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“My mom always said there was nothing wrong with this country that couldn’t be fixed by turning half the churches into libraries.”
― Susan Sey, Taste for Trouble

“You’re pretty smart for a Fed.”
“I missed a bunch of questions on the entrance exam on purpose so that I could
get into the agency,”
― Diana Rowland, Mark of the Demon

“Some people are like Slinkies. They aren't really good for anything, but they still bring a smile to my face when I push them down a flight of stairs.”
― Patricia Briggs, Iron Kissed

“MS. THOMPSON, it said in heavy block letters, PLEASE KEEP YOUR FELINE OFF MY PROPERTY. IF I SEE IT AGAIN, I WILL EAT IT.”
― Patricia Briggs, Moon Called

“I'm counting to ten in my head."
"Is it helping?"
"No."
"It doesn't help me with you either. I used to life weights to alleviate frustration, but someone blowtorched my weight bench. How did you do it, by the way?"
"I could tell you but then I'd have to kill you.”
― Ilona Andrews, Magic Bleeds

“Ryan stared at me as I pulled my phone out to see who was calling at this late
hour. “You have the Fraggle Rock theme song as your ring tone,” he said, with a
bemused look on his face. “You are so weird.”
― Diana Rowland, Mark of the Demon

“You slept with Curran and you didn’t tell me? I’m your best friend.”
“It didn’t come up.”
“How disappointing for you.”
Ha-ha. “That’s not what I meant.”
― Ilona Andrews, Magic Bleeds

“Kate's Speciality: Killing things, with much bloodshed. Talking trash, infuriating authority. Driving Beast Lord crazy.”
― Ilona Andrews

“The phone rang. I picked it up. "Kate Daniels"

"It's me," Curran said. "I—"

I hung up.”
― Ilona Andrews, Magic Bleeds

“Tiny gold sparks flared in his irises. "You're in my rooms in my bathtub naked and you're still mouthing off."
Did he expect anything different? "Hey, I didn't kick or punch you in the throat. I consider this progress. And you haven't choked me again, which is some sort of record for you...”
― Ilona Andrews, Magic Bleeds

“Kate Daniels, deadly swordmaster. Fear my twitching pinkie.”
― Ilona Andrews, Magic Bleeds

“I paused with the pen in my hand. "He burst into flames?"
"He became engulfed in fire."
"Was his buddy made out of orange rocks and at any point yell, 'It's clobbering time'?”
― Ilona Andrews, Magic Bleeds

“I know you'll tell me to fuck off, but I think Curran loves you. Truly loves you. And I think you love him, Kate. That's rare. Think about it--if he really stood you up, why would he be so pissed off about the whole thing? You both can be assholes of the first order, so don't let the two of you throw it away. If you're going to walk away from it, at least walk away knowing the whole picture."

"You're right. Fuck off. I don't need him," I told her.”
― Ilona Andrews, Magic Bleeds

“Next to me, Saiman smiled.
"We all want what we can't have, Kate. I want you, you want love, and he wants to break my neck.”
― Ilona Andrews, Magic Bleeds

“It was all the choices you made in your life that determined who you were, not some abstract notion you made up in your mind, with motivations and feelings filtering out the ugly.”
― Donna Augustine, The Wilds

“Some of the world’s greatest atrocities could’ve been stopped if people hadn’t just stood around watching.”
― Donna Augustine, The Wilds

“even bullshit usually had a thread of truth running through it.”
― Donna Augustine, The Wilds

“Time was funny like that. If you didn’t keep track of it, make the most of every moment, it could run away from you.”
― Donna Augustine, The Hunt