--- title: "14 A Quotes By Christina Engela" description: "14 A quotes by Christina Engela. Plus more from Christina Engela and more A sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/183/christina-engela-8737_a_the-doktor-was-an-old-man-when-he-was-a_3187404.jpg" --- > [“The Doktor was an old man. When he was a kid, his Dad bought him a chemistry set. He never played with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-engela/the-doktor-was-an-old-man-when-he-was-a-kid-his-dad-bought-him-a/) [Christina Engela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-engela/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/183/christina-engela-8737_a_the-doktor-was-an-old-man-when-he-was-a_3187404.jpg) > [“• Scientific and medical studies, research or evidence is either distorted and misrepresented, or disputed or outright ignored by opponents whose views…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-engela/scientific-and-medical-studies-research-or-evidence-is-either/) [Christina Engela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-engela/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e9/christina-engela-8737_a_scientific-and-medical-studies-research_2962476.jpg) > [“Aside from all that, she was carrying about a million tons of titanium ore to the heavy industries on Gorda. All told,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-engela/aside-from-all-that-she-was-carrying-about-a-million-tons-of-titanium/) [Christina Engela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-engela/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a15/christina-engela-8737_a_aside-from-all-that-she-was-carrying-abo_3145562.jpg) > [“Anyways, that very same night there was a fight in the casino on B Deck. Some of the passengers got in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-engela/anyways-that-very-same-night-there-was-a-fight-in-the-casino-on-b/) [Christina Engela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-engela/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/727/christina-engela-8737_a_anyways-that-very-same-night-there-was-a_419991.jpg) > [“The Doktor was very vond, I mean fond of Vluffy, so he gave him a flame-proof doggie-jacket. It was dull grey, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-engela/the-doktor-was-very-vond-i-mean-fond-of-vluffy-so-he-gave-him-a-flame/) [Christina Engela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-engela/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ea/christina-engela-8737_a_the-doktor-was-very-vond-i-mean-fond-of_3034557.jpg) > [“For starters, that’s a rather simple principle of Time Travel right there – and according to the pioneers of time travel, it’s…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-engela/for-starters-that-s-a-rather-simple-principle-of-time-travel-right/) [Christina Engela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-engela/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/057/christina-engela-8737_a_for-starters-that-s-a-rather-simple-prin_3125684.jpg) > [“So rich a client having suffered such a messy death was an unsettling embarrassment to Captain Harald Biscay. It was bad for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-engela/so-rich-a-client-having-suffered-such-a-messy-death-was-an-unsettling/) [Christina Engela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-engela/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dfb/christina-engela-8737_a_so-rich-a-client-having-suffered-such-a_3114191.jpg) > [“In a nice little house in Atro City there lived a man called Doktor Gleichstein. He was a kind of scientist, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-engela/in-a-nice-little-house-in-atro-city-there-lived-a-man-called-doktor/) [Christina Engela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-engela/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d9b/christina-engela-8737_a_in-a-nice-little-house-in-atro-city-ther_2502490.jpg) > [“Now he sat alone; on a disabled starship about fifty years from anywhere on conversion drive – assuming he still had that.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-engela/now-he-sat-alone-on-a-disabled-starship-about-fifty-years-from/) [Christina Engela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-engela/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/84d/christina-engela-8737_a_now-he-sat-alone-on-a-disabled-starship_2399851.jpg) > [“Now I don’t know how many people like to drive a Beetle at that kind of speed (on purpose) but I know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-engela/now-i-don-t-know-how-many-people-like-to-drive-a-beetle-at-that-kind/) [Christina Engela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-engela/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/67c/christina-engela-8737_a_now-i-don-t-know-how-many-people-like-to_675937.jpg) > [“Captain Harald Biscay rubbed his graying temples, staring deep in thought at the vast star field showing on the large navigation display…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-engela/captain-harald-biscay-rubbed-his-graying-temples-staring-deep-in/) [Christina Engela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-engela/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fcb/christina-engela-8737_a_captain-harald-biscay-rubbed-his-graying_513831.jpg) > [“Imagine, if you will: A bright yellow star lit the darkness somewhere in deep space, accompanied by its rather dysfunctional family of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-engela/imagine-if-you-will-a-bright-yellow-star-lit-the-darkness-somewhere/) [Christina Engela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-engela/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c4/christina-engela-8737_a_imagine-if-you-will-a-bright-yellow-star_2137095.jpg) > [“Meradinis! Turtle Island! It was a little corner of chaos! This was the scene the speeding black ship had left behind three…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-engela/meradinis-turtle-island-it-was-a-little-corner-of-chaos-this-was-the/) [Christina