Engines Quote by Derek Landy

“Well,” her mother said, looking at the engine, “at least that’s still there.” “Do you know anything about engines?” Stephanie asked. “That’s why I…

— Derek Landy

“A single man, he said he loved women but preferred engines.”

— Colum McCann

“I hung a picture of him above my bed and learned by hand the internal workings of the female combustion engine.”

— Shannon Celebi

“They were beautiful. The most beautiful things she’d ever owned. But if there was one thing she knew from years as a mechanic, it…

— Marissa Meyer

“The girls put their wits to work, and - necessity being the mother of invention - made whatever they needed.”

— Louisa May Alcott

I don't know much about cars," Joyce said, "but I think someone took my engine.

— Janet Evanovich

“And our ages never bothered her from the very beginning. I was married, but that didn’t matter, either. She seemed to consider things like…

— Haruki Murakami

“She was twelve years old when she told Eddie Willers that she would run the railroad when they grew up. She was fifteen when…

— Ayn Rand

“Hey, aren’t you that guy who fixes cars?” Katie asked, looking at my grease-covered work pants as if she couldn’t believe I ever left…

— Carolee Dean

“She was fifteen when it occurred to her for the first time that women did not run railroads and that people might object. To…

— Ayn Rand

“Running the house like a well-oiled machine even when she was not there. Running it so well that all anyone noticed was the rare…

— Lisa Verge Higgins

“No one made cars like this anymore. She could suck a gas pump dry and empty a man's wallet without ever coming up for…

— Alison Kent