Magic Dreams Quotes

“Look, he isn’t even concerned.”
I poured the tea. “He’s concerned, Mother. He just doesn’t panic, because he’s in charge and if he panics, everybody else will panic.”
“I can jog around the room pretending to scream if you would like,” Jim offered.”
― Ilona Andrews, Magic Dreams

“A rolled-up newspaper landed on my head and then on Jim’s. “None of that in my house!”
Oh my gods. The alpha of Clan Cat just got smacked with a rolled-up newspaper. “Mom!”
She pointed at me with the newspaper. “Do not shame me.”
I clamped my mouth shut. When she pulled out the shame card, it was all over.”
― Ilona Andrews, Magic Dreams

“Butterflies were small and light, and very magic sensitive. For some reason I made them feel safe and they gravitated to me like iron shavings to a magnet. They ruined my ferocious badass image, but you'd have to be a complete beast to swat butterflies.”
― Ilona Andrews, Magic Dreams

“Four shapeshifters are missing, the office smells like blood, you see some weird woman in a transparent gown who clearly shouldn't be in the building, and you run after her?"
"It's my job to run after her."
"Without backup?"
"I am the backup.”
― Ilona Andrews, Magic Dreams

“You want me to go back into that house protected by a magic sticky note?”
“Don’t even start,” I told him. “It’s working. If it weren’t working, you couldn’t drag me into that place.”
“What did you write on here? ‘Don’t die’?”
No, I wrote, ‘Don’t be an a-hole!” I headed for the house.
“On yours or mine?”
“On yours”
“Well, in that case, your magic isn’t working. I’m still an asshole.”
― Ilona Andrews, Magic Dreams

“People looked at me, shocked.
I gave them a nice big smile. That's right, look what big teeth I have. I knew I was a vegetarian, but aside from Jim and a few friends, nobody else did. Besides, just because I didn't eat meat, didn't mean I wouldn't bite.”
― Ilona Andrews, Magic Dreams

“Oh my gods. The alpha of Clan Cat just got smacked with a rolled-up newspaper.
"Mom!”
― Ilona Andrews, Magic Dreams

“He came for me again. He could barely move, but he dragged himself up and threw himself at an enraged demon for my sake. It was enough to make a girl cry.”
― Ilona Andrews, Magic Dreams

“What‟s that?”
“That‟s a steak for me and mushroom pasta for you. The pasta is made with tofu and palm oil
instead of eggs. I cooked it myself. My steak is wrapped in several layers of foil. It‟s not
touching the container with your food, so no worries.”
― Ilona Andrews, Magic Dreams

“No offense, right. “No offense” stood for “I’m going to insult you, but you can’t be mad at me.”
― Ilona Andrews, Magic Dreams

“It just goes to show that no matter how great a nail you give humanity, we’ll manage to hammer it into the ground crooked. We suck. It’s the nature of our species.”
― Ilona Andrews, Magic Dreams

“And the petals?” “Chrysanthemums.” I smiled and rested my cheek on his shoulder. “The punishment curse written into the contract. They produce pyrethrum oil. It’s deadly to insects and arachnids: It attacks their central nervous system, drives them mad, and then kills them.” We looked at the yellow mess on the side of the house. “My mother is going to kill me,” I said.”
― Ilona Andrews, Magic Dreams

“His eyes told me he understood. This could be the last time we spoke to each other. “I’m sorry about our fight.” “I forgive you,” I told him, and sliced through the first line. The keris severed it in one short cut. It blinked and vanished. “You just don’t understand what it’s like not to be pretty. It’s because you’ve always been hot.” He coughed. “Hot?” “Mhm.” “Have you ever looked at me?” “I have. I look at you all the time, Jim.” I severed the second line. It disappeared. A shudder ran through Jim’s body. His legs trembled. “About Indonesian,” Jim said. “I learned it so I could talk to you.”
― Ilona Andrews, Magic Dreams

