Kestrel Casey > Quotes

“At the edge of the pit, she launches herself into the air: Jane of the Jungle, the Human Volleyball, Centrifugal Force Girl. For four seconds, she flies. And of those four seconds, she only screams in terror for three.”
― Rachel Sharp, The Big Book of Post-Collapse Fun

“Possibly this is some demonstration of how amazing the human brain is, adjusting and readjusting reality, plugging up potential crazy with a handy coping mechanism. As for myself, I think it demonstrates that the human brain is made of recycled monkey bits and pure, unadulterated stupid.”
― Rachel Sharp, The Big Book of Post-Collapse Fun

“We took off for the tree line, leaving the wounded soldiers to wonder how they'd been beaten by four misfits and a horse.”
― Rachel Sharp, A Word and A Bullet

“Tuline raised her hands to the ceiling as if asking for an answer, but then shook her head and dropped them to her hips. “Well,” she said. “That won't do at all.”
― Rachel Sharp, Unburied Fables

“Technology should improve the quality of life for all mankind. The few people running billion-dollar tech companies should not be allowed to control the movement or development of digital goods and services. It was like a medieval lord telling the serfs that they were not only renting their land, but had to pay for the use of sickles and scythes by the hour.”
― Rachel Sharp, Phaethon

“At least thirty feet of assorted power cords and connector cables. Back-up”
― Rachel Sharp, Phaethon

“By coming down elbow first, I'd made a large enough crack in the ice to sink through.
The water was so cold that it stopped time.”
― Rachel Sharp, A Word and A Bullet

“First, you drink the beer, obviously, and you think about everything you’ve been through, including how much some of it sucked. If you’ve seen really bad things, think of them now. If you’ve got stuff you’re not proud of, deal with it now. It helps if you pound the beer. When the bottle’s empty, you stand up, say your name and where you came from, and throw it into the fire. Hard. It’s supposed to break. We all did something like this, and I can’t tell you why, but it…it helps. It’s good for you. It’s a ‘setting sail on your new life’ kind of thing.”
― Rachel Sharp, A Word and A Bullet

“She's beautiful. Her hair looks so soft. I hope she thinks I'm beautiful, too.”
― Rachel Sharp, Unburied Fables

“But these beasts are acting in the real world, understand? You can snoop and write and say rude things about them from your hidey-hole all you want, but they are gonna be out there stomping on wee helpless fae and setting humans up for a big fall until someone moves their real-life arse in the real-life world and puts a stop to it. And if you won’t do it, I’m just gonna run off and hide somewhere cozy until it’s over.”
― Rachel Sharp, Phaethon

“Ideally, those who can't do, teach. Those who can't teach, waitress.”
― Rachel Sharp, The Big Book of Post-Collapse Fun