Alcatraz Smedry/Quotes

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So, there I was, tied to an altar made from out-dated encyclopedias, about to get sacrificed to the dark powers by a cult of evil librarians.

—Alcatraz to the Reader[1]

When you’re about to launch yourself into the air strapped to the back of a rocket-propelled penguin, it’s that blasted responsibility that warns you that the flight might not be good for your insurance premiums.

—Alcatraz to the Reader[2]

Potatin Potato, grown and made in the fields of Potallia.

—Alcatraz in Crystallia[3]

Out of the frying pan and into the deadly pit filled with sharks wielding chainsaws with killer kittens stapled to them.

—Alcatraz to the reader[4]

This is my story—the story of a selfish, contemptible fool. The story of a coward.

—Alcatraz describing his books[5]

You could say that watching over these books is his soul responsibility now. He’ll probably enjoy the soul-itary lifestyle.

—Alcatraz joking about Kiliman’s transformation into a Curator[6]

It felt right. Serene. That, of course, meant it was time for something to explode.

—Alcatraz right before the explosion[7]

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