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1 " Fear is the poison that erodes resolve. And fear is not without a killer of its own. Hope. "
― R.R. Virdi , Grave Measures (The Grave Report #2)
2 " You belong in an insane asylum, you know that?""Maybe my next case... "
― R.R. Virdi , Grave Beginnings (The Grave Report, #1)
3 " How are you feeling?""Like I fell out a burning building onto pavement, you?" I grumbled."Like I was pushed out of a burning building by a maniac," she retorted, a small smile playing across her face. "
4 " Good job, Robin,” she quipped. I glared. There is no reality, no train of thought, no plane of existence where I am not the goddamned Batman. I kept this to myself, of course. Batman doesn’t tell others he’s Batman. Everyone just knows it. And they should. I "
5 " Every winter it snows and rains as it always has, but every time it does, people forget how to drive, despite having lived there all their lives. "
6 " There was a part of my brain that wanted to ask if his wife had a beard, verify my theory. I told that part of my brain to shut up. "
7 " One hundred years of age doesn’t mean you have to bury your inner child. You age better if you hold onto a little petulance and let it out now and again. "
― R.R. Virdi , Dangerous Ways (The Books of Winter, #1)
8 " Shum fan of abstract expressionism—Pollock. Gonna paint walls with yer blood. Splatter red and bone marrow.” There’s a first time for everything. Like meeting a troll who can make a better highbrow art joke than you can. "
― R.R. Virdi , Grave Dealings (The Grave Report, #3)
9 " Of course, but you humans have always been adept at deluding yourselves. You’ll tell any number of outrageous lies in order to believe what you want, what you can. "
10 " Church's boss was a dick too--justice! "
11 " I pleaded which isn’t begging. It’s asking with a desperate passion… it’s not begging, it just isn’t. Pride "
12 " Translation: This will help you keep your shit together. “A "
13 " She looked like she was struggling to find words. “Some people didn’t make it out.” A melancholy look overcame her beautiful features. "
14 " Sometimes you need to fall back and have a laugh. If you don’t, things can get pretty dark. You have to enjoy the bits in between the long, dark patches. Otherwise, what’s the point? Laugh a little when you can; it won’t kill you. "
15 " wanted to know why I do this, how I do this. About always feeling outmatched and outclassed. Well, I am. We are. In this life you always are, but so what? Against the supernatural, you’re always fighting out of your weight class. What matters is that you fight, because what else is there to do? "
16 " My bosses would be beyond pissed if tomorrow's New York Times read: "Solid gold tiger eats stupid couple who were taking photos of it with their camera phone. "
17 " A wry smile came over her face. “That’ll do, pig. That’ll do,” and then her voice turned to a whisper, “thanks.” I "
