Steven Harper > Quotes

“Not my job to judge, boy." Baba Yaga filled and lit the pipe again. "But I do observe that its difficult to escape familiar patterns. When you live your life with cruel words, you look for people to give them to you. When you escape and evil stepmother, you take an uncaring bride. When your father throws you out, you love someone who won't love you back. And to keep yourself in cruelty, you're willing to risk head and hands on the mayors side board. Keep the pattern going. Hm.”
― Steven Harper, Clockwork Fairy Tales: A Collection of Steampunk Fables

“Finding Louisa in her drawing-room was like discovering a kitten in the cupboard--not necessarily unwelcome, but still startling.”
― Steven Harper, The Doomsday Vault

“Grand gestures may be dramatic, but they're rarely practical.”
― Steven Harper, The Doomsday Vault