Intrigue Quotes

“I’ll be frank, Jerry. Aaron Morris telephoned here a week ago and wanted to know your whereabouts. I told him you were on leave. He said your wife called him about your whereabouts.”
― Karl Braungart, Counter Identity

“Remmich’s subconscious mind is controlled by us. He will get what we want.”
― Karl Braungart, Counter Identity

“They only heard Abel’s screams. That’s why Finch didn’t stop sawing when Macy coughed. Abel’s terror was a sound I will never forget. That, and the rip saw cutting through his bones.”
― Eli Wilde, Orchard of Skeletons

“Hi, Anya. Can I join you?"
Anya looked up from her meal with a dour expression. "I'm not a blond."
An obvious statement, it made no sense without a context. She added, "I'm not a twig."
"You're not a twig, that's also true." He gave her a smile, curious where this was going.”
― Dennis K. Hausker, Anya

“One’s child is the great treasure one will ever admire, but never own. You are the part of me that transcends time and carries my love with it.”
― M.R. Noble, Dark Eyes: White Lies

“First, those spaceships are mine, including the one Callum came here with, and not free to use as you wish,” Caderyn says. “Second, you are not a Teryn, and as such I do not have to honor your Bride’s Choice claim. We are done here.”
― S.G. Blaise, True Teryn

“Taking a deep breath, I am about to shout for Glenna when Moira says, No need to yell. Just use the k’bug, dear.
Oh. That’s better than alerting the whole monastery.”
― S.G. Blaise, Proud Pada

“Maintaining the constant deception of my involvement in Loukin’s operation was like a peg in a log; one tap with the head of an ax, and it would split in two. We were irreparably split from the moment I chose to live a lie.”
― M.R. Noble, Dark Eyes: White Lies

“Caderyn laughs. “Son, no one is entitled here except me.”
― S.G. Blaise, True Teryn

“If energy never died, I now knew that love didn’t either; it could only be transformed.”
― M.R. Noble, Dark Eyes: White Lies

“The desire Kayode thought he had conquered
through prayer had in fact gone nowhere. It had
only hidden in the shadows.”
― Kwei Quartey, Last Seen in Lapaz

“In Nigeria, or Ghana, for that matter, no one grabs you by the ear
to march you off to the police station. Vigilante justice is much
faster and more effective.”
― Kwei Quartey, Last Seen in Lapaz

“How can an innocent child effortlessly carry such burdens on his shoulders? It’s almost like he’s having a chat with the ancient sages about universal truths. I’ll go on record that he’ll be an incredible sculptor if that’s what he wants to be. Creative types with that kind of vision see their spirits with crystal clearness,” offered Starla.”
― JoDee Neathery, A Kind of Hush

“Hope you’re not prone to nose bleeds. The course sits at the highest elevation in Texas. It’s flat as a pancake, but one day a guy in the group ahead of us had his superglued toupee ripped right off his head. Rumor was it rode the Rio Grande River all the way into Mexico,” Patrick said with a wink and a nod.”
― JoDee Neathery, A Kind of Hush

“So then, a test for singularity would be the point at which an AI can create another viable and conscious AI. Singularity must include not only intelligence, but also self-awareness, self-determination, and self-conception.”
― Guy Morris, Swarm

“Billions of people online and millions of businesses with countless applications, data sources, chat rooms, bloggers, gamers, and hackers all interacting in a great experiment of anarchism.”
― Guy Morris, Swarm

“The ground trembled. “Okay, so you’ve blown something. “If you’ve killed Felicity, you’d better brace yourself for the hellscape I’m going to rain down on your nasty little heads.”
He checked the data gathered by the spider droid in the one remaining exit. He had to hand it to these daemons—he was now certain Bast wasn’t here—they were damned good at concealment. There were at least two in this tunnel, possibly more, and he couldn’t be sure he’d trapped, injured or killed those covering the exits he’d just destroyed. No worries, he still had a couple of toys in his arsenal.”
― Patrick G Cox, First into the Fray

“Even the brightest human minds require a mentor to guide them. The assumption that an AI can teach itself by simply absorbing random information is ludicrous. If we want a computer to think like a human, we should train them as one.”
― Guy Morris, Swarm

“A shout and the sound of plasma fire distracted the security team for a fraction of a second. Bast tensed, wondering if she could take out all three Security officers. Before she could act, however, all three were giving their attention to her again. Under her breath she cursed again, but managed to play the role she’d set herself. “Oh! What was that about?”
― Patrick G Cox, First into the Fray

“Neither Felicity nor James Heron paid much attention to the reports. They had other things on their minds. All too soon they would have to part, each to their own roles and duties. Both were aware of this, and both needed to enjoy their last few hours together. Who knew what the future might throw at them?
Felicity reached out and shut down the holo display of the broadcast, then she surrendered to his attentions. In a few hours they must part, but now they could live in the moment, and in each other’s arms.”
― Patrick G Cox, First into the Fray

“In a perfect world we shouldn’t settle for a relationship that won’t let us be ourselves.”
            Is that from a book or a shrink?”
            Can we table the sarcasm?”
I’m sorry . . . I just wish it was as simple as the Kraft Mayonnaise-Miracle Whip controversy we never resolved.”
― JoDee Neathery, A Kind of Hush

“She loved him, but sometimes she didn’t like him very much.”
― Diane L. Kowalyshyn, Stage Fright

“She clung to him like linguini.” ”
― Diane L. Kowalyshyn, Catch .22

“Gabe, sugar, can I come in?” He turned toward her, his tiny face incurably somber, his eyes misty and wounded.
Aunt Starla. Did you bring Mommy?” he asked with a slight hitch in his voice.”
― JoDee Neathery, A Kind of Hush

“Lovey stepped in to add another layer to her husband’s story. “He gets teased constantly about having a Bible in one hand and a joke book in the other. When he’d act up his Mama would say, ‘How do you expect to get into heaven, young man?’ Of course, he had an answer . . . he said he’d just run in and out slamming doors until someone says, ‘Oh for heaven’s sake, either come in or stay out’ . . . then he’d go in.”
― JoDee Neathery, A Kind of Hush

“That’s a medley of promise, fairy tales, and magic bullets all welded together in a chorus of a cloud nine song.”
― JoDee Neathery, A Kind of Hush

“She needed to have a good hard look at her priorities because, as of this moment, she’d been racing down the same road as Bessie.”
― Diane L. Kowalyshyn, Stage Fright

“When love comes knocking like this, you
can only let him in.”
― Kwei Quartey, Last Seen in Lapaz

“Men prefer to keep power to themselves. They make rules that dictate who gets to use it, and how, and why. I broke those rules when I saved you with my magic, and I’ll never regret it.”
― Rati Mehrotra, Night of the Raven, Dawn of the Dove

“And since her best friend had plans to move halfway around the world, the fangs of separation anxiety had left teeth marks on her ass. ”
― Diane L. Kowalyshyn