Quotes from Rachel Caine

Mark this well: the brave never die, for we remember.

You are strong in spite of him. Not because of him.

I'm not a wilting flower, unless that gets me extraspecial treats.

In her experience, groups of friends like that just didn't open up to include underage, undersized geeks like her. They hadn't sounded mean, they just sounded — self-confident. Something she wasn't.

People bond themselves into families and groups for protection, and strangers...strangers are always at risk.

Kisses could lie as well as words.

Better broke than dead.

Shane groaned. Yo, Drama Princess, want to tone it down a little? Somewhere, Sandra Bernhardt wants her tantrum back.

I know, not what you were expecting am I? Everybody says that. Including my own family.

Dear girls, I can let anyone get hurt because in my world, my safety and well-being come first.

Girl, we need to get you on a study program, fast. You're not going to last a week around here if you can't keep up with the pop culture references. How about Lord of the Rings? Firefly? Doctor Horrible? No? Clearly we have a lot of work to do.

Hacks didn't destroy, they just...creatively amended.

So we must acknowledge that knowledge is ever expanding, ever changing, and so we must also change with it

Bad men skulking in the darkness have always been there, and always will.

I ended your experiment. Because you're not a scientist. You're a monster. I'm not leaving any of them at your mercy.

Oh hell no. Guys don't talk about that crap." "You're serious." "Really." "What do you talk about?" Shane looked at her as if she were insane. "You know. Stuff. We're not girls. We don't talk about our feelings. I mean, not to other guys." Claire rolled her eyes and said, "Fine, be emotionally stunted losers; I don't care.

Could you maybe not admire the evil enemy quite as much, and focus on how we're going to get out of this?

The only way to stop a rebellion is to crush it with blood and fire, and to wound them so they'll never dare to raise a hand again.

The problem with ruling by fear is that eventually, when the fear fades, fury replaces it.

What kind of stupid trip is this? So far, I've been assaulted, insulted, arrested, and now I'm tied to a chair by a bunch of vampires in case they crave a little O negative at lunch. And my boyfriend is out there somewhere, dodging sunbeams. This sucks!

As he was bringing his hands up her sides, his fingers just barely brushed the outer curve of her breasts, and she gasped into his mouth. Shane immediately sat her upright, and moved to the other end of the couch. His face was flushed; his eyes were bright and no longer looked even a little bit tired. "No,'" he said, and held out his hand like a traffic cop when she tried to scoot closer. "Red flag. If you make that sound again, we are in trouble. Or I am, anyway.

Hello again, I said to death. I was resigned, if not ready.

His divine wisdom can kiss my common arse

I wonder if it was your father who made you think so little of yourself," Wolfe said, which was not at all what Jess expected. "Having met the man, I would believe it. But, Jess: don't believe what the demons whisper in the corners of your mind. We all have demons. You are not to be compared against any of the others, or against your own brother. You are yourself. And if I had not seen genius in you, I never would have kept you in the class. I don't coddle mediocrity.