Garth Nix Quotes

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Garth Nix is an Australian author renowned for his fantasy novels. Born in July 1963, he has been active in the literary world since the 1980s. Nix's works are celebrated for their rich imagination, complex narrative structures, and profound themes.

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“A Kiss," said Mogget sleepily. "Actually, just a breath would do. But you have to start kissing someone sometime, I suppose." "A breath?" she asked. She didn't want to kiss just any wooden man. He looked nice enough, but he might not be like his looks. A kiss seemed too forward.”

Men Want Looks Said Enough Might Nice Kissing Breaths Kissing Someone Mogget

Book:Sabriel

Source: Sabriel

“Please," said Lirael..."I think I would like to work in this Library." "The Library," repeated Sanar, looking troubled. "That can be dangerous to a girl of fourteen. Or a woman of forty, for that matter.”

Thinking Said Matter Girl Dangerous Please Library Forty Fourteen

Book:Lirael

Source: Lirael

“Touchstone watched, suddenly conscious that he probably only had five seconds left to be alone with Sabriel, to say something, to say anything. Perhaps the last five seconds they ever would have alone together. I am not afraid, he said to himself. "I love you," he whispered. "I hope you don't mind.”

Mind Said Together Lasts Left Five Love You Conscious Seconds Not Afraid Say Anything Touchstones Sabriel

Author:Garth Nix

“Hear, hear," said the Dog, raising her head. "It's always better to be doing, Prince. Besides, you don't smell like a coward, so you can't be one.”

Said Dog Smell Coward

Book:Lirael

Source: Lirael

“As for you, Private, if you mention a word of this to anyone, I'll feed you to the cat thing here. Understand?" "Yum," said Mogget. "Yes, sir!" mumbled the telephone operator, his hands shaking as he tried to smother the burning wreckage of his switchboard with a fire blanket.”

Ifs Said Hands Fire Cat Burning Telephones Shaking Blanket Operators Wreckage Mogget

Author:Garth Nix

“Time plays tricks between here and home," said Mogget sepulchrally, frightening the life out of the telephone operator.”

Said Play Home Tricks Frightening Telephones Fright Operators Mogget

Book:Abhorsen

Source: Abhorsen

“I 'ad a toy when I was little,' said Suzy. She frowned for a moment, then added, 'Can't remember what it was. It moved and made me laugh.”

Littles Made Said Moments Remember Laughing Moved Ads Toys

Book:The Keys to the Kingdom #6: Superior Saturday

Source: The Keys to the Kingdom #6: Superior Saturday

“If only Sam could have stayed just like the Dog, she thought. A comforting friend without the complication of romantic interest.There had to be something she could do to completely discourage him, short of throwing up, or making herself totally unattractive. "I'm thirty-five," she said at last.”

Ifs Said Lasts Interest Five Dog Thirty Throwing Comforting Discouraging Complication Unattractive Throwing Up

Author:Garth Nix

“I suppose you could call me...Soot," said the thing. "Yes...Soot. I have breathed it, lived in it, and eaten it for so long that it is a fitting name." "Eaten it?" asked Suzy. "Why eat soot?" "Boredom," said Soot.”

Long Said Names Boredom Call Me Fitting

Book:The Keys to the Kingdom #2: Grim Tuesday

Source: The Keys to the Kingdom #2: Grim Tuesday

“I’m not going,” he said. He held up the Third key like a weapon. Sensing his mood, it grew longer and sharper, till he was holding a trident as long as he was tall... “And anyone who tries to make me is going to suffer.” “Twice,” added the voice under the table.”

Trying Long Said Suffering Voice Keys Grew Weapons Thirds Tables Mood Tall Sensing

Book:The Keys to the Kingdom #4: Sir Thursday

Source: The Keys to the Kingdom #4: Sir Thursday

“Why, Yrael?” it said, as the last of the dark gave way to silver, and the shining sphere of metal sank slowly to the ground. “Why?” “Life,” said Yrael, who was more Mogget than it ever knew. “Fish and fowl, warm sun and shady trees, the field mice in the wheat, under the cool light of the moon.”

Way Said Light Lasts Dark Sun Tree Fields Moon Shining Fishes Warm Silver Spheres Metals Mice Wheat Shady Fowl Mogget

Author:Garth Nix

“Your father is angry with me because he thinks I almost got myself killed,' said Sabriel, with a slight grin. 'I don't understand it myself, since I think he should be glad that I didn't.”

Thinking Should Said Father Angry Glad Sabriel

Book:Lirael

Source: Lirael

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Born: July 19, 1963
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 105

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