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Merrydew, </span> <span id=quote_book_link_29629427> <a class="authorOrTitle" href="/work/quotes/46793738">Our Blue Orange</a> </span> </div> <div class="quoteFooter"> <div class="greyText smallText left"> tags: <a href="/quotes/tag/adventure">adventure</a>, <a href="/quotes/tag/drama">drama</a>, <a href="/quotes/tag/dystopian">dystopian</a>, <a href="/quotes/tag/fantasy-novel">fantasy-novel</a>, <a href="/quotes/tag/fast-paced">fast-paced</a>, <a href="/quotes/tag/full-on">full-on</a>, <a href="/quotes/tag/funny">funny</a>, <a href="/quotes/tag/gripping">gripping</a>, <a href="/quotes/tag/magical">magical</a>, <a href="/quotes/tag/wars">wars</a> </div> <div class="right"> <a class="smallText" title="View this quote" href="/quotes/11504790-illicit-flight-alfa-bravo-charlie-quickly-reached-a-predetermined">465 likes</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class='action'> <a class="gr-button gr-button--small" rel="nofollow" href="/user/new">Like</a> </div> </div> </div> <div data-react-class="ReactComponents.NativeAd" data-react-props="{"adId":"","className":"googleNativeAd--quotesPage","isMobile":false,"isNewsfeed":false,"signedIn":false,"allowBehavioralTargeting":null,"trackingOptions":{"enableTracking":true,"adId":""}}"></div> <div class="quotes"> <div class='quote'> <div class='quoteDetails'> <div class="quoteText"> “With one hand disturbing a colony of parasitic life forms in his uncombed hair, he yawned loudly. <br /> ‘Morning Steve,’ Thomas said scratching his grubby face. His breath drifted across the space between them making Steve’s nose twitch involuntarily.” <br /> ― <span class="authorOrTitle"> A.R. Merrydew, </span> <span id=quote_book_link_29629427> <a class="authorOrTitle" href="/work/quotes/46793738">Our Blue Orange</a> </span> </div> <div class="quoteFooter"> <div class="greyText smallText left"> tags: <a href="/quotes/tag/adventure">adventure</a>, <a href="/quotes/tag/artificial-intelligence">artificial-intelligence</a>, <a href="/quotes/tag/drama">drama</a>, <a href="/quotes/tag/dystopian">dystopian</a>, <a href="/quotes/tag/fantasy-novel">fantasy-novel</a>, <a href="/quotes/tag/laugh-out-loud">laugh-out-loud</a>, <a href="/quotes/tag/magical">magical</a>, <a href="/quotes/tag/science">science</a>, <a href="/quotes/tag/science-adventure">science-adventure</a> </div> <div class="right"> <a class="smallText" title="View this quote" href="/quotes/11504777-with-one-hand-disturbing-a-colony-of-parasitic-life-forms">137 likes</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class='action'> <a class="gr-button gr-button--small" rel="nofollow" href="/user/new">Like</a> </div> </div> <div class='quote'> <div class='quoteDetails'> <div class="quoteText"> “ ‘I knew it, I knew it, I damn well knew it,’ he shouted. ‘The President was right you’re all infected with this wretched MeMe chromosome even at the dawn of your pathetic little planet’s evolution. You do realise of course there’s no hope for you. It’s all going to be a complete and utter waste of time. You and your little planet are all doomed.” <br /> ― <span class="authorOrTitle"> A.R. Merrydew, </span> <span id=quote_book_link_29629427> <a class="authorOrTitle" href="/work/quotes/46793738">Our Blue Orange</a> </span> </div> <div class="quoteFooter"> <div class="greyText smallText left"> tags: <a href="/quotes/tag/excitement">excitement</a>, <a href="/quotes/tag/fast-paced">fast-paced</a>, <a href="/quotes/tag/full-on">full-on</a>, <a href="/quotes/tag/funny">funny</a>, <a