“ 'What have you done?' I whispered. She swallowed, and the guilt in her eyes was extinguished by a flare of defiance.… — Kenneth Oppel Outer space Copy Share Image
I'm cursed with this puritanical streak that makes me want everything to be about something. It's a terrible affliction. — Kenneth Oppel Copy Share Image
Let me get you all some punch,” I said. “You're leaving us?” said Isabel, sounding panicky. “I'll be right back,” I promised.… — Kenneth Oppel Copy Share Image
You see, when medicine works, it is blessed science, and when it fails, it is witchcraft. - Polidori — Kenneth Oppel Blessed Copy Share Image
It's the way you look whenever she mentions her fiance. My cat looks like that before he hacks up a hairball. — Kenneth Oppel Cat Copy Share Image
I turned around and headed back to the stairwell, planning to go downstairs and buy a chocolate bar from the vending machine.… — Kenneth Oppel Copy Share Image
“Konrad had gone to the New World without me, and no matter how fast I ran westward, how close I kept to… — Kenneth Oppel Copy Share Image
The preface? Why would he waste time with the preface? Skip the preface and move on to the meat of the thing! — Kenneth Oppel Copy Share Image
“I whirled to see the snake springing up from the ferns and bouncing towards us, fast. This time we turned and ran.… — Kenneth Oppel Animals Copy Share Image
Why do you need to fly so much?” she asked. “If I don’t, it’ll catch up with me.” The words just came… — Kenneth Oppel Faces Copy Share Image
If you were closer, I'd slap you," she said. "Let me help," I replied, and stepped closer. She promptly slapped me, which… — Kenneth Oppel Dark Copy Share Image
“ 'I really don't see what all the fuss is about, Sir Hugh,' said Kate with a polite smile. 'As a man… — Kenneth Oppel Science Copy Share Image
Here's all I know: that the world is uncontrollable. Chaos reigns. That anything and everything might be possible. I won't subscribe to… — Kenneth Oppel Copy Share Image
I could not help staring back, for they made quite a contrast: Kate's pale skin and elegant purple suit, Nadira's dusky skin… — Kenneth Oppel Clash Copy Share Image
“What do you make of him?" I asked Elizabeth. "Apart from the fact he's clearly insane?" "What can he learn from Konrad's… — Kenneth Oppel Copy Share Image
I think good art should always be entertaining, or at least give pleasure of some sort. And my chief goal as a… — Kenneth Oppel Copy Share Image
But chance runs like a river through all our lives, and being prepared for surprise is the best we can do. — Kenneth Oppel Chance Copy Share Image
You're like something drawn with the sun's fire, and I can take only little glimpses of you. — Kenneth Oppel Fire Copy Share Image
“This way," she said, veering toward the roof's edge. "Can you jump?" "Oh, I can jump!" "Then jump! ” — Kenneth Oppel Copy Share Image
“They're having a liaison!' the woman in the big hat said to her friend. 'They've found love in a jail cell...' 'There's… — Kenneth Oppel Friendship Copy Share Image
I raised my hands, trying to shush her. "Don't shush me," she said, eyes blazing. "I hate being shushed. — Kenneth Oppel Copy Share Image
You two were in a cave together?’ said Miss Simpkins in horror. ‘Yes,’ said Kate, ‘and it was very, very dark. — Kenneth Oppel Caves Copy Share Image
“Oh, hello, Matt,' she said, not looking altogether thrilled to see me. 'This is James Sanderson.' 'Pleased to meet you,' I lied.” — Kenneth Oppel Copy Share Image
“We all knew no respectable physician would remove my fingers just for the asking, and we had no time anyway.” — Kenneth Oppel Doctor Copy Share Image
We did it!" I said, feeling limp with relief. "It actually worked!" Dr. Turgenev rubbed his forehead. "I had very big doubts."… — Kenneth Oppel Copy Share Image
“Behind us I saw the water, still welling up from the tunnel, curving round in a frothing serpentine torrent to plunge down… — Kenneth Oppel Copy Share Image
Everyone watched, wondering if this could be the same lunatic who'd nearly berthed his ornithopter in the restaurant. I swallowed, for it… — Kenneth Oppel Auburn Copy Share Image
“I glanced over at him warily. "Don't start getting any ideas about her. The last time someone took a fancy to Kate,… — Kenneth Oppel Copy Share Image
The more I worked on 'Half Brother,' the more it seemed to me the story was really about love in all its… — Kenneth Oppel Copy Share Image
“Beyond the lake, over the mountains, the clouds were illuminated from within by a brilliant stutter of lightning, and in that split… — Kenneth Oppel Copy Share Image
One of the reasons I wrote 'Airborn' was that I'd fallen in love with the great passenger airships which flew in the… — Kenneth Oppel Copy Share Image
I wrote 'Airborn' after completing three books about bats. I loved my bats, but what a treat it was to write about… — Kenneth Oppel Copy Share Image
“Do you worry it is sinful?" I asked. She took a breath. "No," she said firmly. "God is the creator, and anything… — Kenneth Oppel Copy Share Image
