Diamond Fire Quotes

“She grinned at me. “Aha, took you a second. Don’t worry, I only poison random strangers on Tuesdays.”

“Today is Tuesday,” Leon said.

“Oops. Well, that’s okay. You told me your name, so we’re not strangers. You should be safe.” She turned to Leon. “But I don’t know who you are. No promises.”
― Ilona Andrews, Diamond Fire

“I don’t care,” Nevada said. “I want blue lilacs.”

And I want to fly away from here, but that wouldn’t happen anytime soon, would it?

“Anyway, I have to get back to the office,” Nevada said. “Text me if anything.”

“The queen has dismissed us,” Arabella announced.

I dropped into a deep curtsy. “Your Majesty.”

“I hate you guys.”

“We hate you back,” Arabella told her.

“We hated you before the wedding.”

“Before it was cool to hate you.”

“Get out!” Nevada growled.”
― Ilona Andrews, Diamond Fire

“What is going on in your head?” “It’s a dark, lawless place, Catalina. So dark.”
― Ilona Andrews, Diamond Fire

“I’ll drown him in that damn fountain and then I’ll CPR him back and drown him again.”
― Ilona Andrews, Diamond Fire

“Just keep in mind,” Leon said, merging onto the highway, “I’m your cousin and you love me. If you attack me while I’m driving, we will both die and then he wins. Don’t let him win, Catalina.”
― Ilona Andrews, Diamond Fire

“She wants lilacs in her wedding bouquet."
"Okay . . ." Nevada had said she wanted carnations, but we could stuff some pretty pink lilacs in there. I didn’t see the problem.
"Blue," Arabella squeezed out. "She wants blue lilacs."
No and also no. "Nevada . . ."
"I had to hide in a bush of French lilacs yesterday and they were very pretty and smelled nice. The card on the tree said, ‘Wonder Blue: prolific in bloom and lush in perfume.’"
I googled French lilac, Wonder Blue. It was blue. Like in your face blue.
"Why were you hiding in a bush?"
"She was being shot at," Arabella said with a sour face.
"So you stopped to smell the lilacs while people were shooting at you?" I couldn’t even.”
― Ilona Andrews, Diamond Fire

“The Scourge of Mexico and the most terrifying Prime in Houston unhinged his manly jaws and said the only thing he could, “Yes, Mother.”
― Ilona Andrews, Diamond Fire

“I’m sorry, but I don’t have anyone else to ask. If I go to Connor, my son will hold his relatives upside down one by one and shake them until they confess."
Which would be a lot of fun to watch.”
― Ilona Andrews, Diamond Fire

“In my experience, Connor acted as if the word no meant nothing unless he was the one saying it.”
― Ilona Andrews, Diamond Fire

“Are you sure that I’ll be enough? These places can get pretty rough. You walk into a cake shop and then some gunslinger tells you, ‘You ain’t from around here, partner,’ and the next thing you know, you’re in the middle of the street, your horse is dead, the bad guy’s got your girl by her hair, and you’re down to one bullet.” “What is going on in your head?” “It’s a dark, lawless place, Catalina. So dark.”
― Ilona Andrews, Diamond Fire

“Come on, guys, don’t just stand there. Grab a spoon and let’s get busy.”

Nobody said anything or moved.

“What? How did you think this worked? That I would wiggle my nose and sniff out the poison? If only. No, you eat it and if you die, I can say, ‘Yes, it’s been poisoned.”
― Ilona Andrews, Diamond Fire

“Arabella did not need backup. Most of the time she was the backup, the field artillery, and the air support, but Nevada taught me to always have an exit strategy.”
― Ilona Andrews, Diamond Fire

“I like her,” Arrosa said. What? “How in the world did you manage to get her?” “He kidnapped me and chained me to the floor in his basement.” “What?!” “It was a misunderstanding,” Rogan said and shot me a look. Yeah, payback is a bitch. Deal with it.”
― Ilona Andrews, Diamond Fire

“You don’t have any siblings, do you?” “No.” He moved his hand, indicating the length of the house. “One bedroom for her, one for us—that leaves eight bedrooms’ worth of grandchildren, all on our shoulders.” “Great.” It wasn’t my shoulders I was worried about, but if I told him that, it would take him another ten minutes to get all of the funny innuendo out of his system. We sat for a long moment. I didn’t want to get out. “Chicken?” he asked.”
― Ilona Andrews, Diamond Fire

“I found out some things about your family which you probably should know. They’re unpleasant.” “I’ve known that for years.” “No, I meant the things I found out were unpleasant.”
― Ilona Andrews, Diamond Fire

“like her,” Arrosa said. What? “How in the world did you manage to get her?” “He kidnapped me and chained me to the floor in his basement.” “What?!” “It was a misunderstanding,” Rogan said and shot me a look. Yeah, payback is a bitch. Deal with it.”
― Ilona Andrews, Diamond Fire

“Mrs. Rogan smiled. “That’s not true. You have me. And I have nothing but time. I think we should start with fencing. I suspect there is a lot more to the way you move your sword than pure luck.”
― Ilona Andrews, Diamond Fire

“But when I saw Alessandro, I wanted to snap my wings open as far as they could go and dazzle him with everything I had, so he would be mine forever. I liked him so much, I had to let him go.”
― Ilona Andrews, Diamond Fire

“Leon was my battle buddy for this mission and he was thrilled. “Cake shop,” he said. “Yes.” Leon let out a long-suffering sigh. “Are you sure that I’ll be enough? These places can get pretty rough. You walk into a cake shop and then some gunslinger tells you, ‘You ain’t from around here, partner,’ and the next thing you know, you’re in the middle of the street, your horse is dead, the bad guy’s got your girl by her hair, and you’re down to one bullet.” “What is going on in your head?” “It’s a dark, lawless place, Catalina. So dark.”
― Ilona Andrews, Diamond Fire

“Monachopsis. It means a subtle but nagging feeling of not fitting in and knowing that you don’t belong in the place you are.”
― Ilona Andrews, Diamond Fire