43 Quotes by James A. Owen

All stories are true. But some of them never happened.

Jack," said Charles, "he's making up words again.""Yes," Jack replied, "but he's getting better at it, don't you think?

If I can't joke about imminent death, then I might as well just resign.

said Jack matter-of-factly. "I'm a man. We're made to think more quickly." ...Aven swung her fist and clocked Jack square on the chin, knocking him backward into the balloon, which was still under repair....Aven rubbed her knuckles and looked at the others. "Sorry about that. I might have stopped myself from hitting him, but I didn't think of it quickly enough.

Just because I'm a murdering, thieving, cowardly, traitorous sort doesn't mean I can't do my job properly.

I'm a conundrum. Or an enigma. I forget which.

Bad things can happen, and often do--but they only take up a few pages of your story; and anyone can survive a few pages.

That's the thing about time travel — you're always moving forward, even when you go back.

I know,” said Peter. “Perhaps better than anyone. But you can’t stay a child forever. To choose to speak into Echo’s Well is to choose illusion. To choose to avoid the responsibilities of being an adult. The real trick—the real choice—is to keep the best of the child you were, without forgetting when you grow up.“It is the best of both worlds, Jack. Being a child is to believe in magic everywhere…“…but even Peter Pan had to grow up one day.