Quotes from Rachel Caine

You weren't picky about who got hurt. Still aren't. So don't preach at us like you're some kind of saint. You're just another sinner.

I love you, he said. It came out in a rush, as if he couldn't wait to get it out. I love you and Jesus, you scare me. Having to give you up was the hardest thing I've ever done, Claire; I can't do it again. Please tell me - please tell me that you're coming back for good. Or at least, if you leave, let me go with you. - Shane, Fall of night

Remember, losing one pint of blood's an accident. Losing two is carelessness.

Are you all right? The question surprised Jess, and it broke through his black shell enough to make him throw a look at his friend. No. I didn't think you were. Everyone wants you to be. That must be worse, that they think you should be fine.

It isn't fair, or right, but it's dreadfully human, the way we tear each other apart.

He was yelling at them all to follow. Claire didn't want to; she didn't trust them, any of them. But the boy took her hand, and said, Trust me, Claire, and she felt something inside her that had been howling in fear...go quiet.

known that we are always welcome there. He fears that London may fall victim to the Welsh advance, but we don't believe that could ever happen, of course. Surely the army will stop them. I am eager to hear all of the news of your brilliant success, Jess.

Happiness, however brief, always matters.

I won't lie, it was awful, but what was worse was slowly realizing how bad I'd been. How close I'd been to becoming . . . a thing. A senseless monster.

His divine wisdom can kiss my common arse. We blind and hobble half of the world through such ignorance, and I will not have it. Women shall study at the Serapeum as they might be inclined. Let him execute me if he wishes, but I have seen enough of minds wasted in this world. I have a daughter. My daughter will learn.

Contuvo el aliento, suspiró y sintió que su corazón se rompía de nuevo, en una forma totalmente nueva y hermosa.

Reset the board and keep playing.

There was a damp crack as the flesh and bones of the dead finally failed, and the gate slammed shut.

Women watched their allies as much as their enemies, if they wished to prevent trouble and keep their power. Especially if all of their subordinates and peers were men. Unfair, perhaps, but practical.

There's no time in a woman's life that isn't dangerous, and that's just a fact of life.

I meant it," I tell him. "Every bruise. Every cut. Get

Things happen. Things that physics and math and crap that gets measured in a lab can't explain. People aren't just laws and rules, Claire. They're... sparks. Sparks of something beautiful and huge. And some sparks glow brighter

She was also wearing vampire bunny slippers. Myrnin had given them each a pair for Christmas, since they'd all found his so hilarious, and as Eve marched toward Claire, the rabbit slippers' mouths flapped up and down, their red tongues flashing and plush teeth biting the ground.

Rich men don't look at people like us as human beings; we're pieces they move, levers they pull to get what they want.

That's convenient.

Gina's long dead, and I don't mourn her. I feel so distant that I wouldn't recognize the old me if I passed her on the street. I'm glad I've escaped a hell I had hardly even recognized when I was burning in it. Glad that I've pulled the kids out, too.

When a strong gale constantly blows, everything bends," Murasaki said. "And even the most honest make accommodations, and soon they are not honest at all.

This one is named Eve, I said. And don't check my teeth like I'm your livestock. I bite back.

She stuck out her tongue at him, and he leaned forward and -- to her horror -- licked it. Ewwww! Then don't stick it out. Shane smiled. If you're going to hang out in my room and tempt me, there's a penalty. One item of clothing per minute comes off. Perv. He pointed to himself. Male and eighteen. What's your point? You are so -- Say, you got any pleated miniskirts and knee socks? I really get off on --