"Is it...dead?" asked Tom, his voice all quivery with fright. "A town just ran over him," said Hester. "I shouldn't think he's very well..."

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Source : Philip Reeve (2012). “Predator Cities #1: Mortal Engines”, p.101, Scholastic Inc.

Philip Reeve

#Thinking Quotes #Voice Quotes #Towns Quotes

“We used to go around tipping outhouses over, or turning over corn shocks on Halloween. Anything to be mean.”
“When working on a project, if you put away a tool that you're certain you're finished with, you will need it instantly.”

Source : Arthur Bloch (2003). “Murphy's Law: The 26th Anniversary Edition: The 26th Anniversary Edition”, p.57, Penguin
“I do know that I've read somewhere that it's been statistically proven that in times of war, horror films are much more popular. I don't know why that is. You'd think it'd be the opposite. You'd think people would want to escape from it.”
“Those who have nothing else to recommend them to the respect of others but only their blood, cry it up at a great rate, and have their mouth perpetually full of it. They swell and vapor, and you are sure to hear of their families and relations every third word.”
“I have never been able to understand the artist whose image never changes.”
“A human heart is a skein of such imperceptibly and subtly interwoven threads that even the owner of it is often himself at a loss how to unravel it.”

Source : Giovanni Ruffini (1857). “Doctor Antonio: a tale of Italy”, p.299
“Whether the patient has a cardiac condition, hypertension, autoimmune disease, fibroids, or asthma, he or she must be informed that fasting and natural, plant-based diets are a viable alternative to conventional therapy, and an effective one.”
“There is also poetry written to be shouted in a square in front of an enthusiastic crowd. This occurs especially in countries where authoritarian regimes are in power.”

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