Sweep of the Blade (Innkeeper Chronicles, #4) QUOTES

1 " the Law of Bronwyn had proven true again and again, so often that it was simply accepted. “Once a species is introduced to interstellar spaceflight, it will advance technologically but not socially "

― Ilona Andrews , Sweep of the Blade (Innkeeper Chronicles, #4)

3 " Every cell in her ached, as if her whole body had been through such a long and grueling punishment that it simply gave up and now wallowed in self-pity and pain. "

― Ilona Andrews , Sweep of the Blade (Innkeeper Chronicles, #4)

5 " Adapt or die,” Helen said. “It’s impossible to stop change,” Maud said. “It’s the nature of life. Those who refuse to adapt will eventually die out. But before they do, they will get nasty. They might even hate you. "

― Ilona Andrews , Sweep of the Blade (Innkeeper Chronicles, #4)

7 " When I first saw you, it was like being thrown from a shuttle before it touched the ground. I fell and when I landed, I felt it in every cell of my body. You disturbed me. You took away my inner peace… "

― Ilona Andrews , Sweep of the Blade (Innkeeper Chronicles, #4)

9 " Here she was serving cosmic cookies and wine to a queen of enlightened predators and the head of a clan of ruthless assassins. Nothing much at stake except an interstellar alliance. Whee! "

― Ilona Andrews , Sweep of the Blade (Innkeeper Chronicles, #4)

11 " It’s truly rare to find a man who enjoys the sound of his own voice as much as you do. "

― Ilona Andrews , Sweep of the Blade (Innkeeper Chronicles, #4)

13 " Maud stood up, turned to Seveline and Onda, and said in Ancestor Vampiric, “Did you get all that or do you need me to translate it for you into your backwater gibberish? "

― Ilona Andrews , Sweep of the Blade (Innkeeper Chronicles, #4)