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1 " I really want to call you to me in a thunderbolt so I can smack you. We’re not even married yet and I want to strangle you with my bare hands. That doesn’t bode well for your life expectancy, Assefa, or my chance of staying out of prison on a homicide charge "
― N.D. Jones , Of Deception and Divinity (Death and Destiny #3)
2 " My teeth ache, my gums hurt, and my cat is tearing me apart, wanting you in every way imaginable. Your body. Your magic. Your fire spirit. Your blood. "
― N.D. Jones , Of Beasts and Bonds (Death and Destiny, #2)
3 " Trust her heart, Assefa, and believe in yourself. No matter the challenge, no matter the foe, be brave, be wise, be the undefeated Mngwa of lore. "
4 " You carry the weight of the preternatural world on those big shoulders of yours. But your heart is even bigger, and the burden you harbor there heavier. "
― N.D. Jones , Of Fear and Faith (Death and Destiny #1)
5 " If I'm moving too fast or coming on too hard... "
― N.D. Jones , Heat, Hunt, Hope (Winged Warriors #2)
6 " Because I’m attracted to you. Because you’re the poster child for contradictions and I enjoy each one of them. You’re funny when you’re being so damn serious. You have a kind heart and protective nature that reminds me so much of my father. "
7 " I've never seen anyone as beautiful as you, sweetheart. All supple and voluptuous, a mountain of curves I can't wait to climb. "
8 " I don’t need a ritual to tell me we have a biological connection, or that the gods have already decided we complement each other. Even with that, Sanura, we have our own free will. If we decide to begin a relationship, I want it to be because we want to be together, not because biology or the gods say we should be together. "
9 " Two key ingredients to building resilience are the willingness to experience vulnerability and the strength to say no. "
― N.D. Jones , The Color of My Resilience: A Guided Self-Care Journal for Black Women (Resilience, #2)
10 " Black Girl Magic is a wily cat to some. A unicorn of myth for others. But to those who can wrangle it into submission, it is hope found at the bottom of a jar of quarters.Use in case of an emergency. "
11 " I’ve never killed anyone but I would rather choke on the blood of my fallen enemies than permit harm to come to you again. "
― N.D. Jones , Mafdet's Claws
12 " You're an incredible woman, Lela. I would battle a thousand Terrademons to reach your heart. But I cannot challenge or defeat an enemy that’s already dead. I cannot fight for a heart that doesn't want to be won. "
― N.D. Jones , Bound Souls (Forever Yours #1)
13 " Fire witches are two parts sweet and one part sour, the perfect Daiquiri—classic, delicious, and deceptively potent. "
14 " You’re no damsel-in-distress. If you were, you wouldn’t be the right woman for me. I like my heroines with backbone and bite. "
― N.D. Jones , The Wish of Xmas Present (The Styles of Love, #2)
15 " You and that amazing body of yours will be the cause of some too-appreciative witch’s death. Maybe two witches.” Or a dozen, her fire spirit hissed. "
16 " You buy so little and ask for even less, which makes me want to spoil you. That’s not how I grew up, which you will soon see. We Berbers ask for everything and get even more in return, much of which we don’t deserve and haven’t earned. But you have access to so much but never touch it. I respect that, and your parents for raising you to value friends and family over money and power. "
17 " Ah, sweetheart, what are you doing?”“I think that’s pretty obvious. I’m witch-handling your orgasm-giver. "
18 " You, a domesticated animal? I don’t think so. First, you could barely fit in my living room. Second, I would never insult you by thinking of or treating the Bloodstone Dragon as I would a dog or cat. I don’t want to pet you, Kya, I want to touch you, know you. That’s not the same. "
― N.D. Jones ,
19 " You’re going to break my dragon’s heart, Armstrong Knight. "
20 " I’m the Bloodstone Dragon, Armstrong Knight, do not doubt my might. "
