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Curtis C. Chen Quotes

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There’s nothing like pulling rank in the middle of a crisis to make people dislike you.

Kangaroo Too (2017)

Paul’s sense of humor is more like a humor singularity, from which nothing funny can escape.

Waypoint Kangaroo (2016)

No aliens yet, but it’s amazing how paranoid some people can get when you pay them to think up worst-case scenarios.

Waypoint Kangaroo (2016)

When you put enough secrets into play, they’re going to start colliding with each other.

Waypoint Kangaroo (2016)

Rumblings on Mount Olympus don’t affect the price of feta cheese in the agora.

Kangaroo Too (2017)

Finding the stupidest possible thing to say, that’s my other superpower.

Waypoint Kangaroo (2016)

“Heels and Lunar gravity don’t really mix well.”

Kangaroo Too (2017)

I don’t know how long I can keep lying to someone I want to love.

Kangaroo Too (2017)

People always think differently of someone who’s been in an armed conflict. Even if she never picked up a weapon. She still picked a side.

Kangaroo Too (2017)

“Are we done here?” I ask. “I can come back later if you want to yell at me some more.”

Waypoint Kangaroo (2016)

Hong doesn’t say anything. I can’t decide whether he’s being politely discreet or annoyingly neutral.

Kangaroo Too (2017)

That’s what happens when you ask for obedience without granting trust. Zealots need to be micromanaged.

Waypoint Kangaroo (2016)

I’ve already spotted a few more familiar faces. Apparently this crisis is the social event of the season.

Kangaroo Too (2017)

It’s like we’re doing a little dance. A very poorly choreographed, very violent dance, with dangerous chemicals and bullets as props.

Kangaroo Too (2017)

There’s another important lesson here: If something seems weird, it’s probably even weirder than you think. The universe is really, really, really weird, guys.

Thursday's Children: Flash Fiction from 512 Words or Fewer (2014)

This is not some random misfortune we’re fighting. This is evil. And evil is predictable.

Waypoint Kangaroo (2016)

She squints at me. “Since when do you care about regulations?”
“Since they started helping me win arguments like this.”

Kangaroo Too (2017)

I’d just like us to consider all the possibilities. Especially the ones that involve me being an assassination target.

Kangaroo Too (2017)

Which, again, is very unlikely and would seem pretty ridiculous to any normal person, but as events keep reminding me: I don’t deal with normal people.

Kangaroo Too (2017)

Paul shakes his head. “Please tell me how much longer you would like to complain about this before I can leave and get back to work.”

Kangaroo Too (2017)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Curtis C. Chen (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.