“What’s a pandemonium?” whispered one of the men in the rear. “It’s like a calliope,” answered a companion. “I heard one played at the Harmony Fair last summer, when I went there to see my sister’s boy play his organ.”… — Tim Powers Copy Share Image
“Another howl broke from the tent downstream, this one sounding more like pieces of metal being violined against each other than an issue from… — Tim Powers Copy Share Image
The seas and the weathers are what is; your vessels adapt to them or sink. — Tim Powers Copy Share Image
“Summer lightning made it seem that flickering white-hot wires were turning in the terribly blue sky just above the horizon, and the recent storms… — Tim Powers Copy Share Image
I've learned that having a lot of money is more fun than not having a lot of money, and that once you've got it,… — Tim Powers Copy Share Image
Certainly no valid answer is ever gained by excluding any factors of the problem; that was the Puritans' error. — Tim Powers Copy Share Image
The wages of courage is death, lad, but it's the wages of everything else, too. — Tim Powers Copy Share Image
“The poem was called “Goblin Market,” and the book whose proof pages were on the desk was titled Goblin Market and Other Poems. Christina” — Tim Powers Copy Share Image
“As soon as I get a ship that can take to the open seas, I'm going to find and rescue and - if there's… — Tim Powers Copy Share Image
“Blessed be the soul, and the Lord that keeps it in order; blessed be the day, and the Lord that drives it away.” — Tim Powers Copy Share Image
“Shandy looked ahead. Blackbeard, apparently willing to get the explanation later, had picked up his oars and was rowing again. 'May I presume to… — Tim Powers Copy Share Image
“Byron had drawn his pistol, and was looking closely at the leaves and dirt around him, as if he'd dropped something. "It's -- do… — Tim Powers Copy Share Image