href="/quotes/tag/galaxy">galaxy</a>, <a href="/quotes/tag/gripping">gripping</a>, <a href="/quotes/tag/sci-fi">sci-fi</a> </div> <div class="right"> <a class="smallText" title="View this quote" href="/quotes/11504774-i-knew-it-i-knew-it-i-damn-well">134 likes</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class='action'> <a class="gr-button gr-button--small" rel="nofollow" href="/user/new">Like</a> </div> </div> <div class='quote'> <div class='quoteDetails'> <div class="quoteText"> “So, you know that group up there in the Planetarium then?’ The pistol continued. ‘Hey they say it’s a small world.’<br /> ‘Are they alright?’ asked Semilla darting forward.<br /> ‘Yeah, they’re all fine, apart from the President he’s rather dead actually, oh and one of the lampposts I’m afraid he copped it too.’<br /> Baz’s beacon flickered with emotion. ‘Which one?’ he asked.<br /> ‘There was only one President as far as I know,’ said the pistol indifferently.” <br /> ― <span class="authorOrTitle"> A.R. Merrydew, </span> <span id=quote_book_link_29629427> <a class="authorOrTitle" href="/work/quotes/46793738">Our Blue Orange</a> </span> </div> <div class="quoteFooter"> <div class="greyText smallText left"> tags: <a href="/quotes/tag/action">action</a>, <a href="/quotes/tag/drama">drama</a>, <a href="/quotes/tag/dystopian">dystopian</a>, <a href="/quotes/tag/fantasy">fantasy</a>, <a href="/quotes/tag/fiction">fiction</a>, <a href="/quotes/tag/general">general</a>, <a href="/quotes/tag/humour">humour</a>, <a href="/quotes/tag/past">past</a>, <a href="/quotes/tag/sci-fi">sci-fi</a> </div> <div class="right"> <a class="smallText" title="View this quote" href="/quotes/11504787-so-you-know-that-group-up-there-in-the-planetarium">133 likes</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class='action'> <a class="gr-button gr-button--small" rel="nofollow" href="/user/new">Like</a> </div> </div> <div class='quote'> <div class='quoteDetails'> <div class="quoteText"> “Sir, I think you need to read this,’ he said, nervously handing over the mainframe’s dissertation of its own wellbeing.” <br /> ― <span class="authorOrTitle"> A.R. Merrydew, </span> <span id=quote_book_link_29629427> <a class="authorOrTitle" href="/work/quotes/46793738">Our Blue Orange</a> </span> </div> <div class="quoteFooter"> <div class="greyText smallText left"> tags: <a href="/quotes/tag/action">action</a>, <a href="/quotes/tag/drama">drama</a>, <a href="/quotes/tag/fiction">fiction</a>, <a href="/quotes/tag/hi-tech">hi-tech</a>, <a href="/quotes/tag/inventions">inventions</a>, <a href="/quotes/tag/love">love</a>, <a href="/quotes/tag/mystery">mystery</a>, <a href="/quotes/tag/past">past</a>, <a href="/quotes/tag/science">science</a>, <a href="/quotes/tag/twists">twists</a> </div> <div class="right"> <a class="smallText" title="View this quote" href="/quotes/11504770-sir-i-think-you-need-to-read-this-he-said">133 likes</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class='action'> <a class="gr-button gr-button--small" rel="nofollow" href="/user/new">Like</a> </div> </div> <div class='quote'> <div class='quoteDetails'> <div class="quoteText"> “He grabbed at Rupert’s earphones and gave his colleague a very serious look. ‘What do you know about share dealing?’<br />Rupert placed a finger on his chin and mulled over the question with a studious look. ‘Now you come to mention it,’ he said, ‘I know absolutely nothing.’