Quotes from Malicia
She looked like the kind of person who asked questions. And her hair was too red and her nose was too long. And she wore a long black dress with black lace fringing. No good comes of that sort of thing. (AM)
'She's gone in the head, if you ask me. She's one of those people like ... actors.' (AM)
'If you don’t turn your life into a story, you just become part of someone else's story.’
‘And what if your story doesn’t work?’
‘You keep changing it until you find one that does.' (AM)
Malicia had never been interested in other people's feelings, since she'd always considered that her own were a lot more interesting... (AM)
'Keith is not a promising name-start,’ said Malicia. ‘It doesn’t hint of mystery. It just hints of Keith.' (AM)
‘The moment I saw you, I thought: he’s got some amazing power that will probably manifest itself when he’s in dire trouble. I thought: no-one could really be as useless as that unless it was a disguise.' (AM)
She thought animals were just people who hadn’t been paying enough attention. (AM)
'... I think that once you’ve shown solidarity, you should be allowed just a little extra.' (AM)
'And our lady friend, she thinks life works like a fairytale.'
'Well, that’s harmless, isn’t it?’ said Keith.
‘Yeah, but in fairy-tales, when someone dies…it’s just a word.' (AM)
'You know, in many ways I don't think this adventure has been properly organised.' (AM)
‘Pirates have a very monotonous diet, which might be why they’re angry all the time.’ (AM)
'We all know what happens when a mysterious orphan turns up and challenges someone big and powerful, don’t we?
It’s like being the third and youngest son of a king. He can’t help but win!'
She looked triumphantly at the crowd. But the crowd looked doubtful. They hadn’t read as many stories as Malicia, and were rather attached to the experience of real life, which is that when someone small and righteous takes on someone big and nasty he is grilled bread product, very quickly. (AM)
'She's gone in the head, if you ask me. She's one of those people like ... actors.' (AM)
'If you don’t turn your life into a story, you just become part of someone else's story.’
‘And what if your story doesn’t work?’
‘You keep changing it until you find one that does.' (AM)
Malicia had never been interested in other people's feelings, since she'd always considered that her own were a lot more interesting... (AM)
'Keith is not a promising name-start,’ said Malicia. ‘It doesn’t hint of mystery. It just hints of Keith.' (AM)
‘The moment I saw you, I thought: he’s got some amazing power that will probably manifest itself when he’s in dire trouble. I thought: no-one could really be as useless as that unless it was a disguise.' (AM)
She thought animals were just people who hadn’t been paying enough attention. (AM)
'... I think that once you’ve shown solidarity, you should be allowed just a little extra.' (AM)
'And our lady friend, she thinks life works like a fairytale.'
'Well, that’s harmless, isn’t it?’ said Keith.
‘Yeah, but in fairy-tales, when someone dies…it’s just a word.' (AM)
'You know, in many ways I don't think this adventure has been properly organised.' (AM)
‘Pirates have a very monotonous diet, which might be why they’re angry all the time.’ (AM)
'We all know what happens when a mysterious orphan turns up and challenges someone big and powerful, don’t we?
It’s like being the third and youngest son of a king. He can’t help but win!'
She looked triumphantly at the crowd. But the crowd looked doubtful. They hadn’t read as many stories as Malicia, and were rather attached to the experience of real life, which is that when someone small and righteous takes on someone big and nasty he is grilled bread product, very quickly. (AM)
