Airborn Quotes

This way," she said, veering toward the roof's edge. "Can you jump?"
"Oh, I can jump!"
"Then jump! ~ Kenneth Oppel

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. ~ Kenneth Oppel

You two were in a cave together?' said Miss Simpkins in horror.
'Yes,' said Kate, 'and it was very, very dark. ~ Kenneth Oppel

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

I stared at Kate in disbelief.
"I know, I know," she said, walking toward me, hands raised as if to calm a dangerous beast.
"She's not coming," I said.
"She's coming."
"She can't."
"She's coming. ~ Kenneth Oppel

And there he was. Standing not five feet away from me. It took me a second to realize, and then I was airborn and throwing myself at him. ~ Chelsea M. Cameron

I had no idea there'd be so many Sherpas aboard!" exclaimed Miss Simpkins.
"I'm not a Sherpa," Nadira said. "I'm a gypsy."
"Oh, my goodness!" said the chaperone. ~ Kenneth Oppel

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. ~ Kenneth Oppel

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. ~ Kenneth Oppel

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