Quotes from Ilona Andrews

Good morning, Ms. Daniels. I'm calling to inform you that Julie has left our premises." Not again. Curran's arms closed around me and he hugged me to him. I leaned back against him. "How?" "She mailed herself.

There was tartle, a Scottish word for the panicked pause you experience when you have to introduce someone, but you don't remember their name. There was backpafeifengesicht, a German term for a face you'd love to punch. There was gigil, a Filipino word for the urge to squeeze an item because it is unbearably cute.

People lie for many reasons: to save themselves, to get out of trouble, to avoid hurting someone's feelings. Manipulators lie to get what they want. Narcissists lie to make themselves seem grand to others and themselves. Recovering alcoholics lie to safeguard their tattered reputation. And those who love us most lie to us most of all, because life is a bumpy ride and they want to smooth it out as much as possible.

I suggest you give up now. According to my research, in a vampire-werewolf love triangle, the vampire always gets the girl.

In my experience, the ex-military guys came in two types. The first grew long hair, sprouted beards, and indulged in all the things they hadn't been able do while they'd been in the armed forces. The second did their best to pretend they never got out.

I had come here intending to declare a possible war and instead ended up planning a dinner date with my father at Applebee's.

What happened? You fell. Really? What did I fall into? My fist. That explains the headache.

You were right," she said softly. "I never could've killed them all by myself." "What did you say?" "I said you were right . . ." He gave her a dazzling grin. "One more time, my lady?" "You were right," she told him with a tired smile. "I don't think I'll ever get tired of hearing that.

Honey, we can fill this place with what we know and you don't.

Ghastek, why haven't you married?" I asked. He gave me a thin-lipped smile. "Because if I were to get married, I would want to have a family. To me, marriage means children." "So what's the problem? Shooting blanks?" Desandra asked. Kill me.

Bring the ex-Consort to me." "Curran!" I backed away from the railing. "Curran, help!" Laughter exploded in the bedroom. Bastard. •

And men my prophet wail deride!

The universe shrank to Curran and his pain. I had to break him free. Nothing else mattered.

If he ever frosted his hair blue, he'd look like a gas burner.

You belong to someone else. Yes.

We have to stop anyway. I don't want you to regret this later. And I don't want your head to explode." "Really? You're so good that my head would explode?" It took him a moment. His expression changed from intense to speculative. "It's a possibility. I'm not a doctor, but Doolittle says it could happen." "That's a lot of expectation to live up to." "I exceed expectations." So modest, too.

Sometimes, when you crave certain feelings, you'll trick yourself into thinking the other person is something other than what he apears.

He snarled. I showed him my teeth. A rolled-up newspaper landed on my head and then on Jim's. "None of that in my house!" Oh my gods. The alpha of Clan Cat just got smacked with a rolled-up newspaper.

People around me died, usually in horrible and bloody ways.

Do you know what separates adults from children? Self-discipline. We don't want to go to work, we don't want to do our chores, and we don't want to make unpleasant decisions, but we do all those things because we're aware of the consequences which will follow if we don't.

Kate& Derek "No, Kate, you don't understand. He vanished. He was there one moment and then he was gone." I couldn't resist. "Like a ninja. In a puff of smoke.

I know people who will gently persuade you to be forthcoming.

You don't cause problems. An unpiloted vampire causes problems. You cause catastrophes.

Do you know the runes on your sword are nonsense?" "Yes, but they look mysterious.