Quotes from Ilona Andrews

Of course, he could also sprout tentacles in the night and try to murder me. Only time would tell.

You see, the mailman saw your husband during one of his walks." "He's my fiancé," I told her. "We are living in sin." Heather blinked, momentarily knocked off her stride, but recovered. "Oh, that's nice." "It's very nice. I highly recommend it.

It was as if a medieval castle and a Southern-belle, antebellum mansion had a baby and it had been delivered into the world by a gothic wedding-cake decorator.

My brother says the Broken has a city in this exact same spot. According to him, its citizens have an unhealthy fascination with pirates," Richard said.

Vain. Terminal fear of T-shirts or any other garment that would cover his pectorals.

Derek leaned forward, menace rolling off him in a heavy wave. "You let her think you were dead. She saved you.

Johns Hopkins, which was a trip I was doing my best to forget. We almost died, and while we were away, a local family we knew was murdered. Julie and Derek had handled it, but thinking about it still turned my stomach. The

Most people simply didn't realize they could do things that bent their reality.

Being kind to people and paying attention shouldn't be done with the expectation of repayment. I helped them because I could, and it made me happy.

That's the third dog in two weeks, Margaret said. It has to be a mountain lion.

They've butted heads for as long as I've known them. She always loves him, but sometimes she also hates him. This is one of those times.

Your hand looks heavy. Let me hold it for you." He squeezed my hand with his warm fingers. "Smooth," Jynx murmured.

Humanity entitles one to certain rights and privileges, but also implies voluntary acceptance of laws and rules of conduct. It transcends mere biology. It's a choice and therefore belongs solely to the individual. In essence, if a person feels they are human, then they are.

When people think of desires, they usually think of love or lust, depending on how cynical they are. But there are many other desires. Wealth. Power. Freedom… Revenge.

A wise man once said, "A human mind is the place where emotion and reason are locked in perpetual combat. Sadly for our species, emotion always wins.

I'm not going anywhere. Besides, hell is when you and I are at our best.

Fear not the darkness Fear not the night You are not forsaken We remember you The

Kate had never met a person she didn't want to protect, preferably by hacking at the hostile parties with her sword.

Is there any chance you'd overthrow the tyrannical Beast Lord and his psychotic consort?" "Yeah, I want a vacation." -Kate & Curran to Jim

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

Why is everyone calling me Consort?" "Jim designated you as Consort in official papers. You don't want to be called Mate, calling you Alpha is confusing, and 'Beast Lady' makes people laugh.

I gave him my hard stare. "You're a control freak and I fight all authority. And you want us to mate?" A wicked spark lit his eyes. "Many, many times.

Two years? That's entirely too long. If you want, we can take care of that. After two years it's pure therapy.

I can't hate people that much. Don't get me wrong. I want to murder every last Keeper I can find. But that's not hate. That's vengeance.