon with the dinosaurs?”
― Ruby Lionsdrake, Mercenary Instinct

“Viktor tried a smile. He wasn’t very good at them—he had been told they looked more like bear snarls than signs of friendliness or pleasure.”
― Ruby Lionsdrake, Mercenary Instinct

“You should try to find the amusement in life, in any situation,”
― Ruby Lionsdrake, Orion

“The journalists never remember to report the mission critical role that engineers play in battles. We’re supremely under appreciated.”
― Ruby Lionsdrake, Sagitta

“you can get everything you ever wanted and not have what you need.”
― Ruby Lionsdrake, Sagitta

“Have you ever noticed how many adjectives you have to describe your intellect?” “Not nearly enough. The dictionary should have more words for expressing its vastness.”
― Ruby Lionsdrake, Hierax

“Whoever wanted to kiss me on a sofa.”
― Ruby Lionsdrake, Mercenary Instinct

“Buddha, but you shortened it. The original saying is, ‘To keep the body in good health is a duty, for otherwise we shall not be able to trim the lamp of wisdom, and keep our mind strong and clear. Water surrounds the lotus flower, but does not wet its petals.”
― Ruby Lionsdrake, The Ruins of Karzelek

“I trembled, cried, and lost control of my bladder while we were crashing," Ankari said. "I'm past that now.”
― Ruby Lionsdrake, Mercenary Instinct

“he didn’t believe in divine intervention, magic, blessings, or anything else like that. Still, if there was such a thing as luck in the universe, and if his helmsman could send it his way, he wouldn’t object. He might, however, haggle on the final price.”
― Ruby Lionsdrake, Sagitta

“The powers of nature are never in repose; her work never stands still,”
― Ruby Lionsdrake, The Ruins of Karzelek

“Some smart people may not believe themselves better than their peers but simply struggle to understand them and fit into their world. A history of failed social encounters can numb a person to the possibility of anything other than a life of ostracized isolation.”
― Ruby Lionsdrake, Trial and Temptation

“duty”
― Ruby Lionsdrake, Frost Station Alpha: The Complete Series

“But what did aerodynamics matter in space? There wasn’t anything out here to cause friction. A Rubik’s Cube ought to fly as well as an arrow.”
― Ruby Lionsdrake, Zakota

“embrace the ignorance.”
― Ruby Lionsdrake, Stars Across Time

“You are an intuitive as well as intelligent woman, Dr. Tala.” “Flattery will get you… an eager and willing bed partner.” “Excellent.”
― Ruby Lionsdrake, Sagitta

“An Emergency Medical Holographic Program?” Juanita smiled, thinking of the doctor on Star Trek: Voyager.”
― Ruby Lionsdrake, Orion

“She’d practically been able to see the bam, boom, pow! in dialogue bubbles next to the guy.”
― Ruby Lionsdrake, Orion

“We assisted you first, as I recall.” “You think you did, but I was playing dead to lure those warships in. I had them right where I wanted.” “No doubt that’s why your surgeon is communicating with my doctor, begging to borrow one of our medical robots.” “Someone slipped on the deck and stubbed a toe. It was tragic.”
― Ruby Lionsdrake, Zakota

“The sound reminded Juanita of the velociraptors in Jurassic Park.”
― Ruby Lionsdrake, Orion

“I think the ship thinks we’re stupid,” Juanita said. “I’m not sure it’s wrong.” “Speak for yourself.”
― Ruby Lionsdrake, Orion

“vitriolically, vehemently, and vociferously”
― Ruby Lionsdrake, Zakota

“Lieutenant Sparks was a man of thirty who had a variety of ear and nose piercings and wore his blond hair in short spikes—Gregor’s first thought, when he had met the man, had been that he had recently electrocuted himself”
― Ruby Lionsdrake, Trial and Temptation

“Without fur, sir? Have you seen Bystrom's hair?” “My hair isn’t furry,” Bystrom said. “It’s green and sticks up in clumps. What would you call it?” “Perky.”
― Ruby Lionsdrake, Sagitta

“Zakota cursed and veered, leaning into a turn, as if the artificial gravity didn’t remain a constant and compensate for what would have been G-forces if they had been in a planet’s atmosphere.”
― Ruby Lionsdrake, Sagitta

“Not too dim for you to ogle my breasts.” “Men have built-in night vision that comes on for such opportunities.”
― Ruby Lionsdrake, Zakota