Quotes from Sherrilyn Kenyon

Whoever had said that the hand rocked the cradle ruled the world must have has a Southern,born bred mother.

I don't want you skinny, Bride. I like you as you are. His breath tickled her neck as he spoke and sent heat all over her. My people have a saying. Meat is for the man, the bone is for the dog. Yeah, but you're both. And when given a choice between ribs and steak, I go for top choice every time.

I'm telling you people; its a zombie attack. Z to the Oto the M to the B to the I,E. ZOMBIE... -Bubba

Hell had many interpretations. Syn knew that better than anyone. In his life, he'd managed to live through most of the common variations and discover a multitude of new ones. Why was it every time he thought he had life tamed, the treacherous beast turned around and bit him on the ass?' (Syn)

Akri? Can I keep him? See, he good eating. Lots of fat on this one. (Simi) No, Simi. You can't keep the baby. His mother would miss him. (Acheron) But he want to go home with the Simi. He said so. (Simi) No, Simi. (Acheron) No Simi, no food. Nag, nag, nag. (Simi)

If you betray me, Leta…Kill me. Be kind and don't let me live in the shadow of your cruelty. I can't take another blow like that. I'm not that strong. (Aiden)

I don't like being here with these people and animals. I'm going to retire, but remember, courage is doing what we know is dangerous. It's risking our safety for a chance at something better. Don't let your fears shape your reality because no matter how cautious you are, someone or something always sneaks in the back door to manifest that fear. Better to face it and defeat it than to let it attack you unawares. (Maxis)

Artemis the bitch goddess. You know her. She's the one who stole your soul. (Simi) She didn't steal it. (Gallagher) Of course she did. She steals everything. (Simi)

I think that may be the first time since you hit puberty you've let a beautiful woman get away unmolested. (Cruel) Yeah, well, Lila's a ubiquitous slut. Someone should paint an X on her back and mark it 'This side down.' (Callien)

So tell me, do you want Simi to be your family? (Simi) Yes, Simi, I would like to be your family. (Gallagher) Good. You're such a smart Dark-Hunter.(Simi)

What? Was that a laugh? (Delphine) No. (Jericho) Yes, it was. I heard it. Holy cow, call Hermes to spread the news. I think I just started the end of the world…it has to be a sign of the apocalypse. (Delphine)

A questioning mind is the most cherished resource man has and the rarest.

You have the blood of warriors in your veins. The kind of men who protect what is theirs and love without restraint. I want that love and I want you. (Gabrielle) It's all yours. You're not getting much out of this deal since all I own is what I can carry in two hands. (Carlos) Great. That means I get to decorate the house the way I want. (Gabrielle)

Then you're going to stay in that net until eternity comes to pass. (Sin) Well, that's really intelligent, isn't it? What are you going to do? Put drinks on me or just use me as a conversation piece whenever friends come over? And let's not even think about what's going to happen when I need to use the restroom, shall we? I hope you have a standing order at Sofa Express. (Kat)

When the going gets tough, the tough gets napalm. -Nick

And you, my best friend on earth, my soul sister who shares Chunky Monkey scoops and beefcake e-mails at the drop of a hat, the woman who made me wear a frothy, ruffled lime-colored bridesmaid dress that added fifteen pounds to my hips, are going to spill your guts to me, aren't you? (Sunshine) No fair and the dress wasn't lime, it was mint. (Selena) It was lime-icky green and I looked like a sick pistachio. (Sunshine)

Return with your shield, or upon it.' (Julian's stepmother)

Dazed, Nick nodded, then looked to Caleb. "I'm such an effing idiot." "We knew that," he said drily. "We definitely didn't have to throw you into a coma for that little-known nugget.

It was great, wasn't it? Really exciting stuff. (Chris) Like having my teeth drilled without Novocain. (Cassandra)

Well, I have to say it's mighty nice of them Daimons to clean up after themselves when you kill them. It's much better than slaying an Arcadian. (He held his hands up to them.) Look, Ma, no mess. (Fang) Does Fang have an off switch? (Talon) (Looking a bit apologetic, Vane shook his head no.)

See what? I didn't see anything. There were no scary people there. Nothing freaky. I'm going home now and tomorrow I'm going to have the doctors check for a brain tumor. Full battery of tests. Whole nine yard. Whatever's wrong with me, we'll find it and deal with it. At this point, my vote is either tumor or space alien testing. Either one works for me. (Geary)

I don't understand you. You could have handed over the slave and been free. (Paden) Freedom bought on the back of a loved one isn't worth shit. (Devyn)

And if you eat enough of those souls, they begin to corrupt you until you become one of them. Everyone knows that. (Kat) Only if you're stupid. I'm two hundred years old and I haven't turned yet. You just have to learn to hum a lot so you don't hear their bullshit echoing in your head. (Damien)

How could you let him do this? (Shahara) I know you're not going to pin this on me, Shay. I didn't raise the embryo. You did. It's what you get for teaching him things like honor, love, courage, and loyalty. If you'd left him a scared little snot-nose, he'd still be living in your basement. (Vik)