Shannon Delany QUOTES

3 " Beauty's only skin deep.
Everybody has ugly days.
We're all made of the same stuff underneath.
Acting right is better than looking right.
Realize what make you special beyond looks.
Evil can look pretty on the outside. "

― Shannon Delany , 13 to Life (13 to Life, #1)

4 " I thrust Sophie into a corner, blocking her with my body. She panted and snagged her lower lip in her teeth. “This is not my life,” she insisted.

I looked at her solemnly. “I’m afraid it is. But it doesn’t have to be for long. Let’s just get through this. Then things go back to normal for you.”

“Like they keep going back to normal for you?” Sophie hissed. “Ghost of your mother, psycho ex-best friend, company agent dating your dad, psychic vampire ex-boyfriend, werewolf current boyfriend—by the way, I can’t blame you for that one,” she confessed, eyes round as she mouthed the word whoa before continuing with her list, “Trip to the asylum, attempts against your life, vigilante father…”

“Hey, the last ones are brand new. And the vigilante father thing? He’ll revert.”

“Anyhow, I’m not so keen on your concept of normal.” I caught her staring at me. "

― Shannon Delany , Bargains and Betrayals (13 to Life, #3)

5 " Max,' I said, looking up at him, 'I love the Russian heritage you guys are so willing to share, but I'm not so thrilled with the French.'
'What?' His brows lowered. 'We're not French.'
'Great. So the next time you feel the need to kiss me, keep your tongue out of my mouth! "

― Shannon Delany , Secrets and Shadows (13 to Life, #2)

6 " Get the Girl," he demanded. "She knows too much!"
Dammit. Why did people keep presuming that, and if it was true, why the hell couldn't my GPA reflect the fact? "

― Shannon Delany , 13 to Life (13 to Life, #1)

7 " You sure are quick to strip, boy,” Dad said, clearly
disapproving. “Lemme get this straight. "

― Shannon Delany

8 " They're monsters."
"That's what Edward thought."
"Oh, yeah? He a friend of yours?"
"No, Miss Librarian. Just a main character in a wildly popular vampire series. "

― Shannon Delany , Secrets and Shadows (13 to Life, #2)

9 " He leaned forward and plucked something out of my hair. 'What—?' He held the dead leaf before me.
'Must have gotten that rolling around with Alexi in the backyard.' I blinked and looked at him. 'That sounded so wrong.'
He nodded, eyebrow quirked. Waiting.
'I’m trying to learn a few things from your more experienced brother so I’m ready for our big event.'
His expression didn’t change.
'Yee-ahhh. Not any better, huh?' I laughed. Our big event could mean two vastly different things to Pietr. 'Lemme just run through the other ways I could get this wrong: Alexi’s teaching me some moves. He’s trying to put the hurt on me. He was putting me into some positions I’ve never tried before...I snorted. I couldn’t help myself.
A muscle near Pietr’s left eye twitched.
'He’s teaching me to fight!' I laughed, grabbing his wrists. "

― Shannon Delany , Bargains and Betrayals (13 to Life, #3)

10 " Yes. Da,' I corrected.
'Say it again.'
'What?"'
His voice grew husky as he repeated his request. 'Say yes—in Russian—again.'
I blushed. 'Da,' I whispered. 'Will you teach me more Russian, Pietr?'
'Mmm, only the important words,' he promised.
I bit back my request for the three most important words to me. 'What words would you teach me?'
'Pocelujte menyah.'
'What's that mean?'
He groaned. 'Repeat it tonight and perhaps I will show you. "

― Shannon Delany , Secrets and Shadows (13 to Life, #2)

11 " Now, though, I must rent a movie."
"You're going to do that?"
"Of course. I'm a werewolf, not a cretin. We have Blockbuster cards."
It blew my mind. Werewolfs rented DVDs. At my local Blockbuster. "

― Shannon Delany , Secrets and Shadows (13 to Life, #2)

12 " Imprinting."
I heard the smile disappear from Cat's face. "Next."
I repeated myself.
"Are you referring to Stephenie Meyer's books?"
"Yes," I said. A little unwillingly.
Cat chuckled. "There's no shame in reading enjoyable books. But this topic is better discussed later."
"Got it. "

― Shannon Delany , Secrets and Shadows (13 to Life, #2)

13 " Free will. It sucks because it means we're responsible for our actions. There is no destiny, just difficult decisions. "

― Shannon Delany , Destiny and Deception (13 to Life, #4)

14 " Just because you're damaged doesn't mean you must damage others. You have choices. We all make them every day. "

― Shannon Delany , Destiny and Deception (13 to Life, #4)

15 " Snagging the ball from Pietr, Derek leaned in and snapped, “What? You
think you’re a bad-ass because you’ve got a tattoo?”
Derek body-checked Pietr with a force that would have sent anybody else onto the floor. Pietr wobbled but didn’t even move his feet to compensate. A minute later Derek skidded across the gym floor. Pietr was methodically dribbled and passed the ball between them. I saw him mouth the phrase “That’s why I’m a bad-ass! "

― Shannon Delany , 13 to Life (13 to Life, #1)

16 " Some moments I believed Max could've easily been Red Riding Hood's wolf. But she probably would have liked it. "

― Shannon Delany , Secrets and Shadows (13 to Life, #2)

17 " Holy Hell! That was totally badass "

― Shannon Delany , 13 to Life (13 to Life, #1)

18 " What makes a man a man are his deeds, his responsibilities, and his reactions... These things are also what makes a man a monster. "

― Shannon Delany , 13 to Life (13 to Life, #1)

19 " ... I don't think we get too many choices in life.... I like knowing - and I like you knowing - I chose you. "

― Shannon Delany , Secrets and Shadows (13 to Life, #2)

20 " And what do you leave behind? .... Who do you leave with only memories of you? How many hearts do you break when you risk too much and die too young? "

― Shannon Delany , Secrets and Shadows (13 to Life, #2)

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