Blood Magic Quotes

“Marriage and especially the ceremony which announces it, the wedding... That is how we say to the world, 'These two are now a family, and with this joining our families are joined, too. And you had damned well better respect that.”
― Eileen Wilks, Blood Magic

“Uh - do you want to do it outside?
"Frequently. Oh, you meant the wedding. That, too.”
― Eileen Wilks, Blood Magic

“Living is very serious, very real. It is also always a game. If we are wise, it is very real, very terrible, and very lovely, and a good deal of fun.”
― Eileen Wilks, Blood Magic

“My feelings were hurt. Once I started I couldn't seem to let it go.
Be strange if the person who matters most in the whole world couldn't hurt your feelings, wouldn't it?”
― Eileen Wilks, Blood Magic

“Guilt always makes the other feelings worse.”
― Eileen Wilks, Blood Magic

“Living does not undo life. Death does not, either. Life and death are not either-or.”
― Eileen Wilks, Blood Magic

“So selfless she was, willing to give up a little sleep for a man who was clearly
determined to make sure it would be no sacrifice. How did a woman give to a man who was so determined to give to her?”
― Eileen Wilks, Blood Magic

“What was romance but a lovely bit of play between man and woman?”
― Eileen Wilks, Blood Magic

“Understanding did not always wipe away pain, but it helped, surely?....

...and if understanding did not eliminate troubles it eased the sense of betrayal- Li Lei”
― Eileen Wilks, Blood Magic

“SAN Diego slid from July into August like a baker slides a fresh sheet of cookies into the oven—quick and smooth, with the new panful of days set to cook up crisp.”
― Eileen Wilks, Blood Magic