Engela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-engela/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f5a/christina-engela-8737_a_meradinis-turtle-island-it-was-a-little_620648.jpg) > [“Soon it would be his turn. Kaine wondered how he would meet Death. His ship was a mess, in every sense of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-engela/soon-it-would-be-his-turn-kaine-wondered-how-he-would-meet-death-his/) [Christina Engela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-engela/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8bc/christina-engela-8737_a_soon-it-would-be-his-turn-kaine-wondered_1494527.jpg) ## Other authors on A ## More by Christina Engela > [“Joe!” he groaned, attempting to speak clearly. “Joe! Good ol’ Joe!” “Captain, you’re drunk!” Lofflin said, stating the obvious while trying to keep his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-engela/joe-he-groaned-attempting-to-speak-clearly-joe-good-ol-joe-captain/) [Christina Engela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-engela/) > [“Advocacy groups in the USA, as in other countries, may not be able to silence this hateful, cowardly and deceitful attack upon people’s humanity…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-engela/advocacy-groups-in-the-usa-as-in-other-countries-may-not-be-able-to/) [Christina Engela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-engela/) > [“Going to the extreme of inviting and welcoming people into your church in order to hear you condemn them or to know from your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-engela/going-to-the-extreme-of-inviting-and-welcoming-people-into-your/) [Christina Engela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-engela/) > [“There are always those who aspire to deprive minorities of their equality and civil rights. They NEVER sleep – they wait for an opportunity…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-engela/there-are-always-those-who-aspire-to-deprive-minorities-of-their/) [Christina Engela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-engela/) > [“Rise of Science Denialism The problem is, in a world where some people (even in the USA, where someone like Donald Trump was allowed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-engela/rise-of-science-denialism-the-problem-is-in-a-world-where-some-people/) [Christina Engela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-engela/) > [“Ex ‘Fleet man?” “He was a full Commander, last I heard, sir.” “Interesting.” Falconer commented. “Get me his specs. If I have to take…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-engela/ex-fleet-man-he-was-a-full-commander-last-i-heard-sir-interesting/) [Christina Engela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-engela/) > [“Mister Jordan?” Came the genteel, restrained voice of a more senior gentleman in the front of the canoe. “Yes, General?” “Shut up.” The General…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-engela/mister-jordan-came-the-genteel-restrained-voice-of-a-more-senior/) [Christina Engela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-engela/) > [“Anyways, that very same night there was a fight in the casino on B Deck. Some of the passengers got in a set-to that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-engela/anyways-that-very-same-night-there-was-a-fight-in-the-casino-on-b/) [Christina Engela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-engela/) > [“Something clicked inside Ortez mind, like the bolt of a door latch being released. Man’s first encounter with sentient alien life was a disaster…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-engela/something-clicked-inside-ortez-mind-like-the-bolt-of-a-door-latch/) [Christina Engela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-engela/) > [“Captain Harald Biscay rubbed his graying temples, staring deep in thought at the vast star field showing on the large navigation display on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-engela/captain-harald-biscay-rubbed-his-graying-temples-staring-deep-in/) [Christina Engela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-engela/) > [“Meradinis! Turtle Island! It was a little corner of chaos! This was the scene the speeding black ship had left behind three days ago,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-engela/meradinis-turtle-island-it-was-a-little-corner-of-chaos-this-was-the/) [Christina Engela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-engela/) > [“Now I don’t know how many people like to drive a Beetle at that kind of speed (on purpose) but I know I’d rather…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-engela/now-i-don-t-know-how-many-people-like-to-drive-a-beetle-at-that-kind/) [Christina Engela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-engela/) > [“Damage report, sir?” Skotchdopole asked, climbing off his console into his seat. “To hell with that!” he roared, this was no accidental side-effect of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-engela/damage-report-sir-skotchdopole-asked-climbing-off-his-console-into/) [Christina Engela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-engela/) > [“Denying the facts is what enables people to hate and to persecute marginalized and threatened minority groups. Labeling the advocacy, educational and informational initiatives…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-engela/denying-the-facts-is-what-enables-people-to-hate-and-to-persecute/) [Christina Engela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-engela/) > [“Some children are threatened with loss of privileges such as money, cell phones, cars or even eviction from home if they do not 'toe-the-line'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-engela/some-children-are-threatened-with-loss-of-privileges-such-as-money/) [Christina Engela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-engela/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/a/christina-engela/#itemlist", "name": "14 A Quotes By Christina Engela", "numberOfItems": 14, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“The Doktor was an old man. When he was a kid, his Dad bought him a chemistry set. 