Book of Quotes

Patterns in the Dark

Dragon Blood: Patterns in the Dark by Lindsay Buroker

- He was more the dashing sort whom women wanted to bed and whom men wanted to drink with, but Tolemek still had a tendency to find him irritating"

- "Demons? I was hoping for children of the gods."

- "There were numerous ports where the Deathmaker was wanted dead or alive. But mostly dead"

- "Don't flatter yourself. I talk to Sardelle's soul snozzle too.

Tolemek blinked. Her what?

The pretty boy the grass-skirted girls are ogling"

- "'Does it involve taking off my pants?'

'And being larger than him, yes.'

'Uhm, I'm just not as excited about this whole situation as he is.'"

- Sardelle's eyes grew wide, her expression chargrined. 'That's not what I... I was just trying to win the cock contest.'"

- "'Wonderful.' Zirkander looked at Sardelle. 'This isn't because I wouldn't take off my trousers, is it?'"

- "'Mom doesn't call you that,' Zirkander said.

'She did when we were younger.'

'She's told me the story of how mortified her parents were when you first met and introduced yourself as Rock Cheetah.'"

- "'It wasn't my occupation I thought you might share with him,' Sardelle said dryly.

Zirkander paused. 'Oh. Right. I mean, I thought that would be obvious from the way I gazed adoringly at you from across the cave.'"

- The look Cas had given him when he had defended his drawing by complaining about the turbulence could have shriveled the balls off a dragon.

I don't know about that. Dragons have big, sturdy balls.

You know this from the historical documents? Tolemek asked. Or because you checked?

I suppose it's more of an assumption, given that everything else about dragons is big and sturdy"

- "'I'm still puzzled as to where the nocturnal miscreants got that paper to start with. It's not as if there was any by that hole in the ground in the lavatory.'

'We decided that was what the sponge was for,' Sardelle said.

'There wasn't a sponge in the men's room. I had to use the hose.'

'Chilly water.'"

- "I hope the animals and the people aren't sharing bodily fluids."

- "'That was Jaxi. She was concerned.'

'Not about the proximity of my arm hair to her inferno, apparently.'"

- "'Ridgewalker Meadowlark Zirkander, did you blow up priceless ancient ruins?'

'Meadowlark?' Tolemek mouthed.

I understand that was his mother's contribution, Jaxi shared"

- "I don't think my sister is aware of or cares about Iskandian politics. Also, I don't know how to reach her. If I did, I'd tell her she's not old enough to stay out past midnight, much less fly around the world on a dragon's back."