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21 " Mai had an unholy obsession with eighties fantasy movies. Labyrinth was her favorite. She was madly in lust with David Bowie’s character, Jareth the Goblin King, who was famous for his tight tights, smoldering stares and a very, ahem, generous codpiece. "
― Hailey Edwards , Heir of the Dog (Black Dog, #2)
22 " Maybe that apparent ease was what made their unions burn so bright from the outside looking in. Maybe that kind of love wasn’t simple. Maybe it was a goal you strove toward every single day for the rest of your lives. A peak you never reached, but that was okay as long as you kept climbing. "
― Hailey Edwards , How to Break an Undead Heart (The Beginner's Guide to Necromancy, #3)
23 " What’s that smell?” I took a few sniffs. “Did you scramble guilt for breakfast again?” “I’m your mother.” She swatted my behind. “I have a right to worry. "
24 " Considering he was the one with a wild spirit, I got the feeling I was the one being tamed. "
― Hailey Edwards , Hell or High Water (Gemini, #3)
25 " We all kept secrets. Some out of kindness, some in anger, and others to protect ourselves. "
― Hailey Edwards , How to Save an Undead Life (Beginner's Guide to Necromancy, #1)
26 " Picture it.” Her tour guide voice came back in full force. “The playground. Kindergarten. Me and you. Sitting on the swings at recess, eating apple slices instead of sour candy straws, because even then Mom didn’t want me to live my best life. "
27 " This thing with Graeson wasn’t love or simple lust. It was undefinable, and a thing without definition that technically couldn’t exist without such parameters shouldn’t hurt so much. But it did. "
― Hailey Edwards , Head Above Water (Gemini, #2)
28 " Thierry, you must learn not only when to lift a burden, but when to set it down.” He patted Shaw’s lax face with his paw. “Otherwise, your back will break under the strain, and everyone who depends on you will be left as sheep without their shepherd. Do you understand? "
― Hailey Edwards , Lie Down with Dogs (Black Dog, #3)
29 " Depression was an old coat I sometimes wore. It fit too tight in the shoulders and pinched as I moved, but taking it off required herculean effort, "
― Hailey Edwards , How to Claim an Undead Soul (The Beginner's Guide to Necromancy, #2)
30 " Chemistry is important.” He tapped my nose with the end of his brush. “It’s not as important as mutual respect, financial solvency or humor, but it’s up there. It’s been my experience the better you know a person, the more connected you feel to them, and the more attractive they become to you. "
31 " Beauty is a reflection on the genetic soup we got served. It says nothing about your character or personality. Pretty is just that. Pretty. Substance is what matters. Clichéd as it sounds, it really is what’s inside that counts. "
― Hailey Edwards , Bayou Born (The Foundling, #1)
32 " I didn’t agree to be Rook’s wife. It just happened. Like walking through a mountain pass and a boulder falling on top of your head.” I pushed to my feet. “The person squished underneath the rock doesn’t have to ask it for permission to keep breathing. The person can fight to get free all they want, and the rock can stuff it where the moss don’t grow. "
33 " if the fae had to come out, they wanted the big reveal to be on their own terms. Having an ass-ugly troll with people stuck in his teeth for their poster boy? Probably not "
34 " Panties I don't mind going without, but I have no bra.""You're like me." She smoothed her hands over her small breasts. "We have knots on a wooden plank. "
35 " A blush swept color into her cheeks. “I’m Branwen.” “Oh. Oh. Hi.” I initiated a hug that left her smiling. “I didn’t recognize you without the rock wall.” Her laughter eased the knot of anger tightening my chest. "
36 " After Monday, we will have spoken three times. We will be strangers no longer. We will be…” his lips pursed, “…friends. "
37 " Cool.” Mai gathered her things and bolted out the door. “Last one to the car is a rotten egg.” Diode looked alarmed. “What?” “Relax.” I chuckled. “It’s just something people say.” He licked a front paw and smoothed the fur on his face. “People are, quite frankly, ridiculous.” “No argument here. "
38 " I do believe that sometimes—whether it’s fate or accidental—we cross paths with someone who shatters us on a fundamental level and remakes us into a better version of ourselves. "
39 " Change is inevitable, sweetheart, and all any of us can do is hope that the skin we choose to shed is less than the new one we have decided to wear. "
― Hailey Edwards , Proof of Life (The Potentate of Atlanta, #4)
40 " Faerie was divided into seasons that mirrored the mortal realm, except all four seasons coexisted here. This world wasn’t spherical like Earth. Faerie was more of a geographic map, and it was possible to fall off the edges. Though it was more likely you would be eaten before that happened. "