Quotes from Ilona Andrews

I love you, and you're the measure of my wrath. Declan.

You call that evening the odds? You demolished them. Demolished. He liked that. I left you one. I noticed. I promised to share, he told her. Manners are very important in the Weird. Lying would be quite impolite.

Now was not a good time, but we didn't often get to chose the time to repay our debts.

It could be worse, he said finally. Efrenia married an arsonist. Jake's wife is a kleptomaniac. I suppose, a psychopathic spree killer isn't that odd of a choice, considering.

I can be a good dragon, when the occasion requires it.

At the door, Audrey called, Are you coming? No, just breathing hard, love. He glanced at her and was rewarded by an outraged glare, followed by, Oh, my God!

I believe I've met your grandfather, the Bloody Butcher of Odar. That's correct. I remember now. A delightful man, wonderfully dry sense of humor. Arland blinked. My grandfather has been called many names in his lifetime. Delightful was not one of them. He remembers you also. You tried to poison him. Caldenia waved her fingers. I've tried to poison everyone at one time or another. Don't take it personally.

Damn Jeremy, you need to work on your vocabulary. So many good names to call me and the best you could come up with is bitch? Give me the salamander before you hurt yourself. Suck my dick...whore!

On the other hand it was bad manners to look a gift horse in the mouth. Even if you're getting it from an overweight cracker in a fringe shirt.

Living in your dreams meant bitter disappointment when you woke up.

Some people had attack dogs. Ghastek had attack lawyers.

Diplomatic," Barabas said. "Fuck diplomatic.

Did the Order return your sense of humor as part of the severance package?

No. I don't go through your things. I just come once in a while to make sure you're in one piece. I like knowing you're safe, asleep in your bed. I haven't stolen anything...

I will kill him." "Erra's eyebrows rose. "You'd have to go through me first." I shrugged. "I have to do something for a warm-up." She laughed softly. "That's the spirit. I do think you might be my favorite niece.

Curran and I mixed about as well as glycerin and nitric acid: put us together, shake a bit, and hit the deck as we exploded.

Since I've moved here, you have shown up at my door eight times. I obey the laws, I pay my taxes, and I haven't even gotten a parking ticket in my entire time as a driver. Yet if anything at all happens in the neighborhood, you appear at my door. I bet if a meteorite fell somewhere in the subdivision, you would be here asking me if I personally launched it out of my doomsday cannon.

I was the badass Consort and he was the grim Pack's executioner. Hugging him in the hallways would be entirely inappropriate.

Oh, Gods. His eyes shone with want and predatory satisfaction. The name's William. It's a common mistake.

I raised my foot and deliberately stomped on the bridge. This is my foot. I put it down. Deal with it.

Ask a man how much a dollar is worth, and he'll tell you, 'Almost nothing.' Try to take a dollar away from him, and you'll get yourself a fight.

The stairs ended. I wished I knew the jackass who'd made the staircase so short. I'd throw him down the damn steps so he could count them with his head.

Enter my lair, said the dragon. I have shiny treasure for you to play with, I'll keep you warm and safe, and if it suits my purpose, I'll chain you to the floor and kill your client by throwing quarters at him with my magic. Been there, done that.

Doode, George said. He'd practiced all morning but still didn't get it quite right. Nope, more u , less oo . Duuude. Dude. Dude. Okay, dude. George nodded. How's it hanging? Jack asked. How am I supposed to answer that? George looked at him. I don't think Kaldar said anything about that. I guess 'good'? I don't get it. What's hanging anyway? George shook his head. Your stuff, you nimwit. His stuff... Oh. Ha! In that case, it's hanging long! Jack dissolved in giggles. Long, get it?