Ornon Quotes

#1. Ornon says, Ornon-who-always-has-something-to-say says, the Thieves of Eddis don't have breaking points. We have flash points instead, like gunpowder. That's what makes us dangerous. -Eugenides

Megan Whalen Turner

#2. On the bed, Eugenides stirred restlessly. "Upset at the sight of blood?" he said. "Not my wife, Ornon."
"Your blood," the ambassador pointed out.
Eugenides glanced at the hook on his arm and conceded the point. "Yes," he said. He seemed lost in memory. The room was quiet.

Megan Whalen Turner

#3. Upset at the sight of blood?" he said. "Not my wife, Ornon."
"Your blood, " the ambassador pointed out. Eugenides glanced at the hook in his arm and conceded the point. "Yes," he said.

Megan Whalen Turner

#4. Myth is someone else's religion.

Caroline Llewellyn

#5. I believe that ultimately the situation in Kosovo can only be resolved through self-determination.

Eliot Engel

#6. I don't think religious groups should be allowed to apply for federal funds to start new ministries they have not been doing before the funding was available.

Jerry Falwell

#7. MISERICORDE, n. A dagger which in mediaeval warfare was used by the foot soldier to remind an unhorsed knight that he was mortal.

Ambrose Bierce

#8. That's when the realization comes. It swims up out of her subconscious in the same way that a nightmare does. Or when you leave the house and remember half an hour later that you left a teakettle going on the stove. It's a cold clammy reality that she can't do a damn thing about.

Neal Stephenson