Steampunk Fantasy Quotes

“Pride’s worth a lot, it’s the only thing that can keep you walking when it feels like your feet’s worn down to the nubs. But as my ma would have said, you got to remember pride is a tool. You use it; you don’t let it use you. And you don’t sell your happiness ‘cause your spine’s too stiff to bend.”
― Elizabeth Bear, Stone Mad

“The power of the tower thrummed through her feet, and the energy, like magic filled every part of the stonework.”
― Nita Round

“His longing wove new patterns into the shiny black of his sphere. This time, he would kill. The thought satisfied him. He loved life for its propensity to be taken, loved the act of taking it.”
― Ju Honisch, Obsidian Secrets

“She glanced over her shoulder, pinning the hapless patrolman on a needle-pointed gaze, wondering which of her notories occupied his attention.”
― Elizabeth Bear, New Amsterdam

“Admit nothing. An iron dignity is an unbroachable defense.”
― Elizabeth Bear, New Amsterdam

“Nothing held a grudge quite like a rabbit.”
― H. G. Parry