Magic Steals Quotes

“What's the deal with you?" Jim asked.
"Nothing."
"I have three sisters," Jim reminded me. "I know what nothing means.”
― Ilona Andrews, Magic Steals

“Sit on him? What kind of battle strategy is that?”
― Ilona Andrews, Magic Steals

“My mother stared at the ceiling. “Did you hear that?” “Hear what?” I asked, my eyes wide. I would kill Jim. He could sit completely motionless for hours when on stakeouts. I’d seen him do it. He had to be dropping things on purpose. Thud! “That!” My mother turned predatory like a raptor. “What was that?” Lie, think of something quick, lie, lie . . . “I’ve got a cat.” “What kind of a cat?” My mother’s eyes narrowed. “A big one.” “I”
― Ilona Andrews, Magic Steals

“At first he didn't want to tell us, and then Jim asked him if he was left- or right-handed. The bodyguard asked why and Jim told him that he would break the other arm first, because he wasn't a complete bastard.”
― Ilona Andrews, Magic Steals

“True beauty is in how that person makes you feel. When a man truly loves you, the longer you are together, the more beautiful you will be to him. When he looks at you and you look at him, you won’t just see the surface. You will see everything you shared, everything you’ve been through, and every happy moment you hope for.” Her”
― Ilona Andrews, Magic Steals

“I have three sisters,” Jim reminded me. “I know what nothing means.” “What does it mean, Mr. Female Expert?” “It means you’re upset about something, it’s been bothering you, but you don’t want to bring it up because you’re not sure you’re up for the conversation that might follow. Sometimes it also means I am supposed to magically guess why you are upset.”
― Ilona Andrews, Magic Steals

“Jim landed next to me, leaned over, and gently licked my bloody face with his jaguar tongue. I whined and rolled my big head against him. He kissed me again, cleaning my cuts, his touch gentle and tender. I love you, too, Jim. I love you so much. Guess what? We won. It was worth it.”
― Ilona Andrews, Magic Steals

“If you cut it right away, all the juices will run out and you’ll get a dry piece of meat.” “Ew.” I waved my spatula. “Please keep your carnivore details to yourself . . .”
― Ilona Andrews, Magic Steals

“For example, let’s say I am targeting a person whose left leg has been amputated. I could curse that doorway so any creature missing a leg would get gonorrhea.” Jim raised his hand. “Wait. Can you actually do that?” I waved my hands at him. “That’s not the point.” “No, that’s the kind of information I need to know.” “Okay, probably I could.” Jim’s expression went blank. “Remind me not to piss you off.”
― Ilona Andrews, Magic Steals

“My heart sank. “Does this mean that if I expect caring boyfriend Jim, you’ll give me that?” “No,” he said. “You just get me the way I am, which means you’re screwed. I’m mostly an asshole.” I put my hand on the door handle of Eleventh Planet. “Can you do a comic geek?” “What will I get if I do it?” “What do you want?” “Make me dinner tonight,” he said.”
― Ilona Andrews, Magic Steals

“Jim sat in the seat next to me. It was the strangest thing. His face was relaxed, his pose lazy. Jim had only two modes: menacing and waiting to menace.”
― Ilona Andrews, Magic Steals

“Is it because we are planning on having sex before the wedding?” “No. My mother is from Indonesia, but she’s been in the United States for a long time.” Not to mention that she would be so overjoyed that I was having sex in the first place, she would probably call all of our relatives and tell them about it. They’d throw a party to celebrate.”
― Ilona Andrews, Magic Steals

“Never mind,” I whispered back at him. “You did that on purpose.” “Did what?” “Dropped things. Are you a jaguar or an elephant?”
― Ilona Andrews, Magic Steals

“Kill me, please. “He is a nice cat. He’s not like that.” “It’s instinct, Dali. Before you know it, you’ll be running a feline whorehouse.” “Mother!”
― Ilona Andrews, Magic Steals

“Repeated exposure to fear-inducing stimuli creates familiarity, which in turn greatly reduces anxiety.”
― Ilona Andrews, Magic Steals

“If you like him, I like him. If you hate him, I hate him. But I think he loves you and that’s all any mother could hope for.”
― Ilona Andrews, Magic Steals