Devil's Paw Quotes

“Well, the Taco Bell burrito scale of immense magnitude returned an 'r' factor of point eight six. Then when I applied the nose-picking coefficient, I discovered a multivariate numeration of nine dot oh sixteen on the Richter scale.”
― Debra Dunbar, Devil's Paw

“Family. I thought of Dar and Leethu, of all the demons I had a strange affection for. I thought of Wyatt, of Amber and Nyalla, of Michelle and Candy. And I thought of that darned angel. They were all my family; mine.”
― Debra Dunbar, Devil's Paw

“I think you underestimate the appeal of blowing shit up.”
― Debra Dunbar, Devil's Paw

“I got up and dusted myself off. Gregory’s eyes were intense as they watched me. I felt the pull of attraction, the increased heat of the power he leaked. My eyes rose to meet his,”
― Debra Dunbar, Devil's Paw

“Oddly, the scars were just as beautiful as the wings. They revealed history, told a story. I opened my eyes and trailed my fingers along the feathers as I reached for the lilac pinafore. Everything in the background faded away. The store, the humans in their stupor, the cowering gate guardian — it all vanished from my awareness. All I knew was the feel of his wings. I wanted to rub my face against them, breathe in their sweet scent, wrap them around me…”
― Debra Dunbar, Devil's Paw

“I’m the Iblis. There’s a sword, and it’s magical, and I can locate demons.” It was total bullshit, but I’m not good at making stuff up on the fly.”
― Debra Dunbar, Devil's Paw

“The best revenge is to live well, and rub their noses in it when you’re old and powerful.”
― Debra Dunbar, Devil's Paw

“I think you underestimate the appeal of blowing things up.”
― Debra Dunbar, Devil's Paw

“Well, yeah. How could I help but lick him? I licked an angel’s wing. I licked my angel’s wing. And, oh, it tasted so wonderful.”
― Debra Dunbar, Devil's Paw

“I wanted to show Wyatt I wasn’t as bad as he thought, that I had somehow developed the ability to show compassion. I thought I’d done a good deed in freeing Nyalla, but maybe I hadn’t. This was like when good–hearted people set laboratory animals loose in the wild, only to see them torn to shreds within minutes, or slowly starve over weeks because no one arrived with their food pellets. I turned and looked at Wyatt,”
― Debra Dunbar, Devil's Paw