“No chance. It'd be like cutting off our hands." "Then learn to live without your hands." "No, because then we won't be able to do this," Ben says, giving him the finger [...]” GivingHandsAbleChanceCuttingFingersCutting Off Author:Melina Marchetta
“It's called peaceful coexistence, Santangelo. You should try it and if it works we may sell the idea to the Israelis and Palestinians” IfsShouldTryingMayIdeasSellsPeacefulPalestinianCoexistencePeaceful Coexistence Author:Melina Marchetta
“When he wins the bet, I tell Griggs that it will take me a lifetime to save up two trillion dollars and he tells me that he's only giving me seventy years.” GivingYearsTwoWinningDollarsLifetimeTake MeSeventies Author:Melina Marchetta
“Teresa, Teresa. Have we taught you nothing?" Raffy says in an irritated voice. "It's war. You go in and you hunt him down until he realises that he's made a mistake.” MadeWarVoiceMistakeTaughtRealisingHuntsMade A MistakeIrritatedTeresa Author:Melina Marchetta
“And life goes on, which seems kind of strange and cruel when you're watching someone die.” KindSeemsDiesStrangeGoes OnLife Goes OnJellicoe Road Author:Melina Marchetta
“"A man inferior with the blade or with his thoughts can still so elevate himself," Entreri explained curtly, "if he can impart the belief that some god or other speaks through him. It is the greatest deception in all the world and one embraced by kings and lords, while the minor lying thieves on the streets or Calimport and other cities lose their tongues for so attempting to coax the purses of others."” IfsMenWorldStillsLyingBeliefSpeakLosesCitiesLordStreetsKingsTongueDeceptionThievesMinorsInferiorsBladesAttemptingPursesImpart Author:R. A. Salvatore
“Garan snorted. "Now that we know about his indigestion, we can torture him with cake.” KnowsTortureCakeIndigestion Book:Fire Source: Fire
“You have a wound too, Papa." Hanna took Brigan's left hand, which was wrapped in a bandage, and inspected it. "Did you throw the first punch?” FirstsHandsLeftWoundsPapaLeft HandBandages Book:Fire Source: Fire
“His last thought was that it hadn't been stupidity that had allowed his son to enchant him so easily with words. It had been love.” LastsSonStupidity Book:Fire Source: Fire