Quotes from Kim Harrison

Hello-o-o-o-o, Nick," I said, hitting thek hard. "You're the world's biggest jerk for what you did to Jax. You ever show your scrawny face in Cincinnati again, and I'm going to shove a broomstick up your ass and set it on fire. You got that?

Elves apparently had a short childhood. Not like witches, who seemed to take forever to grow up, according to Jenks.

She's not much of a team player, more of a team yeller.

In a few hours, I'm going to be banished to the surface, my belongings raffled off as novelty items and my living space given to someone else—my reputation destroyed. I'd rather have your head than your soul at this point in my illustrious career." - Al

Apparently their numerous tattoos gave them protection against the cold as they had no coats.

I would have sworn fairies were too big to fit into a frog's mouth.

You!" she said, stepping forward with a vehement expression and her finger pointed. Heart pounding, I pressed into Al. Funny how he seemed so much safer now. (Newt, Rachel and Al)

Edden called the church first," she said by way of greeting, her thin eyebrows high as she spotted Ford's arm linked in mine. "Hi, Ford." The man reddened at the lilt she'd put in her last words, but I wouldn't let him take his arm back. I liked being needed. "He's having trouble with the background emotion," I said. "And he'd rather be abused by yours?" Nice. (Ivy, Rachel and Ford)

You have the right to remain silent, but I doubt you will. You have the right to an attorney, which I imagine Quen will be calling soon. If you can't afford one, hell has frozen over and I'm the princess of Oz, but in that case, one will be appointed to you. You understand your rights that the entire congregation of Cincy's finest has heard me recite?

Will your dad freak if I kiss you good-bye?" he asked.

Jenks shook his head. Rache, I really feel bad for her, but Ivy's right. She can't stay here. She needs professional help. Really? I said belligerently, feeling myself warm. I haven't heard of any group therapy sessions for retired demon familiars, have you?

I took a breath, seeing from across the room the rain on his eyelashes. A sudden need to brush them free filled me. I could almost feel the dampness of the rain on my fingers, how soft it would feel.

Al brought his attention back down from the ceiling. "You really don't want to have sex with him? Why? What's wrong with him?

Witches married outside their species all the time, especially before the Turn. There were perfectly acceptable options: adoption, artificial insemination, borrowing your best friend's boyfriend for a night. Issues of what was morally right and wrong tended not to matter when you found yourself in love with a man you couldn't tell you weren't human. It sort of went with the whole hiding-among-humans-for-the-last-five-thousand-years thing.

Together we made our way from the service entrances in back to the front, Jenks shedding clothes and handing them to me to stuff in my bag every few yards. It was terribly distracting, but I managed to avoid running into the Dumpsters and recycling bins.

Okay, I like him," I admitted. "But it takes more than a nice body, Jenks. Jeez, I do have a little depth. You've got a great body, and you don't see me trying to get into your Fruit of the Looms.

I'm telling you, Ivy, this is the best thing to happen to her since that boy band she liked got run over by a pack of migrating deer. Look how relaxed she is. Better than a spa day.

You're big enough to bite now, mosquito, so shut up.

Glenn... I wasn't expecting this. He's not after my blood, and we like the same stuff. From the rearview mirror, Jenks snickered. Guns, violence, crime scene photos, leather, sex, and women. Yeah, I can see that. (Ivy and Jenks)

Just because I don't wear my heart on my sleeve—" "You don't even wear your heart in your chest

I opine you wouldn't know help if it smacked you in the face. Stubborn, bullheaded, wild fey thing of a woman. - Pierce

Ku'Sox was indeed a demon. In. The. Sun. I needed answers, but I wanted them from Al, not…Cute Socks here.

In a smooth, unhurried motion, Jenks reached out and slapped him. "Seems to me you should pull the brains out of your ass.

Ivy and I will deal with the uncomfortable situation like we always have…by ignoring it. It was something we were both good at.