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101 " The price for using dark magic is death, so that goes a long way toward deterring users. "
― Devon Monk , Magic in the Shadows (Allie Beckstrom, #3)
102 " My feet hurt, my back hurt, and I really needed to pee. Yeah, I was feeling really powerful. "
103 " She had that motherly no-bullshit way of using her hands as a second communication device and I always fell for it. "
― Devon Monk , Magic on the Storm (Allie Beckstrom, #4)
104 " Zay shrugged one shoulder. “I wouldn’t say it was entirely innocent. All that warm, wet water touching us everywhere. And the soap definitely had ulterior motives.” I wrapped the towel around me, tucking it tight at the top. “That career in comedy? Walk away now, Jones. "
105 " He'd been working for my father and following me around for I didn't know how long. He probably knew a lot of things about me. Probably even knew what kind of underwear I wore. Which begged the question. Was he a boxer or brief kind of guy? "
― Devon Monk
106 " Sunny, whose demeanor was the exact opposite of her name; "
107 " magic was not a required course. He could have a degree in Wiffle ball for all I knew. "
108 " Greyson is gone.” A high-pitched ringing started in my ears. “Dead?” I asked, not at all ashamed at the tiny bit of hope that leaked into my voice. “No. Escaped. He’ll be hunting you.” With that as the option, I liked dead better. "
109 " Hold up. I’m bait? "
110 " You coming in here?” I asked. “Afraid I’ll gnaw on your stepmother? "
111 " I was about to meditate like no one had ever meditated before. "
112 " Meditate, he’d said. Jingo Jingo was such a joker. "
113 " I was now officially Beckstrom the storm rod. And I hated it. "
114 " Rough night?" Zay asked."Oh, no. Glorious, thanks. Mum had me cross-checking data on solid Veiled all damn night.Fuckin' A, there better be a shot of whiskey at the end of this damn morning.""Nola said she'd have fresh coffee," I said."Whiskey. I'll say it slow: whiiiskey. "
115 " How many do you see?" Zayvion asked."What's more than a swarm?" Shame said."A mob?" Terric suggested."No, like if a girl mob met a boy mob and then they decided to repopulate the earth with billions of baby mobs, how many is that?""Too many." Zay said, "Are we talking thousands?"There was a pause, then from Shame,"Yes." And that was in his serious voice. "
116 " Last time you walked into death, Jones was miserable to be around.""I was in a coma." Zay said."Like I said no fun at all. I have pictures to prove it." Shame smiled and leaned back in the seat. "
― Devon Monk , Magic for a Price (Allie Beckstrom, #9)
117 " Dad hit lecture mode from word one. "
― Devon Monk , Magic at the Gate (Allie Beckstrom, #5)
118 " If you are to survive, you need to put your stubbornness aside and listen to me.” “Oh, I just love that idea. "
119 " Still, I held my right hand ready to cast a spell in case arts-and-craft hour suddenly ended and they went back to Killing 101. "
120 " Right. Conversation. I might want to try some of that. "