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161 " In the end, like any stray, I was conquered by the promise of continued food and shelter. Trust would take longer. "
― Kelley Armstrong , Men of the Otherworld (Otherworld Stories, #1)
162 " It's so easy to screw up. To make a choice that seems right. Then time passes and you look back and you say, 'How the hell did I do that?' Attitudes change. Insights change. Eventually things you were so damned sure were right become...incomprehensible. "
― Kelley Armstrong , Wild Justice (Nadia Stafford, #3)
163 " Archangel or hound from hell . . . with Gabriel, it depends on the day. "
― Kelley Armstrong , Visions (Cainsville, #2)
164 " Gabriel might always have his own best interests at heart, but he expects everyone else to do the same for themselves. To him, we are all the center of our own universes. "
― Kelley Armstrong , Omens (Cainsville, #1)
165 " Keepers and Seekers were not permitted to do more than trim their hair to elbow length. Ashyn said they ought to be grateful they weren't like the spirit talkers, who weren't ever allowed to cut their hair or their nails. Personally, Moria would be more concerned with the "eyes plucked out, tongue cut off, and nostrils seared" part of being a spirit talker, but she could see that the uncut nails might be inconvenient as well. "
― Kelley Armstrong , Sea of Shadows (Age of Legends, #1)
166 " Also, the killing of small animals is the entrance ramp onto the serial killer superhighway. Damn. I bet the cat knows that. He picked me because I can't hurt him, or I'd be fulfilling my biological destiny. So I'm screwed. The cat stays. Unless you'll kill him...How does fifty bucks sound? "
167 " He rewarded her flower with a twitch of a smile, and she began to relax. This was the Gavril she knew. "
168 " Clearly it was time to consider rescheduling that optometrist appointment I'd missed last fall. "
― Kelley Armstrong , Personal Demon (Women of the Otherworld, #8)
169 " Don’t grumble,” I said. “Or I’ll bake you more cookies. "
170 " Maybe I'm being selfish, but I choose you." He leaned over, lips brushing mine as he whispered, "I always choose you. "
― Kelley Armstrong , Counterfeit Magic (Otherworld Stories, #10.4)
171 " Between Ricky’s charm and persuasion and Gabriel’s lock picking and sleight of hand, if I took enough lessons, I could become a first-rate private eye. Or a master criminal. "
172 " I love that woman. The only thing I want is for her to be happy. I'll do whatever it takes to see that happen. Do you get that? "
― Kelley Armstrong , Made to Be Broken (Nadia Stafford, #2)
173 " I was...a journalist...though my typical beat was freelancing articles on Canadian politics, which never included any mention of demonic phenomena, though it might explain the rise of the neoconservatives. "
― Kelley Armstrong , Stolen (Women of the Otherworld, #2)
174 " In Cainsville, town elders still hold power. They’ll protect you. "
175 " It did not matter whether he thought she was in mortal danger or simply falling, certain to survive. She fell and he followed.. "
― Kelley Armstrong , Betrayals (Cainsville, #4)
176 " I could shave my head and wear a sackcloth and still get a whole lot of ghostly wrong numbers. Makes me wonder if there’s some kind of ghost-necro porn industry down there. ~Jaime Vegas "
― Kelley Armstrong , Haunted (Women of the Otherworld, #5)
177 " They are like actors playing a role, sometimes enjoying their role on stage, but usually relieved to leave it "
― Kelley Armstrong , Bitten (Otherworld, #1)
178 " Note to clients, quicklime is a preservative, not a corrosive. "
179 " I won't make excuses for what I did. The truth is that your whole life can change with one split-second decision, and it doesn't matter if you told yourself you'd never do it or if you stepped into the moment with no intention of doing it. All it takes is for that one second of absolute panic when the solution shines right there in front of you, and you grab it... only to have it turn into ash in your hand. There is no excuse for what I did. "
― Kelley Armstrong , The Hunter and The Hunted (Otherworld Stories, #7.3, 10.6)
180 " I find fairies with cell phones disconcerting enough. Do they really need to use text talk? "
― Kelley Armstrong , Deceptions (Cainsville, #3)
