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Quotes About Authority

I was young and frightened and craved respect and its ugly cousin, approval, so I did as I was told.
~ Sherman Alexie
She'd teach him nineteen different ways to spell matriarchy.
~ Sherman Alexie
The professor ignored Lynn's comments and proceeded with his lecture.
~ Sherman Alexie
Nick, fetch my car, fetch my clothes, sweep the chimney, make my bed, watch my psychopath, fetch my slippers.
~ Sherrilyn Kenyon
What the hell are you? (Desiderius) I'm her godfather, with a heavy emphasis on the god part. (Acheron)
~ Sherrilyn Kenyon
Oh, see then, the Simi is not in trouble. I just kill the Greek god and all's fine. (Simi) You can't kill a Greek god, Simi. It's not allowed. (Acheron) There you go again, akri, saying no to the Simi. Don't eat that, Simi. Don't kill that, Simi. Stay here, Simi. Go to Katoteros, Simi, and wait for me to call you. I don't like being told no, akri. (Simi)
~ Sherrilyn Kenyon
Only a fool took a remote from a god.
~ Sherrilyn Kenyon
Nick froze instantly. You don't mock my mother. You don't speak of her in anything but the most reverent of tones. I don't care if you are Death, I will open a can of Cajun whup-ass all over you, boy.
~ Sherrilyn Kenyon
Shut up, sit down, and read. (Tory) Please? (Acheron) You need something? (Tory) You to be polite to me, Ms. I Own The World- Now Do What I Say You Pathetic Pleb. (Acheron) You don't strike me as the kind of guy who takes orders anyway. (Tory) Yes, but a simple please goes a long way. I'm the one doing you a favor here. (Acheron) Fine. Please sit down, shut up, and read. (Tory)
~ Sherrilyn Kenyon
While I respect suicidal tendencies on most days, you'd do well to remember who you're addressing and, more to the point, what I can do to you. No one says you have to go back to Tartarus in one piece. (Acheron)
~ Sherrilyn Kenyon
In the land of Bad Ass, Acheron reigned supreme.
~ Sherrilyn Kenyon
Ash used his powers to lift Zarek from the floor and pin him roughly against the ceiling.) Stop pushing your luck, boy. I've had it with you. (Acheron) Have you ever thought of hiring yourself out to Disneyland? People would pay a fortune for this ride. (Zarek)
~ Sherrilyn Kenyon
How nice of Acheron to send us a playmate. (Daimon) Play is for children and dogs. Now that you have identified which category you fall into, I'll show you what Romans do to rabid dogs. (Valerius)
~ Sherrilyn Kenyon
You got guts taking that tone with me. (Nykyrian) What you gonna do, oh great wounded one? I'm the one with the injector. (Syn)
~ Sherrilyn Kenyon
Nick, fetch my car, fetch my clothes, sweep the chimney, make my bed, watch my psychopath, fetch my slippers.' Yeah, I'll fetch those slippers and stick them someplace real uncomfortable. I swear, my mother should have named me Fido. (Nick)
~ Sherrilyn Kenyon
You know, for the record, I hate to take orders. But! I realize I'm in over my head. You have no idea how much I hate all this supernatural garbage. So I'm willing to listen to you, but you better start acting like I'm a person and not some mindless blow-up doll. (Amanda)
~ Sherrilyn Kenyon
Stop calling your akri your daddy. It makes my wings droop. (Xirena) My akri is my daddy. He said so and it is so, so your wings can droop all they want, 'cause it won't change anything! (Simi)
~ Sherrilyn Kenyon
It can't eat him. I forbid it. (Artemis) She can do as she pleases. I taught her to waste not, want not. (Acheron)
~ Sherrilyn Kenyon
Hmmm. See, in this world, Xirena, the Simi does what she wants and akri, he say, 'Okay, Simi, whatever you want, Simi.' Unless it involves eating people; then he usually says no, but that's the only time. Other than that, he do what the Simi says. See how that works? (Simi)
~ Sherrilyn Kenyon
Keep your lips and other body parts to yourself or you'll be headless. (Apollymi)
~ Sherrilyn Kenyon
This is the Malachai? (Jericho) In all his pain in the ass glory. (Acheron) Are we through now, Dad? Can I go play with my friends if I promise to be a good boy? I'll even try and make it home by curfew. (Nick)
~ Sherrilyn Kenyon
Does your manager know that you talk to your customers like this? (Blaine) If you'd like to talk to my mother, who owns this bar, my overindulgent brother, who manages it, or my father, who delights in kicking everyone's ass around, about your treatment by me, just let me know and I'll be more than happy to go get one of them for you. I know they'd just love to waste their time dealing with you. They're real understanding that way. (Aimee)
~ Sherrilyn Kenyon
You've got on a white coat. (Ephani) Awesome cognitive powers you have there. (Alexion)
~ Sherrilyn Kenyon
Don't play that game with me, Acheron. Tell me what I need to know! (Xypher) Nice tone. We should rent you out to record Halloween albums. (Acheron)
~ Sherrilyn Kenyon