Leopard Moon Quotes

“Cormac smiled at her, but it was Finn who spoke. "Can I ask you a question?"
"Sure."
He leaned forward conspiratorially. "So, if I gave you some catnip would you act all weird and stoned?"
"I don't know. If I throw a stick, will you fetch?" She smiled sweetly at Cormac's cousin.
Burke made a choking noise, covering a laugh with his hand. Finn screwed up his face, as if in disgust. "Dude. I am NOT a dog."
"And I’m not a pampered house cat.”
― Jeanette Battista, Leopard Moon

“You don't need to throw something away just because you're afraid of how it might turn out.”
― Jeanette Battista, Leopard Moon

“And since Rebecca already placed your order five minutes ago, I can only assume that this was an excuse to check out my rack. All done?”
― Jeanette Battista, Leopard Moon

“One more question." Finn had a smirk on his face. "Do you use…" "If you say litter box, I will empty that pitcher of water on your head." She thought for a second and added, "Before I slash the tires on your car." "My baby?" Kess grinned. "Kidding! I'd just key it." She turned to Burke who was smirking at the look on his brother's face. "Is he always like this?”
― Jeanette Battista, Leopard Moon

“If a wolf had an expression equivalent to dumbass, Cormac was pretty sure that’s what Burke’s look was conveying.”
― Jeanette Battista, Leopard Moon

“Oh that. Fine. Totally fine." If you count a teenager turning into a really pissed off bear that can hand me my ass fine, then yes, the family stuff was a rousing success.”
― Jeanette Battista, Leopard Moon

“Duly noted. You’ve pissed in those four corners. He’s your territory. Got it.”
― Jeanette Battista, Leopard Moon

“So you finally got her to go out with you. How'd you manage that?" Finn sounded surprised and happy, and maybe just a little bit envious. Cormac extricated himself from under his cousin's hand and walked back to the table with him. He didn't feel like joking about anything right now. He wanted to think. But banter was expected with Finn. "I hit her with a tranq dart and brainwashed her." "That's the only way you could get someone that good looking.”
― Jeanette Battista, Leopard Moon

“Kess flapped a hand to indicate the two of them and the world outside the Jeep.”
― Jeanette Battista, Leopard Moon

“But tonight wasn't all bad." There was something sly in her voice. "Really? I mean, nobody spontaneously combusted so I guess that goes in the win column, but it wasn't one for the record books." "Kissing you raises the evening's score by quite a bit." "But I haven't…" "Cormac, shut up and kiss me." "Yes, ma'am.”
― Jeanette Battista, Leopard Moon

“Finn looked like he'd been struck on the back of the head with a board, so Burke must have filled him in.”
― Jeanette Battista, Leopard Moon

“Don’t listen to asshat over there," Burke said from his corner of the couch.”
― Jeanette Battista, Leopard Moon

“I hit her with a tranq dart and brainwashed her.”
― Jeanette Battista, Leopard Moon