Dangerous Games Quotes

“You cannot!' Tatiana said sharply. 'If you order a gun there is only a single shot, and once delivered the doors are locked and will not open until it has been fired.”
― R.D. Ronald, The Zombie Room

“We can learn from history, but we can also deceive ourselves when we selectively take evidence from the past to justify what we have already made up our minds to do.”
― Margaret MacMillan

“The fiery tickle of outrage burned up her throat. “How the hell would you know that when you never gave me a chance?”
Something dark and scorching flickered behind his eyes. “Because no other girl has ever made me want to forget all my own rules for them.”
― Airicka Phoenix, Games of Fire

“A soft mist blew around them. Raindrops glistened in his hair, shimmering under the pale glow of the light post. His eyes were shadowed beneath wispy fringes, but the silver in them glinted like pools of liquid mercury. Her breath caught. It must have made a sound because his fingers tightened. His shaky exhale whispered across her face.
“This,” he whispered so quietly she almost didn’t hear him. “Is why you are so bad for me.”
― Airicka Phoenix, Games of Fire

“The 1930s, Kennedy said, 'taught us a clear lesson; aggressive conduct, if allowed to go unchecked and unchallenged, ultimately leads to war.”
― John F. Kennedy

“His eyes were twin flakes of ember floating into the night from a roaring inferno. “I won’t let anything happen to you. No matter what I have to do, I will keep you safe.”
― Airicka Phoenix, Games of Fire

“We should not be impressed when our leaders say firmly, "History teaches us" or "History will show that we were right."
They can oversimplify and force inexact comparisons just as much as any of us can. Even the clever and the powerful (and the two are not necessarily the same) go confidently off down the wrong paths. It is useful, too, to be reminded, as a citizen, that those in positions of authority do not always know better.”
― Margaret MacMillan

“Visiting the past is something like visiting a foreign country: they do some things the same and some things differently, but above all else, they make us more aware of what we call 'home.”
― John Arnold

“When you find yourself in the presence of a lion, it’s best to know which side of the cage you’re on.”
― Joel T. McGrath

“He warned me of the lion's den and I am glad I didn't listen.”
― Malak El Halabi

“I don't know what you're getting yourself into," said Majid, "but I know I don't like it. Some things in Venice are pure poison." Majid's eyes looked like they could bore through a stone wall. "If someone has put you on a demon's tracks, you'd better make sure the demon doesn't find you first."

"What's that supposed to mean," asked Mathias.

"It means behind every hand stained with blood there's another, and that one stays clean." Majid leaned in close, lowering his voice to a whisper. "What I'm saying is that behind a demon, there's always someone holding the creature on a leash.”
― Riccardo Bruni, The Lion and the Rose

“Get up,” James finally said, his tone indecipherable. “I don’t need a patient dying from pneumonia on me tonight.”
― L. Jayne, Midnight Hunter

“The spotlight of galactic history was a dangerous place.”
― Bert-Oliver Boehmer, Galacticide