Why do you need to fly so much?” she asked. “If I don’t, it’ll catch up with me.” The words just came out. “What will?” I took my hands from my face, panting. I stared out at the storm. “Unhappiness.

Kenneth Oppel

Categorized in : Needs Hands Storm

You can't eat [literature], that's the problem," he said. "I've tried, it's very dry, and not at all nutritious.

nutrition dry literature

You two were in a cave together?’ said Miss Simpkins in horror. ‘Yes,’ said Kate, ‘and it was very, very dark.

missing dark two

You flatter me shamelessly. I like it. Good. by Kenneth Oppel

You flatter me shamelessly. I like it. Good.

Everyone watched, wondering if this could be the same lunatic who'd nearly berthed his ornithopter in the restaurant. I swallowed, for it seemed he was headed straight for my table. He pulled off his helmet and a mass of dark auburn hair spilled out. Off came the goggles, and I was looking at the beaming face of Kate de Vries.

goggles dark hair

I prefer the word aviatrix. It has more zing to it." "It's very z... by Kenneth Oppel

I prefer the word aviatrix. It has more zing to it." "It's very zingy," I agreed.

zing

You've no fear of heights," puffed the girl. "None," I said. "I'v... by Kenneth Oppel

You've no fear of heights," puffed the girl. "None," I said. "I've heard that about you.

height no-fear girl

I could not help staring back, for they made quite a contrast: Kate's pale skin and elegant purple suit, Nadira's dusky skin and exotic fiery sari. "Do we clash?" Nadira said dryly. "We certainly do," said Kate. "Would you like me to move?" "Don't trouble yourself.

pale-skin purple moving

Let me get you all some punch,” I said. “You're leaving us?” said Isabel, sounding panicky. “I'll be right back,” I promised. “If anyone comes near you, just scream and run.

scream leaving running

If anyone comes near you, just scream and run. by Kenneth Oppel

If anyone comes near you, just scream and run.

scream ifs running

It's somewhat disquieting that the same parents and educators who are horrified by the notion of child soldiers have bestowed upon 'The Hunger Games' a double mantle of critical praise and global bestsellerdom.

parent games children

I'm cursed with this puritanical streak that makes me want everything to be about something. It's a terrible affliction.

affliction terrible want

Flying into a storm, even its outer edges, did not seem like a good idea to me. And this was no ordinary tempest. Everyone on the bridge knew what it was: the Devil's Fist, a near-eternal typhoon that migrated about the North Indian basin year-round. She was infamous, and earned her name by striking airships out of the sky.

good me devil sky

One of the reasons I wrote 'Airborn' was that I'd fallen in love with the great passenger airships which flew in the '20s and '30s. Their time was short-lived. They were frail, they tended to crash; and they could never be as fast, safe and efficient as the airplanes that replaced them.

never great time love

The more I worked on 'Half Brother,' the more it seemed to me the story was really about love in all its possible forms - how and why we decide to bestow it, or withdraw it; how we decide what is more worthy of being loved, and what is less. We are masters of conditional love.

loved me brother love

Realistically, the chance of any book becoming a film is slim. by Kenneth Oppel

Realistically, the chance of any book becoming a film is slim.

slim film chance book

I wrote 'Airborn' after completing three books about bats. I loved my bats, but what a treat it was to write about humans again. They could eat food other than midges and mosquitoes, they wore clothing, they slept in beds - all this struck me as wonderfully novel.

treat loved me food

I think good art should always be entertaining, or at least give pleasure of some sort. And my chief goal as a writer has always been to tell a good story and give my readers a good time.

good think time art

The seed for my novel 'Half Brother' was planted in my mind over twenty years ago, but didn't germinate until late 2007 when I came across the obituary for Washoe, an extraordinary chimpanzee who had learned over 250 words of American Sign Language.

words language brother mind

When I'd written my 'Silverwing' series - I'd imbued the bats with full human awareness and vocabulary.

full human vocabulary awareness

We used to flock to watch gladiators, public torture and executions. In more recent times, our appetite for mortal violence has been sublimated in sports, photorealistic video games, film and literature.

video-games more violence sports