The Mage in Black Quotes

“I cringed at her entirely accurate summary of the kiss. "Look, it‘s not a big deal. I think it was curiosity more than anything."
"Curiosity? Like you were wondering what his tonsils tasted like?”
― Jaye Wells, The Mage in Black

“Believe it or not, there are plenty of ways to satisfy your need for blood without harming anyone."

I raised an eyebrow. "Yeah, but where's the fun in that?”
― Jaye Wells, The Mage in Black

“Wait,” he said, pulling me to a stop when I tried to march off toward my destiny. “Is there something you want to tell me?”

I looked at him, trying to think of anything I’d done recently that I needed to admit to. When nothing came to mind other than the usual, I shook my head. “Not really. Why?”
He reached out and touched my leather jacket. “Is that a bullet hole?”

Freaking great.”
― Jaye Wells, The Mage in Black

“Why is it forked?”
― Jaye Wells, The Mage in Black

“He scrambled to grab a hose and pointed it at us. A pathetic stream of water trickled out.
What are you going to do? Giguhl said. Moisten us?”
― Jaye Wells, The Mage in Black

“The what?"
"Lone Wolves." He turned to show me the back of his raggedy jacket. Sure enough, a snarling wolf face stared back at me from the leather.

"Wait a second," I said. "Isn't it supposed to be 'Lone Wolf' as in, you know, one? If there's more than one, then it kind of defeats the purpose of being 'lone', doesn't it?"

The leader squinted hard, as if trying to follow my logic and getting lost.”
― Jaye Wells, The Mage in Black

“My mouth fell open. I wasn‘t used to receiving practical advice from Giguhl. But the weird thing? He was totally right.
―When‘d you become so insightful?
He smiled wickedly. ―Lady, I piss insight.”
― Jaye Wells, The Mage in Black