<br />Norman grabbed his arm and began dragging his bewildered companion to the nearest lift. ‘Then we need to find out, and find out fast.” <br /> ― <span class="authorOrTitle"> A.R. Merrydew, </span> <span id=quote_book_link_29629427> <a class="authorOrTitle" href="/work/quotes/46793738">Our Blue Orange</a> </span> </div> <div class="quoteFooter"> <div class="greyText smallText left"> tags: <a href="/quotes/tag/creature">creature</a>, <a href="/quotes/tag/dystopian">dystopian</a>, <a href="/quotes/tag/fiction">fiction</a>, <a href="/quotes/tag/gripping">gripping</a>, <a href="/quotes/tag/humour">humour</a>, <a href="/quotes/tag/mystery">mystery</a>, <a href="/quotes/tag/plot-turns">plot-turns</a>, <a href="/quotes/tag/sci-fi">sci-fi</a>, <a href="/quotes/tag/unexpected">unexpected</a> </div> <div class="right"> <a class="smallText" title="View this quote" href="/quotes/11504772-he-grabbed-at-rupert-s-earphones-and-gave-his-colleague-a">131 likes</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class='action'> <a class="gr-button gr-button--small" rel="nofollow" href="/user/new">Like</a> </div> </div> <div class='quote'> <div class='quoteDetails'> <div class="quoteText"> “But sir…’<br /> ‘Don’t worry I said I’ll do it,’ snapped the President.<br /> ‘But sir there’s just one other thing.’<br /> The President held the club in his hands like a seasoned baseball star. He glanced over at the Phlegm-O-Matic resting in the legionnaire’s rusted hand. ‘What?’<br /> ‘That protocol doesn’t include you.’<br /> The President’s shoulders sank and the air left his lungs in a rush. The legionnaire turned and aimed the gun at him.” <br /> ― <span class="authorOrTitle"> A.R. Merrydew, </span> <span id=quote_book_link_29629427> <a class="authorOrTitle" href="/work/quotes/46793738">Our Blue Orange</a> </span> </div> <div class="quoteFooter"> <div class="greyText smallText left"> tags: <a href="/quotes/tag/artificial-intelligence">artificial-intelligence</a>, <a href="/quotes/tag/future">future</a>, <a href="/quotes/tag/inventions">inventions</a>, <a href="/quotes/tag/laugh-out-loud">laugh-out-loud</a>, <a href="/quotes/tag/past">past</a>, <a href="/quotes/tag/present">present</a>, <a href="/quotes/tag/science">science</a>, <a href="/quotes/tag/science-adventure">science-adventure</a>, <a href="/quotes/tag/secret">secret</a>, <a href="/quotes/tag/technology">technology</a> </div> <div class="right"> <a class="smallText" title="View this quote" href="/quotes/11504780-but-sir-don-t-worry-i-said-i-ll-do-it">128 likes</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class='action'> <a class="gr-button gr-button--small" rel="nofollow" href="/user/new">Like</a> </div> </div> <div class='quote'> <div class='quoteDetails'> <div class="quoteText"> “Semilla’s Phlegm-O-Matic promptly made an observation. ‘Wow Semilla look at that shuttle.’<br /> ‘Keep your voice down Raymond we’re in danger,’ Semilla hissed.<br /> ‘Raymond?’ Burt said incredulously.<br /> ‘I had to give him a name, didn’t I?” <br /> ― <span class="authorOrTitle"> A.R. Merrydew, </span> <span id=quote_book_link_29629427> <a class="authorOrTitle" href="/work/quotes/46793738">Our Blue Orange</a> </span> </div> <div class="quoteFooter"> <div class="greyText smallText left"> tags: <a href="/quotes/tag/colonies">colonies</a>, <a href="/quotes/tag/colony">colony</a>, <a href="/quotes/tag/creature">creature</a>, <a href="/quotes/tag/fiction">fiction</a>, <a href="/quotes/tag/gripping">gripping</a>, <a href="/quotes/tag/humour">humour</a>, <a href="/quotes/tag/mystery">mystery</a>, <a href="/quotes/tag/planets">planets</a>, <a href="/quotes/tag/sci-fi">sci-fi</a>, <a href="/quotes/tag/weapons">weapons</a> </div> <div class="right"> <a class="smallText" title="View this quote" href="/quotes/11504785-semilla-s-phlegm-o-matic-promptly-made-an-observation-wow-semilla-look-at">123 likes</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class='action'> <a class="gr-button gr-button--small" rel="nofollow" href="/user/new">Like</a> </div> </div> <div class='quote'> <div class='quoteDetails'> <div class="quoteText"> “ The weapon gave a rusty croak. ‘I don’t normally do weather reports anymore,’ the gun informed him politely.