The Ex Hex Quotes

“Would've been worth it," Rhys said, and then his smile faded even as the look in his eye grew warmer. "I was mad about you, Vivienne," he said softly.
Sincerely.
"Utterly mad.”
― Erin Sterling, The Ex Hex

“You almost ran your ex-boyfriend over with a car, and then left him lying in the literal dirt on the side of the road. It is such a big deal, you absolute queen.”
― erin sterling, The Ex Hex

“Never mix vodka and witchcraft”
― Erin Sterling, The Ex Hex

“the best cure for anything was candles and a bath,”
― Erin Sterling, The Ex Hex

“There's no really good timing for this kind of thing, is there? Finding your person? It just kind of happens when it happens. Or so they say.”
― Erin Sterling, The Ex Hex

“Have you brought me out here to murder me?" he called. "Because that probably would solve your problems, but I have to say, I object on both moral and personal grounds.”
― Erin Sterling, The Ex Hex

“The Full Potter," he repeated. "Not finding out you're a witch until you're older, not growing up with it. 'Yer a witch, Vivi,' the sort of thing.”
― Erin Sterling, The Ex Hex

“May I kiss you? and she’d said, Now? and he’d smiled that slow smile and said, Now is preferable, but I’m open to whatever your schedule allows, and how was any woman supposed to resist that?”
― Erin Sterling, The Ex Hex

“But when he drove down the mountain and knocked on Elaine's door, she was the only one there.
Well, her and the cat.
As soon as Elaine opened the door, the furry little bastard looked up at Rhys and very succinctly said, 'Dickbag.”
― Erin Sterling, The Ex Hex

“I like how my job is the only one with any real threat of danger,” Gwyn said, but off Vivi’s look, she lifted her hands in defeat. “Okay, okay, Operation Soothe the Muggles, I’m on it.”
― Erin Sterling, The Ex Hex

“Seriously, dude, don’t care whose dad you are or how fancy a witch you are, keep talking shit about my cat, and I will personally kick you down this mountain.”
― Erin Sterling, The Ex Hex

“What Rhys knew was that kissing her had felt like waking up. Like he’d been drifting sleepily through everything for the past nine years until he tasted her mouth again and remembered what actually being alive felt like. Better than any magic, Vivienne’s kiss.”
― Erin Sterling, The Ex Hex

“Gorgeous blue skies, rolling green hills, the kind of day that made one want to take up painting or maybe develop some kind of poetry habit.”
― Erin Sterling, The Ex Hex

“I am mad about you, Vivienne Jones. Again. Or maybe I should say still, because I'm gonna be real honest with you here, cariad. I don't think it ever went away.”
― Erin Sterling, The Ex Hex

“And he would always break her heart. He wouldn't mean to, he definitely wouldn't want to, but he would.”
― Erin Sterling, The Ex Hex

“Finally, fucking finally mine.”
― Erin Sterling, The Ex Hex

“She'd smiled at him, and it had been ...
Instant. Irrevocable.
A fucking disaster.”
― Erin Sterling, The Ex Hex

“So really, it was no wonder that her lecture on the function of the feudal system consisted of exactly two bullet points, one of which just said, "PEASANTS??”
― Erin Sterling, The Ex Hex

“Goddess, we beseech you that this man shall never again darken Vivi’s door nor her vagina.”
― Erin Sterling, The Ex Hex

“And then Gwyn closed her eyes, held her hands out and said, “Goddess, we beseech you that this man shall never again darken Vivi’s door nor her vagina.” Vivi nearly choked on her drink, giggling even as the alcohol seared her sinuses, and flopped down on the opposite side of the circle from Gwyn. “Goddess,” Vivi said, taking another sip, “we beseech you that he never again use his dimples for evil against unsuspecting maidens.” “Nice one,” Gwyn said before adding, “Goddess, we beseech you to make sure his hair never does that thing again. You know the thing we mean.” “She totally does.” Vivi nodded. “Goddess, we beseech you to make him the sort of man who will forever think the clitoris is exactly one-third of an inch away from where it actually is.” “Diabolical, Vivi. Truly dark magic.”
― Erin Sterling, The Ex Hex

“What Rhys knew was that kissing her had felt like waking up.”
― Erin Sterling, The Ex Hex

“Stepping back, Vivi looked into those blue eyes. Rhys might have been The Fool, but maybe she was, too, because she realized that the image, a person walking merrily off a cliff, wasn’t necessarily about being reckless. It was about taking a leap and trusting something—someone—would catch you.”
― Erin Sterling, The Ex Hex

“TreatstreatstreatsTREATSTREATSTREATS!” “I changed my mind,” Gwyn said, scrambling to give Purrcival more treats. “Talking cats are bad. I see that now.”
― Erin Sterling, The Ex Hex

“The night had gotten darker now, the sky more indigo than lavender, and the moon rose over the hills, bright and cold and white. The perfect night for witching.”
― Erin Sterling, The Ex Hex

“Didn't a man get to be epically romantic in a magic cave?”
― Erin Sterling, The Ex Hex

“She was just a silhouette, a dark figure against even more darkness, but even if he hadn't heard her voice, he would've recognized her, would've known that shape anywhere.”
― Erin Sterling, The Ex Hex

“Another one of Aunt Elaine's lessons—the best cure for anything was candles and a bath.”
― Erin Sterling, The Ex Hex

“Had he always found polka dots so instantly, intensely erotic?”
― Erin Sterling, The Ex Hex

“Purrcival licked his chops and headbutted her hand. “Treatstreatstreats,” he began again. “I think maybe that’s all he can say?” Vivi offered. “TreatstreatstreatsTREATSTREATSTREATS!” “I changed my mind,” Gwyn said, scrambling to give Purrcival more treats. “Talking cats are bad. I see that now.”
― Erin Sterling, The Ex Hex

“It’s like being in a souvenir postcard,” Rhys said. “‘Greetings from Halloweentown.”
― Erin Sterling, The Ex Hex