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Magic Outside the Box (The Case Files of Henri Davenforth, #3) QUOTES

Magic Outside the Box (The Case Files of Henri Davenforth, #3) QUOTES

1 " All due respect’ was a wonderful expression because it didn’t specify how much respect was actually due. Could be none. "

― Honor Raconteur , Magic Outside the Box (The Case Files of Henri Davenforth, #3)

2 " Cold tea – is not a thing here. Kingston views cold tea the way the Brits back home think of cold tea. America, WHAT ARE YOU DOING kind of outrage. "

― Honor Raconteur , Magic Outside the Box (The Case Files of Henri Davenforth, #3)

3 " Seeing my shaking hands, Clint came over to curl up in my lap, his delicate paw stroking my chest in a “there, there” manner. Which was patently absurd. I refused to be comforted by that. He purred at me, the ridiculous creature, and I found myself petting him without making the conscious decision to do so. Which, of course, only made him purr louder. "

― Honor Raconteur , Magic Outside the Box (The Case Files of Henri Davenforth, #3)

4 " I thought about begging for my life, but fortunately my partner took even further pity and slowed down as she navigated the many winding curves of the road. I only thrice feared we’d fall into the ocean—rather better than I expected, with her behind the wheel. "

― Honor Raconteur , Magic Outside the Box (The Case Files of Henri Davenforth, #3)

5 " Henri made it clear by tone alone that if he wanted to buy that fight, Henri would certainly sell it. It bemused me, really. Henri was usually this easy-going gentleman, but man, if he did get pissed off? He was like a wounded badger. I don’t think he knows the whole idiom of ‘float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.’ He was all bee. "

― Honor Raconteur , Magic Outside the Box (The Case Files of Henri Davenforth, #3)

6 " Yes, thank you, it’s not like we don’t know what we’re all doing here. Could I stab him yet? I had a cat I could fling at his face, that might be satisfying. Clint would totally go for it. His fur was bristled along his spine, and while he wasn’t Halloween kitty yet, he was getting there. "

― Honor Raconteur , Magic Outside the Box (The Case Files of Henri Davenforth, #3)

7 " Someone really needed to explain to me how a magician, who’d never met a cat from Earth and had no idea what they were like, still managed to create its evil twin here in this world. I mean really, parallel universes notwithstanding, what kind of luck did this take? "

― Honor Raconteur , Magic Outside the Box (The Case Files of Henri Davenforth, #3)

8 " I found it hysterical my friend could calmly face down criminals and rogue magicians without flinching, but find a rat in his beloved pantry and he went pear-shaped. "

― Honor Raconteur , Magic Outside the Box (The Case Files of Henri Davenforth, #3)

9 " If you encountered a rodent of unusual size in your pantry, you’d not be so entertained,” I growled at her, although I kept my tone low in an effort to not have this business all over the station. For some reason, she threw her head back and laughed louder. “It’s an ROUS! "

― Honor Raconteur , Magic Outside the Box (The Case Files of Henri Davenforth, #3)

10 " You’d shoot me, wouldn’t you? Just to save him?” Jamie let out a scoffing laugh ringing with echoes of the grave. “Was that even a question? "

― Honor Raconteur , Magic Outside the Box (The Case Files of Henri Davenforth, #3)

11 " If you’re offering, I won’t turn you down. If he had, I’d have checked him into the nearest hospital. The day Henri turned down a homecooked meal, he was either on his deathbed, or he’d been kidnapped and was trying to signal me. "

― Honor Raconteur , Magic Outside the Box (The Case Files of Henri Davenforth, #3)

12 " Just because you CAN go that fast doesn’t mean you should!” “Look, Henri, I paid for the whole speedometer, so I’m going to use the whole speedometer. "

― Honor Raconteur , Magic Outside the Box (The Case Files of Henri Davenforth, #3)

13 " Trust me, keeping a woman in the loop is always a smart decision. You might not get any real help from her, but you’ll be considerate of her feelings, and that leads to happy things later. "

― Honor Raconteur , Magic Outside the Box (The Case Files of Henri Davenforth, #3)

14 " I say bungalow in the loosest concept of the term, as it had three bedrooms and sat two stories tall. "

― Honor Raconteur , Magic Outside the Box (The Case Files of Henri Davenforth, #3)

15 " Clint hopped lightly onto my shoulder, using my head for balance as he turned around and got situated "

― Honor Raconteur , Magic Outside the Box (The Case Files of Henri Davenforth, #3)

16 " I know so little about magic and what all it can do, "

― Honor Raconteur , Magic Outside the Box (The Case Files of Henri Davenforth, #3)

17 " He blinked at me as if he didn’t understand the point of my inquiry. I swear, he did things of that nature to cause me heart failure. He was far too much like his owner in this aspect. "

― Honor Raconteur , Magic Outside the Box (The Case Files of Henri Davenforth, #3)

18 " There is something fundamentally wrong with having fish at this hour of the morning,” she shot back, passing me. “I won’t be convinced otherwise. "

― Honor Raconteur , Magic Outside the Box (The Case Files of Henri Davenforth, #3)

19 " but he was such an introvert by nature that he didn’t think to suggest social activities. He needed Sherard and I, the extroverts, to pull him out of his comfortable routines. And I had a feeling this world would have suffered a bit if they hadn’t met. These two were a formidable match and would come up with some ingenious things working together. "

― Honor Raconteur , Magic Outside the Box (The Case Files of Henri Davenforth, #3)

20 " Rumor had it at least a dozen interns had disappeared since the place opened a hundred years ago. Frankly, I believed it. "

― Honor Raconteur , Magic Outside the Box (The Case Files of Henri Davenforth, #3)