“Life," Graveworthy said, when he saw Jack was awake and staring at him, "is a series of desperate gambles and boxing matches for the wits, bookended on the one side by events in which one is shot at, and on… — Sam Starbuck Copy Share Image
“Miss Fields," said a servant, stepping into the room and closing the door, "There is a visitor for you. Are you in?" Clare blinked.… — Sam Starbuck Copy Share
“You say great artists sell their souls for their art?" "Maybe," she ventured. "That's true, I suppose. If you're doing it right, anyway. I've… — Sam Starbuck Copy Share
“You must live a very free life." "Me?" she laughed. "I am not who swoops out of the sky to rain fire on pirates!"… — Sam Starbuck Copy Share
“Trains are beautiful. They take people to places they've never been, faster than they could ever go themselves. Everyone who works on trains knows… — Sam Starbuck Copy Share
“Life," Graveworthy said, when he saw Jack was awake and staring at him, "is a series of desperate gambles and boxing matches for the… — Sam Starbuck Copy Share
“I mean it. Aside from the old coastal cities, which in Australia are still very young themselves, what you have is a vast stretch… — Sam Starbuck Copy Share
“He looked down at the desk, at his notebook resting there with the pen on top. He had never thought of engineering as a… — Sam Starbuck Copy Share
“Electricity," Purva said, rolling the strange new word around in her mouth, giving it at once an Australian and a French inflection. "Sir William… — Sam Starbuck Copy Share
“The backfire, my dear boy, of exiling the cleverest criminals of the nation to one place and requiring them to use their ingenuity is… — Sam Starbuck Copy Share
“We [artists] aren't people, not the way most people are. We're just...carriers. Little boats bringing goods from foreign lands.” — Sam Starbuck Copy Share
“Do you always try to upset the world as much as possible?" Clare asked. He gave her a surprised look. "Of course. Otherwise how… — Sam Starbuck Copy Share
“He was raised by wolves", she said, "wolves with pressing engineering diagrams to draw.” — Sam Starbuck Copy Share
“Do Engineers have stories, Jack?" he asked. "What?" Jack said, without moving. "Stories. Myths. Things to keep the boredom out on a long shift."… — Sam Starbuck Copy Share
