Leviathan Quotes
"The Austrian horses glinted in the moonlight, their riders standing tall in the saddle, swords raised."
"War was coming, after all. Everyone said so."
"You have had enemies from the day you were born."
"The marriage contract would be changed somehow, and Alek’s blood made royal."
"A palace full of ghosts and memories was no place for a living soul."
"Their subjects staring down with unreadable expressions."
"The sheer power of the machine kept him anxious."
"A surge of panic swept into Alek, cutting through his despair."
"Your parents are both dead, murdered this night in Sarajevo."
"Most men’s awareness doesn’t extend past their dinner plates."
"If we’re going to be teaching His Highness walker acrobatics, I suppose it might help to show him the extra cargo."
"Everyone falls the first time they try to run."
"The dangers of life are infinite, and among them is safety."
"Running with the other middies was more than just punch-ups and tying knots—it was like joining a pack of dogs."
"The Leviathan’s skin vibrated with the thrumming of the engines, the shufflings of ballast lizards inside, even the voices of the crew around her."
"That’s just like feeding ducks when I was wee. Could never get any bread to the little ones."
"Survival of the meanest was one thing the boffins couldn’t breed out of their creations."
"Being killed a second time doesn’t hurt much."
"I’m fine," he said, collapsing into the commander’s chair. "Just keep moving."
"In summer the fields passing beneath the airship were full of flowers, each containing a tiny squick of nectar."
"But what about the hawks and the other raptors, ma’am? They can fly a barking long way to hunt."
"Are you telling me, Count, that you met with the pope?"
"Anywhere with a fireplace that works," Alek said, placing his cold and tired hands on the controls.
"They’re going up without engines, like a hot-air balloon. An east wind will carry them over France."
"You might have a long life in front of you, if you surrender."
"It's all part of learning the craft, young master."
"Well done, Dylan! I’ve never seen anyone come aboard a walker that way!"
"The sooner they leave this valley, the better."
"I just hope the officers don’t give me a good kicking for thinking for myself."
"Your friend Volger’s out there, Alek. Because he traded himself for you!"
"But don’t worry, Alek. We’ll be ready for them."
"I’ve never seen a beastie that couldn’t get up on its own. Well, except a turtle. And one of my auntie’s cats."
"I hope your walking machine is in better shape than this benighted airship."
"The captain is a fool. This ship is full of idiots!"
"We’ll be crash-landing in some random spot, so I doubt there’ll be an honor guard there to greet us."
"You know you're not to blame, right? I mean, to hear Dr. Barlow tell it, it took a hundred politicians to stuff things up this bad."
"It might be that the captain wants to build up speed down the valley. We’re a bit heavy, thanks to your engines, and forward motion gives the ship lift."
"What’s happening?" "They’re called cilia. Like tiny oars stirring the air."
"Enough people have died because of me already. I’ll go with you to the captain now and explain everything."
"The last known Tasmanian tiger died in captivity in 1936."