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Apparently a lot of things happened by accident in Quantum Physics.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Christina Engela" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-engela/in-a-nice-little-house-in-atro-city-there-lived-a-man-called-doktor/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d9b/christina-engela-8737_a_in-a-nice-little-house-in-atro-city-ther_2502490.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d9b/christina-engela-8737_a_in-a-nice-little-house-in-atro-city-ther_2502490.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d9b/christina-engela-8737_a_in-a-nice-little-house-in-atro-city-ther_2502490.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“In a nice little house in Atro City there lived a man called Doktor Gleichstein. 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Moreover, since his mutinous crew had made off with the Short Shit, the ships only shuttle, he was facing quite a problem”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Christina Engela" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-engela/now-he-sat-alone-on-a-disabled-starship-about-fifty-years-from/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/84d/christina-engela-8737_a_now-he-sat-alone-on-a-disabled-starship_2399851.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/84d/christina-engela-8737_a_now-he-sat-alone-on-a-disabled-starship_2399851.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/84d/christina-engela-8737_a_now-he-sat-alone-on-a-disabled-starship_2399851.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Now he sat alone; on a disabled starship about fifty years from anywhere on conversion drive – assuming he…” — Christina Engela", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 10, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Now I don’t know how many people like to drive a Beetle at that kind of speed (on purpose) but I know I’d rather go down Brickmaker’s Kloof on a bicycle with no brakes! Driving any car at that speed in anything other than an expensive German luxury car on a long, straight autobahn is enough of a risk (let alone the risk of hitting anything) – but if you try that with a Beetle and add a light crosswind, factor in some rubber peeling off your tire, and you’ll more than likely find yourself dancing alone in a dark corner without any music.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Christina Engela" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-engela/now-i-don-t-know-how-many-people-like-to-drive-a-beetle-at-that-kind/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/67c/christina-engela-8737_a_now-i-don-t-know-how-many-people-like-to_675937.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/67c/christina-engela-8737_a_now-i-don-t-know-how-many-people-like-to_675937.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/67c/christina-engela-8737_a_now-i-don-t-know-how-many-people-like-to_675937.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Now I don’t know how many people like to drive a Beetle at that kind of speed (on purpose) but I know I’d…” — Christina Engela", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 11, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Captain Harald Biscay rubbed his graying temples, staring deep in thought at the vast star field showing on the large navigation display on the bridge. It had been a pretty rough few days for him. Of all the things he’d seen in his travels through the universe, not many rated worthy of being remembered. Of the few examples of items Captain Biscay rated that highly, when he was a young man, his uncle would often play the bagpipes at strange hours of the night – shortly before being put in a ‘home’. 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During its enormously long lifetime many beings had named it from the far ends of distant telescopes, including it into numerous star clusters and constellations as they were perceived from their vantage points. Once, or maybe twice, creatures simply looked up into their own skies to name it from their own now long dead and deserted worlds. In more recent times, beings from a world that orbited a different sun far away gave it a name too – creatures that called themselves Human, who travelled here and settled on one of its inner planets. The planet they chose to make a new home on? They called that Deanna. 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Turtle Island! It was a little corner of chaos! This was the scene the speeding black ship had left behind three days ago, fleeing in humiliating shame, those three days a constant running battle. For three days the accursed Imperial ship Indomitable had followed, firing on them at every opportunity. Death or imprisonment now awaited those who called themselves Corsairs – and though this death was now more certain rather than just a possibility, Sona Kilroy, or “The Hammer” as he was called by his men, was not prepared to give up his freedom so easily. Piracy was his life and he’d known no other. He was tough and cruel, a despicable man, a case in point when academics quoted the barbarism by which the Corsairs had made themselves known and feared across the star systems of the peaceful Terran Empire.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Christina Engela" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-engela/meradinis-turtle-island-it-was-a-little-corner-of-chaos-this-was-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f5a/christina-engela-8737_a_meradinis-turtle-island-it-was-a-little_620648.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f5a/christina-engela-8737_a_meradinis-turtle-island-it-was-a-little_620648.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f5a/christina-engela-8737_a_meradinis-turtle-island-it-was-a-little_620648.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Meradinis! Turtle Island! It was a little corner of chaos! 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