Christoph > Christoph's Quotes

“In defiance of Miss Maccalariat I'd like to commit hanky-panky with you, Miss Adora Belle Dearheart... well, certainly hanky, and possibly panky when we get to know one another better.”
― Terry Pratchett, Going Postal

“The redheaded homicide detective stepped through the door at 7:30 A.M. and out into the August heat that already had reached 88 degrees. By noon the temperature would hit 100, and by two or three o'clock it would be hovering around 105. Frayed nerves would then start to snap and produce a marked increase in the detective's business. Breadknife weather, the detective thought. Breadknives in the afternoon.”
― Ross Thomas, Briarpatch

“The Monks of Cool, whose tiny and exclusive monastery is hidden in a really cool and laid-back valley in the lower Ramtops, have a passing-out test for a novice. He is taken into a room full of all types of clothing and asked: Yo, my son, which of these is the most stylish thing to wear? And the correct answer is: Hey, whatever I select.”
― Terry Pratchett, Lords and Ladies

“Ah," said Mr Pin. "Right. I remember. You are concerned citizens." He knew about concerned citizens. Wherever they were, they all spoke the same private language, where 'traditional values' meant 'hang someone'.”
― Terry Pratchett, The Truth: Stage Adaptation

“Very well, sir, to crime.”
― Ross Thomas, The Singapore Wink

“Love is whatever you can still betray.
Betrayal can only happen if you love.”
― John le Carré

“Coming home from very lonely places, all of us go a little mad: whether from great personal success, or just an all-night drive, we are the sole survivors of a world no one else has ever seen.”
― John Le Carre

“A man may lie to his psychiatrist, his doctor, his wife, his employer, to God and to Mom, but his teeth tell all;”
― Stephen Hunter, Point of Impact

“I don't think you understand, these boys killed my dog.”
― Bob Lee Swagger

“Progress isn't made by early risers. It's made by lazy men trying to find easier ways to do something.”
― Robert Heinlein

“We cannot stop this war but we can fight it, in the shadows, the Old Man says. You have a choice. We all have a choice. We can give in to the darkness, or we can fight it, and elect to try and make the world a slightly less terrible place than it is. Perhaps we'll fail. If we succeed in what we do, no one would thank us. If we die, no one will remember us.”
― Lavie Tidhar, The Violent Century

“Love cannot be understood as a quantum construct. Or can it?”
― Lavie Tidhar, The Violent Century