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A person who possesses a stone ax is a god to those who do not possess one themselves.

— Counterweight by Anton Hur, Djuna

He’s the kind of man who has approximately sixty nunchucks on display in his home.

— Counterweight by Anton Hur, Djuna

“Your mother is going to be a star,” said the man in the gray uniform.

— Counterweight by Anton Hur, Djuna

He lived in a world of instinct and not reason, but even so, on some level he was dimly aware that his body was failing him.

— The Ace of Skulls by Chris Wooding

Something’s wrong here. A feeling. Like . . . crawling on my skin.

— The Ace of Skulls by Chris Wooding

Captain Darian Frey was accustomed to long odds; his whole life, he’d been an outside chance. Lacking the ability to win in a fair fight, he survived instead by guile and the illogical optimism favoured by gamblers and drunks, which made the riskiest of plans seem like a good idea at the time.

— The Ace of Skulls by Chris Wooding

‘On reflection,’ Crake said to Frey, as they huddled behind an upturned table, ‘this wasn’t one of your better plans.’

— The Iron Jackal by Chris Wooding

He was bulky, with hair sticking out everywhere, and he had offensively bad teeth in all shapes, sizes and angles. When Pinn rudely commented on them, Ucke informed the group that they were actualy a false set. Dentures. He'd made them himself from teeth he'd collected from a multitude of bar brawls.

— The Black Lung Captain by Chris Wooding

Darian Frey was a man who understood the value of a tactical retreat.

— The Black Lung Captain by Chris Wooding

The truth was, his position was so fragile that it fell apart when exposed to the reality of an opposing view.

— Retribution Falls by Chris Wooding

The smuggler held the bullet between thumb and forefinger, studying it in the weak light of the store room.

— Retribution Falls by Chris Wooding