Taming Demons for Beginners Quotes

“Most people couldn’t have ignored a demon sharing the library with them, but most people didn’t love books as much as I did.”
― Annette Marie, Taming Demons for Beginners

“I glared at him, unreasonably offended that he thought my blood was gross. “Serves you right for licking me.”
― Annette Marie, Taming Demons for Beginners

“He protects me in exchange for baked goods. That’s … that’s the whole contract.”
― Annette Marie, Taming Demons for Beginners

“Um, so … I can explain.” “Can you?” Darius muttered, crouched two feet away and staring at the demon whose face I was mashing into my boobs. Okay, it was a weird situation, but I didn’t have any better ideas on keeping Zylas under control for a few minutes.”
― Annette Marie, Taming Demons for Beginners

“Zylas spun on his chair to face me. “Payilas. I will not harm your allies.” I resisted an unexpected sting of tears. “Thank you, Zylas.” “If you were not so weak, you would not need any allies but me.” My sappy gratitude evaporated. “Every time you say something nice, you ruin it.” “We talked about nice.”
― Annette Marie, Taming Demons for Beginners

“On my way out, Amalia had remarked that I looked ready for a hardcore book fair.”
― Annette Marie, Taming Demons for Beginners

“Would it look bad if I hid behind Zylas? He was my demon. I was allowed to use him as a shield, right?”
― Annette Marie, Taming Demons for Beginners

“Must I keep you from all hurt?” he mused, as though there’d been no pause in our terse exchange. “Or only keep you alive?”
― Annette Marie, Taming Demons for Beginners

“Zylas?" I prompted impatiently. ”How do we find the demon?"
”Mailēshta."
”What?"
”Annoying," he translated.
”What's annoying?"
”You."
I gritted my teeth. ”Very mature, Zylas.”
― Annette Marie, Taming Demons for Beginners

“Eshathē zh'ūltis." He closed his eyes. ”Īt eshanǡ zh'ūltis."
”What does that mean?"
”You are stupid…and I am stupid.”
― Annette Marie, Taming Demons for Beginners

“His tail snapped impatiently. “If you could go in the infernus, this would be easier.”
― Annette Marie, Taming Demons for Beginners

“You healed it,” I whispered, lifting my gaze to his. “Why?” “Your blood smells as bad as it tastes.”
― Annette Marie, Taming Demons for Beginners

“With nothing exciting going on, I’d expected Zylas to drive me insane, but he’d turned out to be an extremely accomplished lounger.”
― Annette Marie, Taming Demons for Beginners

“I gritted my teeth. ”You're such a jerk."
”You are mailēshta and nailis and taridis-"
”Stop instuling me!”
― Annette Marie, Taming Demons for Beginners

“If you knowingly walk in front of an oncoming car, whose fault is it when a vehicle hits you?”
― Annette Marie, Taming Demons for Beginners

“They didn’t have peanuts!” I interrupted shrilly. “There were nuts on top.” “Pecans!” I exclaimed, my hands curling around the hem of my sweater and squeezing.”
― Annette Marie, Taming Demons for Beginners

“Payilas. I will not harm your allies.”

I resisted an unexpected sting of tears. “Thank you, Zylas.”

“If you were not so weak, you would not need any allies but me.”

My sappy gratitude evaporated. “Every time you say something nice, you ruin it.”
― Annette Marie, Taming Demons for Beginners

“Smirking, he ate a fourth cookie without comment. “You’re infuriating.”
― Annette Marie, Taming Demons for Beginners

“LET'S GET ONE THING STRAIGHT: Magic is real. Cool, right?
Wrong.”
― Annette Marie, Taming Demons for Beginners

“I’m sorry. I should’ve realized you had no chance against Tahēsh.”

“No chance? Insulting me more, payilas.” A hint of crimson glowed in his dark eyes. “I can kill anything. Any of them. I did not become Dīnen by losing. I survive because I never lose.”

“But you just lost really badly.”

“Kanish!”
― Annette Marie, Taming Demons for Beginners

“At night, Amalia insisted he return to the infernus. I was glad she’d taken that stance because I hadn’t wanted to tell Zylas that neither of us could sleep with his crimson eyes glowing in the corner.”
― Annette Marie, Taming Demons for Beginners