Quotes from Ilona Andrews

The entire armor collapsed with a deafening crunch, locking the vampire into a rigid straitjacket. Every vampire in the Lodge winced. Maud did too. "Nice," the werewolf said. "If one is going to wear armor, one must properly maintain it.

A soul, if such a thing exists at all, doesn't filter into you at birth through your mother's umbilical cord. Souls come from the people who shape you as you grow.

He wanted to marry her. "For men like you, 'marriage' sounds a lot like 'sentenced to forced labor in the mines.

I had many failings, and the overwhelming need to be in control of myself was one of them. I didn't care about controlling other people.

three thousand residents. The taxable value of real estate they owned totaled two billion dollars.

He had a moment of compassion.

People can share in the joke. Nobody can share in your anguish.

He tried a different line of attack. "I've never come across anyone like you.

Did they think I would throw a tantrum?" "Baby, you're not the tantrum type. You are the scary-smile-and-stabbing type." I looked at him. "Hard-stare type." He grinned.

Better to do a small wrong to prevent a big one.

The first generation of the sahanu is dead. The second generation of the sahanu is dead. The Order of Sahanu is dead. Everybody is dead." Javier paused. "Praise be to In-Shinar, the Merciful.

It's like sometimes fucked up shit happens but it makes you who you are. You can't change it.

In a perfect world, Joshua's vertically gifted murderer would've had himself a monologue before rampaging, during which he loudly and clearly would've announced his full name, occupation, religious preference, preferably with his god's country and time period of origin, his goals, dreams, and aspirations, and the location of his lair. But nobody had ever accused post-Shift Atlanta of being perfect.

I gotta split." Slightly deeper, male. Heard it somewhere before. "You promised!" "The magic's cresting, okay? Gotta split." Young voices. A boy and a girl, talking street. The only available door hung crooked and would make noise when I tried to open it. I kicked the door in and walked inside.

The dog attacked it like her life depended on her victory over the cold chicken.

You will walk out of here when I'm finished and no doubt run straight into another foolish fight. That was a given.

Curran grimaced. "Of course not. I needed information. After I put her face in my mouth, we agreed that it was in her best interests to tell me what I wanted to know.

The harpy at the other end of the hallway acted as if he were some revolting creature that crawled out from under a damp rock. The woman drove him nuts. Hugh alternated between wanting to strangle her and trying not to laugh as she fought off his verbal jabs. Making her snarl in frustration was the only thing that made the situation tolerable.

The things you don't know or realize are an ocean, and your mind is a tiny boat upon its waves

You shoot blanks with your other salamander, too, Jeremy

The Marshal scooped up the dead vampire's hammer and brained the last remaining raider with it. Maud remembered to breathe. The Marshal sprinted to the shuttle. Sparring with him would be amazing. She could go all out without holding back.

It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.

What I needed was a big fat clue. A mysterious note laying it all out. A deity popping out of thin air and explaining it to me. Hell, I'd settle for an annoying old lady with a knack for solving mysteries. I actually stopped and waited for a second to see if a clue would fall out of the sky and land at my feet. The Universe declined to oblige.

This is life," Luther said. "We change, we alter ourselves, we grow or shrink. It's part of the human condition.