All Jonathan Stroud Quotes
- Much has happened since last we met, Bartimaeus," he went on. "Do you remember how we parted?" "No." I did. "You set light to me,… Bartimaeus
- Burned and squashed to death in a silver vat of soup. There must be worst ways to go. But not many. Burned
- Oh, the boots were on the other eight feet now. Boots
- A typical master. Right to the end, he didn’t give me a chance to get a word in edgeways. Which is a pity, because at… All
- Ambition is all very well, my lad, but you must cloak it. All
- And then, as if written by the hand of a bad novelist, an incredible thing happened. Bad
- If anyone else asked that question, O He Who Is Terrible and Great, I would have said they were an ignorant fool; in you it… All
- Julius Tallow was a fool. He appeared complacent, but like a weak swimmer out of his depth, his legs were kicking frantically under the surface,… Afloat
- In recent weeks it has come to my attention that many caravans have met with disaster; they have not gotten through." I grunted wisely. "Probably… Analysis
- We communicated with pithy, rather monosyllabic thoughts: viz. Run, Jump, Where? Left, Up, Duck, ect. (This latter was an observation I made on the edge… Close
- Despite his crimped shirts and flowing mane (or perhaps because of them) I had seen no evidence as yet that Nathaniel even knew what a… Both
- I rather think he knew anyway. Funny
- What was it that drew you back? My marvellous personality, I suppose? Or my sparkling conversation? Conversation
- The bristling eyebrows shot up in mock surprise. Mesmerized, the boy watched them disappear under the hanging thatch of white hair. There, almost coyly, they… Boy
- Zealots: Wild eyed persons afflicted with incurable certainty about the workings of the world, a certainty that can lead to violence when the world doesn't… Afflicted
- The afrit batted his eyelashes with a ostentatious lack of concern. "Indeed? Have you a name?" "A name?" I cried. "I have MANY names! I… Al
- The Amulet of Samarkand. It was Simon Lovelace's. Now it is yours. Soon it will be Simon Lovelace's again. Take it and enjoy the consequences. Amulet
- I wanted to wake you straightaway, but I knew I had to wait several hours to ensure you were safely recovered." "What! How long has… Been
- When I think about my ideal free day, it usually involves going into London and sitting in a nice coffeehouse with cake and coffee, but… Cake
- I got fairly good grades, but I was bad at woodwork. They said I tried hard, but the result was hopeless. Bad
- Most traditional ghost stories feature rather hapless protagonists, who have nasty things happen to them. Feature
- I like to have my characters talking in an up-to-date way, and I like their essentially modern self-awareness, which means we can have lots of… Awareness