Quotes from Teppic
Teppic had learned how not to move stealthily. Millions of years of being eaten by creatures that know how to move stealthily has made humanity very good at spotting stealthy movement. (P)
Teppic hadn’t been educated. Education had just settled on him, like dandruff. (P)
'No, my father’s a pharaoh. My mother was a concubine, I think.’
‘I thought that was some sort of vegetable.’
‘I don’t think so. We’ve never really discussed it. Anyway, she died when I was young.’
‘How dreadful,’ said Chidder cheerfully.
‘She went for a moonlight swim in what turned out to be a crocodile.' (P)
He envied his fellow students who believed in gods that were intangible and lived a long way away on top of some mountain. A fellow could really believe in gods like that. But it was extremely hard to believe in a god when you saw him at breakfast every day. (P)
‘Cats are sacred,’ said Dios, shocked at the words Teppic uttered.
‘Long-legged cats with silver fur and disdainful expressions are, maybe,’ said Teppic nursing his hand, ‘I don’t know about this sort. I’m sure sacred cats don’t leave dead ibises under the bed. And I’m certain that sacred cats that live surrounded by endless sand don’t come indoors and do it in the king’s sandals, Dios.' (P)
These men are philosophers, he thought. They had told him so. So their brains must be so big that they have room for ideas that no-one else would consider for five seconds. (P)
We’re really good at it, Teppic thought. Mere animals couldn’t possibly manage to act like this. You need to be a human to be really stupid. (P)
'You stay here. I’ll whistle if it’s safe to follow me.’
‘What will you do if it isn’t safe?’
‘Scream.' (P)
'But you don’t have to go! I need you!’
‘You’ve got advisers,’ said Teppic mildly.
‘I didn’t mean that,’ she snapped. ‘Anyway, there’s only Koomi, and he’s no good.’
‘You’re lucky. I had Dios, and he was good. Koomi will be much better, you can learn a lot by not listening to what he has to say. You can go a long way with incompetent advisers.' (P)
Teppic hadn’t been educated. Education had just settled on him, like dandruff. (P)
'No, my father’s a pharaoh. My mother was a concubine, I think.’
‘I thought that was some sort of vegetable.’
‘I don’t think so. We’ve never really discussed it. Anyway, she died when I was young.’
‘How dreadful,’ said Chidder cheerfully.
‘She went for a moonlight swim in what turned out to be a crocodile.' (P)
He envied his fellow students who believed in gods that were intangible and lived a long way away on top of some mountain. A fellow could really believe in gods like that. But it was extremely hard to believe in a god when you saw him at breakfast every day. (P)
‘Cats are sacred,’ said Dios, shocked at the words Teppic uttered.
‘Long-legged cats with silver fur and disdainful expressions are, maybe,’ said Teppic nursing his hand, ‘I don’t know about this sort. I’m sure sacred cats don’t leave dead ibises under the bed. And I’m certain that sacred cats that live surrounded by endless sand don’t come indoors and do it in the king’s sandals, Dios.' (P)
These men are philosophers, he thought. They had told him so. So their brains must be so big that they have room for ideas that no-one else would consider for five seconds. (P)
We’re really good at it, Teppic thought. Mere animals couldn’t possibly manage to act like this. You need to be a human to be really stupid. (P)
'You stay here. I’ll whistle if it’s safe to follow me.’
‘What will you do if it isn’t safe?’
‘Scream.' (P)
'But you don’t have to go! I need you!’
‘You’ve got advisers,’ said Teppic mildly.
‘I didn’t mean that,’ she snapped. ‘Anyway, there’s only Koomi, and he’s no good.’
‘You’re lucky. I had Dios, and he was good. Koomi will be much better, you can learn a lot by not listening to what he has to say. You can go a long way with incompetent advisers.' (P)
