The Guardian Quotes

“Holy shit!"

"Since when is shit holy?”
― Katie Klein, The Guardian

“So far you've been like...a great secret."

A teasing smile plays at his lips. "A secret, huh? Well, if you think you've spent enough time saying goodbye you can go back inside and I'll just plan to meet you in your room. Unless, you know, you're done with me."

"I'm never done with you.”
― Katie Klein, The Guardian

“You want to be converted. Trust me on this. You're a breakfast at dinner person if I ever met one. You just haven't been given the opportunity to experience the miraculous-ness.”
― Katie Klein, The Guardian

“I can't stop thinking about you," he whispers.

He moves in, closer, lips pausing inches from mine. Wraps his arms around me, pulling me into him. I let out a quick gasp of air.

"I dream about you," he murmurs, eyes grasping mine.

"You don't sleep," I choke, feeling a delirious passion coursing through my veins.

"I dream about your smile. About touching you. I dream about being with you. Like this.”
― Katie Klein, The Guardian

“I hate Ernie," I reply, still searching. "Actually, I take that back. Hatred requires passion. Ernie isn't worth an ounce of my passion.”
― Katie Klein, The Guardian

“Are Seth and I seeing each other? Is that even possible? I mean, inter-realmal dating?”
― Katie Klein, The Guardian

“I bring the petals to my nose and breathe deeply. "Where did it come from?"

Seth smiles. "A garden."

"A garden?" I repeat, raising an eyebrow.

He laughs.

"You think you're so clever," I mutter. "It must be nice, conjuring up whatever you want whenever you want it."

"It has it's perks.”
― Katie Klein, The Guardian

“It's good. I swear. Genesis loves it, and she wouldn't even eat eggs for dinner," Stu explains. As if this is the standard by which all food should be judged.”
― Katie Klein, The Guardian

“Joshua is on probation," Seth explains.

"Oh my God. A miscreant angel.”
― Katie Klein, The Guardian

“I swear to God, after the zombie apocalypse the only thing left on the planet will be cockroaches and Moose," I told Mom one night after she managed to back into a light pole at the restaurant and drive away with not even a dent in the bumper.

Mom shushed me at the time. "He'll hear you!”
― Katie Klein, The Guardian

“The guardians," Joshua begins. "We want you to join us."

I laugh quietly, not understanding. "I, um, didn't think that was possible as long as I was living."

"Not as a Guardian Guardian. As a Helper of Guardians. It's a new position. Just for you. I've been sent to talk to you since Seth refused." Joshua throws Seth a nasty look.”
― Katie Klein, The Guardian

“Watching him, it's easy to ignore Carter's miserable expression, Selena's resentment, to push Seth out of my mind completely. Because there is no way I'm going to let an indecisive angel tell me what I should and shouldn't do.”
― Katie Klein, The Guardian

“It was a smart decision. You're too good for him."

I roll my eyes. "You keep saying that. Is there something you know that I don't?" I ask.

"You," he replies, matter of fact.”
― Katie Klein, The Guardian

“On an afternoon like this, I would usually take my bike. My wrist brace, though, makes it impossible to steer, and the last thing I need is irreparable damage to an already non-functioning extremity.”
― Katie Klein, The Guardian

“Why? Look around you, Genesis. The world is full of evil. Since the beginning of time. Evil. Evil things. Evil people.”
― Katie Klein, The Guardian