Humor Quote by Naomi Novik

“The crew were all of them inclined to cough and sneeze, the boys particularly, and Keynes said, "We ought put them all in the…

— Naomi Novik

“For his part, Temeraire had been following this exchange with cocked head and increasing confusion; now he said, "I do not understand in the…

— Naomi Novik

“Elsie eyed him puzzledly, and then offered, "Would you like to see my plate?”

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Temeraire-- Never fear; I am going; the Son of Heaven will not tolerate delays, and Barham gives me leave. Allegiance will carry us! Pray…

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“One man can go where a group cannot, and manage on very little, particularly a rough adventurer such as he. More the point, he…

— Naomi Novik

“It was all right when I did it,” I said, “but when you did it, it was wrong. As though—you were following a trail,…

— Naomi Novik

Next you will cry about taxation without representation, and throw a basket of tea into the harbor. You are indeed a very Jacobin at…

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“Her beautiful face was blank as an unwritten book.”

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“But I realized now that without quite thinking it through, I'd half-imagined myself a place here in the tower. My little room upstairs, a…

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“No; they nearly drowned you, and not even on purpose but only through carelessness. I am not letting them have you back,” Temeraire said.”

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“I do not know that the Chinese system is any worse; there is a limit to the evil one despot alone can do, and…

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“Those men want to take Laurence from me, and put him in prison, and execute him, and I will not let them, ever, and…

— Naomi Novik