Quotes from Ilona Andrews

Thank you," I said to Linus. "Of course. This is what I'm here for. It's my function as your witness." He grinned again. "Besides, things around you have a way of turning interesting. I do hate to be bored.

Thomas Hobbes called. He wants his thesis back.

His voice matched him, deep and slightly raspy. If dragons existed and could talk, they would sound just like him.

Friendships built on lies never lasted.

That's what marriage was, at the core—the exclusive right to spend as much time with someone you loved as they were willing to give.

Get up, dear. We do not let our enemies win. We claw their hearts out and devour them.

I dipped my head so I could look into his eyes. The monster at my table looked ready to cry. I'd managed to make a teenager depressed. Maybe I could shoot some fish in a barrel for an encore.

He wants to see you. He says it's an emergency. Hurry up before Mom shoots him.

Grandma shrugged. "Framed. A man that pretty can't be a murderer." Mother stared at her. "Penelope, I'm seventy-two years old. You let me enjoy my fantasy.

Our relationship had been doomed form the start, because it was based on grief, and unlike love, grief eventually passed.

He smiled at me, turning into the old Sean Evans. The transformation was so sudden, I blinked to make sure I didn't imagine it. "Because you're a carebear.

He took the risk and his people had died. He blamed himself. It didn't reflect in his face, but I saw it in his eyes for a brief moment, before they went back to their icy blue. The last time we talked, I was almost completely convinced that he was a sociopath. He seemed invulnerable, as if nothing could bother him. This did.

Their first option is murder, their second option is murder and if that fails they go straight to murder.

Being human in our world is synonymous with being included into the framework of society.

You know, most people would think you were thinking about a girl. They have no idea that her name is bacon.

Marry him. We need college money.

Never show a weakness; never show pain. The vulnerable get eaten. She would break down later when she was alone, but neither he nor anyone else would ever see it.

I wanted to punch the happy day in the face, grab it by the hair, and beat it until it told me what the hell it was so happy about.

He did not fall down to his feet, kiss my shoes, and promise me the world. I must be getting rusty.

never go into the Council room without a plan. You have to give them a range of possibilities, but if they discuss them too much, they'll never make a decision. Steer them toward the right choice and don't let them derail the train.

No offense, right. "No offense" stood for "I'm going to insult you, but you can't be mad at me.

Jesu, Helen, turn the horses!

The world's pulse skipped a beat. Magic flooded in. "Yes." I grinned and grabbed the blanket. "Onward, my noble steed. To our inevitable doom and gory death." Thirty

Your father would be proud of you. Don't ever doubt that. The agency is his legacy, Nevada. You make sure that it thrives and its name stands for something. Right now it stood for we get ourselves into violent messes and then heroically try to get out of them.