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41 " Never tell anyone to be careful, never ask what that noise was, and for the love of God, never, ever say that you’ll be right back. "
― Seanan McGuire , Discount Armageddon (InCryptid, #1)
42 " There’s no such thing as fighting dirty. There’s fighting like you want to live, and fighting like you want to die. If you’ve got anything to live for—anything at all—I suggest you try the first way. The people you love will thank you for it. "
43 " New York is a city built upon the cannibalized remains of its own past, constantly changing, constantly the same. "
44 " Don’t worry about me,” I said flippantly. “I’m the bad thing that happens to other people. "
45 " All’s well that ends with only minor lacerations. "
46 " The Argentine tango. Because, sometimes, dirty dancing comes with rules. "
47 " Ghoul minds are hard to tell from human minds under the best of circumstances. With this many drunk, horny people in one place, I’d be lucky to spot a serial killer, much less a ghoul. "
48 " Her thick black hair was bound into two long braids that dangled over her shoulders as she served a slab of dark brown gingerbread and a cup of hot chocolate to a customer, smiling all the while. "
49 " Others were no doubt slated for eventual destruction and replacement, clearing away the bones of the district one little bit at a time. New York is a city built upon the cannibalized remains of its own past, constantly changing, constantly the same. "
50 " Newsflash, buddy: threats of violence don’t turn this into a wet T-shirt contest. "
51 " Maybe it would have, if I hadn’t started self-defense lessons at seven and ballroom dance lessons at eight. Self-defense teaches you to kick ass. Ballroom dance teaches you to do it in heels. "
52 " People who say they can’t dance really mean that they have no idea how to get themselves synchronized to the beat of the music, and that screws them up. "
53 " Except most cryptids have Wikipedia entries these days, so that’s maybe not such a good measuring stick. You know, most of the edits on the Sasquatch entry are actually made by Sasquatch? They think it’s hysterical watching the human editors argue about whether or not to let one of their corrections stand. "
54 " Never tell anyone to be careful, never ask what that noise was, and for the love of God, never, ever say that you’ll be right back.” –Evelyn Baker "
55 " We all make mistakes. Luckily for us, there are very few mistakes that can’t be solved with a suitable application of either lipstick or hand grenades. "
56 " Thanksgiving dinner with my family is awesome,” I deadpanned. “Now drink your gold before somebody comes along and mutates you into a twisted parody of humanity. "