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Quotes from The Native Star — M. K. Hobson

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I’d ask you to forego the jingoistic claptrap, but it’s terrifyingly obvious you truly believe it.

The Native Star (2010)

“Dignity is like morality,” Mirabilis barked. “Too much is as bad as too little.”

The Native Star (2010)

Senator Stanton? The man who’s sold his own soul so many times that no one can figure out who actually owns it?

The Native Star (2010)

Zombies are soulless creatures, and being soulless has been empirically proven to result in an unpleasant disposition.

The Native Star (2010)

“Ever mind the Rule of Three...Three times what thou givest returns to thee.”

The Native Star (2010)

Emily stared into the middle distance, trying to ignore the fact that the men were looking at her like a cupcake on a plate.

The Native Star (2010)

He’s lying. I have no doubt he’s excellent at it.

The Native Star (2010)

Before the sun went down again, she realized, she would be in New York. The thought sent a nervous thrill through her entire body. Her throat was tight, her heart suddenly racing.

The Native Star (2010)

In New Bethel, we take the word serious. We whip whores, we hang thieves, and we burn sorcerers.

The Native Star (2010)

The sight of Oakland sprawling on the horizon gave Emily’s spirits an additional boost. Oakland was by no means lovely, but it meant they were almost to San Francisco.

The Native Star (2010)

Emily’s chestnut-colored hair was thick and shiny as silk floss—an extraordinary female endowment. But like most female endowments, it was generally more trouble than it was worth.

The Native Star (2010)

You know, there’s one thing about you that always astonishes me. The longer you talk, the wronger you get.

The Native Star (2010)

She wanted to crawl into his arms and be soothed, and soothe him in return, and forget all the grand ideas she’d ever had about true love, and the necessity for it. Because true love was a load of baloney. Finding a good friend...a good friend who trusted you...was more than enough.

The Native Star (2010)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: M. K. Hobson (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.