Tanya Huff Quotes

• Empty words show an empty mind, and silence speaks most eloquently of all.

  Tanya Huff

  Empty Mind, Silence, Speak

  Tanya Huff (2012). “The Fire’s Stone”, p.134, Jabberwocky Literary Agency, Inc.

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• What do they do for a village idiot when you're here?

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  Village Idiots, Village, Idiot

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• Better the comfort of a lie than the absurdity of the truth.

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  Lying, Comfort, Absurdity

  Tanya Huff (2005). “Smoke and Shadows”, p.97, Penguin

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• I tell you what I won't put up with. You chose how to behave.

  Tanya Huff

  Behave

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• Most people don't care who's in charge as long as someone is.

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  Long, People, Care

  Tanya Huff (2011). “Nights of the Round Table: And Other Stories of Heroic Fantasy”, p.62, Jabberwocky Literary Agency, Inc.

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• Dexter thrust a pamphlet into Samuel's hand. "Greenstreet Mission. We're doing a Christmas dinner. You can get a meal and hear the word of God." Samuel smiled in relief. This, finally, he understood. "Which word?" "What?" "Well, God's said a lot of words, you know, and a word like 'it' or 'the' wouldn't be worth hearing again but its always fun listening to Him try and say aluminum.

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  Fun, Hands, Listening

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• Large men in black plate mail with red cloaks and plumes don't sneak worth a damn.

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  Men, Black, Mail

  Tanya Huff (2011). “Nights of the Round Table: And Other Stories of Heroic Fantasy”, p.124, Jabberwocky Literary Agency, Inc.

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• All writers believe in the magic of books; Jim Hines has created a system where that magic becomes real, usable, and very definitely not always safe.

  Tanya Huff

  Real, Believe, Book

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• The world tilted slightly sideways. 'I think I need to sit down.' The floor seemed like the best option. It was close and he'd already proved that he could hit it. His legs folded.

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  Thinking, Needs, World

  Tanya Huff (2005). “Smoke and Shadows”, p.152, Penguin

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• It took him forever to get to downtown Vancouver although Tony had to admit that saving the world by public transportation was a particularly Canadian way to do things.

  Tanya Huff

  Forever, Vancouver, Downtown

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• I'm sorry." About what?" He shrugged, made uncomfortable by the question."I'm not sure. It's a Canadian thing.

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  Sorry, Made, Uncomfortable

  Tanya Huff (2005). “Smoke and Shadows”, p.200, Penguin

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• Bards were terrible at keeping secrets. They insisted on putting them to music.

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  Keeping Secrets, Secret, Bards

  Tanya Huff (2015). “Sing the Four Quarters”, p.36, Jabberwocky Literary Agency, Inc.

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• What goes on between a man and his missus is nobody's business; especially where desert toppin's involved.

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  Men, Desert, Goes On

  Tanya Huff (2011). “Nights of the Round Table: And Other Stories of Heroic Fantasy”, p.7, Jabberwocky Literary Agency, Inc.

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• Violence is never the answer but sometimes, like with cockroaches, it is the only possible response.

  Tanya Huff

  Cockroaches, Answers, Violence

  Tanya Huff (2007). “Blood Trail”, p.31, Penguin

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