Eric Kirby Quotes

Erik : I read both of your books. I liked the first one more. Before you were on the island. You liked dinosaurs back then.
Dr. Grant : Back then, they hadn't tried to eat me yet.

Dr. Grant : Did you read Malcolm's book?
Dr. Grant : So?
Erik : I don't know. It was kinda preachy. And too much Chaos. Everything Chaos. It just seemed like the guy was high on himself.
Dr. Grant : That's two things we have in common.

Dr. Grant : I have a theory that there are two kinds of boys. There are those that want to be astronomers, and those that want to be astronauts. The astronomer, or the paleontologist, gets to study these amazing things from a place of complete safety.
Erik : But then you never get to go into space.
Dr. Grant : Exactly. That's the difference between imagining and seeing: to be able to touch them. And that's... that's all that Billy wanted.

Dr. Grant : Erik, I have to tell you, I'm astonished that you've lasted eight weeks on this island.
Erik : ... Is that all it's been?

Erik : Be careful with that. T-Rex. It scares some of the smaller ones away but attracts one really big one with the fin.
Dr. Grant : This is T-Rex pee?
Dr. Grant : How'd you get it?
Erik : You don't wanna know.