“THE MORNING CAME way too slow. Jim had almost dozed off four times and I ended up moving next to him, with my bucket. At some point he asked me if my girly emotional outbursts were over, and I swore at him for a while in Indonesian. And then he ruined it by asking me what some of the words meant, and of course I had to teach him how to pronounce them properly.”
― Ilona Andrews, Magic Dreams

“The only thing you’re proving is that the smartest woman I know has zero common sense. You have powerful magic, you’re smart, you’re competent, but none of that matters. I have a dozen Nadenes, I only have one you. What good would Nadene do me right now?”
― Ilona Andrews, Magic Dreams

“What, now I had to spell it out? Talk about humiliating. “My mother tried to describe me in a glowing light: She went through all my virtues.” “I’ve got that,” he said. “Especially the part about obedient and respectful . . .” “Never mind that. She went through the whole list. If I could do origami, she would’ve mentioned it, too.” “Okay, and?” “Did she tell you I was pretty?” He gave me a blank look. “Did the word pretty come out of her mouth? At all?” “No,” Jim said.”
― Ilona Andrews, Magic Dreams

“Aha. And how do you plan on determining if they’ve brought a garden snail or a golden one?” “I’ll spray somebody’s magic blood around until the snail lights up.” “Good plan.” I dipped my ladle into the bucket and tossed the water at him. He recoiled. “What the hell?” “You’re delirious from lack of sleep.” “Dali!”
― Ilona Andrews, Magic Dreams

“He snarled. I showed him my teeth. A rolled-up newspaper landed on my head and then on Jim’s. “None of that in my house!” Oh my gods. The alpha of Clan Cat just got smacked with a rolled-up newspaper. “Mom!”
― Ilona Andrews, Magic Dreams

“I can jog around the room pretending to scream if you would like,” Jim offered. My mother raised an eyebrow. “You’re working so hard to dig your own grave, you might work yourself to death. Simmer down.” Jim drew back as if she’d smacked his hand with a ruler. “We have to sever the connection between you and whoever is doing this,” I said before they started slapping each other.”
― Ilona Andrews, Magic Dreams

“My mother made a short cutting motion with her hand. “No!” “Yes. We need to buy the snail.” My mother drew herself to her full height. I stood up and did the same. “No, and that’s final.” “You can’t keep me from doing it.” “I am your mother!” Jim opened his mouth. “Mengapa?” Oh my gods. He spoke Indonesian. My mother’s eyes went wide and for a second she looked like a furious cat. “He speaks Indonesian!” “I know!” “Why didn’t you tell me he speaks Indonesian? This is a thing I need to know!” I waved my arms. “I didn’t know!”
― Ilona Andrews, Magic Dreams

“It took me more than an hour to drive over there through the crumbling city, and the entire time I watched Jim out of the corner of my eye. I punched him in the arm a few times to make sure he stayed awake. After the first eight times he told me to quit it.”
― Ilona Andrews, Magic Dreams

“Jim pondered the little piece of paper. “You want me to go back into that house protected by a magic sticky note?” “Don’t even start,” I told him. “It’s working. If it weren’t working, you couldn’t drag me into that place.” “What did you write on here? ‘Don’t die’?” “No, I wrote, ‘Don’t be an a-hole!’” I headed for the house. “On yours or mine?” “On yours.” “Well, in that case, your magic isn’t working. I’m still an asshole.”
― Ilona Andrews, Magic Dreams

“Kasen sighed. “I’m trying to make a point here. I’ve been watching this race for six years now and I’ve never seen anyone crash as much as you. You’re my number-one customer. You can barely see, Dali, and you take stupid chances. No offense.” No offense, right. “No offense” stood for “I’m going to insult you, but you can’t be mad at me.” I bared my teeth at him. When it came down to it, he was a rat and I was a tiger.”
― Ilona Andrews, Magic Dreams

“Despite the hour, customers already flooded the market, men, women, and children of every color and race looking for the magic cure to their problems. They were what allowed the poachers to exist. They’d stop poaching if people stopped buying.”
― Ilona Andrews, Magic Dreams