<br /> ‘Why is that?’<br /> ‘Ever since the demise of the old metropolis, there has been no control of the weather systems. Anyone who would have appreciated a weather forecast perished an awful long time ago. Besides, every time I started to inform my potential victims of the current cloud formations, or wind velocity, or barometric pressure, or potential precipitation, they simply ran away.” <br /> ― <span class="authorOrTitle"> A.R. Merrydew, </span> <span id=quote_book_link_29629427> <a class="authorOrTitle" href="/work/quotes/46793738">Our Blue Orange</a> </span> </div> <div class="quoteFooter"> <div class="greyText smallText left"> tags: <a href="/quotes/tag/fiction">fiction</a>, <a href="/quotes/tag/hi-tech">hi-tech</a>, <a href="/quotes/tag/inventions">inventions</a>, <a href="/quotes/tag/love">love</a>, <a href="/quotes/tag/mystery">mystery</a>, <a href="/quotes/tag/past">past</a>, <a href="/quotes/tag/plot-turns">plot-turns</a>, <a href="/quotes/tag/science">science</a>, <a href="/quotes/tag/twists">twists</a> </div> <div class="right"> <a class="smallText" title="View this quote" href="/quotes/11504783-the-weapon-gave-a-rusty-croak-i-don-t-normally">123 likes</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class='action'> <a class="gr-button gr-button--small" rel="nofollow" href="/user/new">Like</a> </div> </div> <div class='quote'> <div class='quoteDetails'> <div class="quoteText"> “ ‘That has to be Mr Davis,’ Semilla said with an air of complete confidence as she stared at the inferno rising above the roof tops.<br /> ‘How can you be so certain?’ Burt questioned looking slightly pensive.<br /> Semilla gave a shrug. ‘Let’s face it he’s been in the vicinity of one or two little disasters lately.” <br /> ― <span class="authorOrTitle"> A.R. Merrydew, </span> <span id=quote_book_link_29629427> <a class="authorOrTitle" href="/work/quotes/46793738">Our Blue Orange</a> </span> </div> <div class="quoteFooter"> <div class="greyText smallText left"> tags: <a href="/quotes/tag/colony">colony</a>, <a href="/quotes/tag/dystopian">dystopian</a>, <a href="/quotes/tag/fiction">fiction</a>, <a href="/quotes/tag/gripping">gripping</a>, <a href="/quotes/tag/humour">humour</a>, <a href="/quotes/tag/life-forms">life-forms</a>, <a href="/quotes/tag/mystery">mystery</a>, <a href="/quotes/tag/planets">planets</a>, <a href="/quotes/tag/sci-fi">sci-fi</a>, <a href="/quotes/tag/unexpected">unexpected</a> </div> <div class="right"> <a class="smallText" title="View this quote" href="/quotes/11504781-that-has-to-be-mr-davis-semilla-said-with">119 likes</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class='action'> <a class="gr-button gr-button--small" rel="nofollow" href="/user/new">Like</a> </div> </div> <div class='quote'> <div class='quoteDetails'> <div class="quoteText"> “Steve shook his head in amazement. ‘If that GOD person hadn’t left that case, we wouldn’t have any of this.’<br /> Thomas agreed. ‘Personally, I can’t praise him enough.’ ” <br /> ― <span class="authorOrTitle"> A.R. 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