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21 " Three women bonding over household chores—my mother would be pleased if she could see us. That thought hardened my resolve that next week, some of the men would do cleanup. It would be good for them to expand their skill set. "
― Patricia Briggs , Night Broken (Mercy Thompson, #8)
22 " I'm not worried about her coming between us," I told him truthfully. "I'm worried about her hurting you and Jesse. Hurting the pack. But that's better than letting her face whatever it is on her own. "
23 " apparently Coyote has a habit of showing up when he finds one of us—his descendants—interesting.” Adam laughed ruefully. “Shouldn’t take you long, then. "
24 " Sometimes the only action you can take leads to more trouble. (Honey) "
25 " Beauclaire focused his attention, and I felt his magic send shivers of ice along my arms. "
26 " Rabies has a lot in Common with vampirism." said Adam "
27 " There are some things that honest, honorable people don’t do to the people they love. They don’t propose marriage on TV. They don’t bring home small cuddly animals without checking with their spouses first. And they don’t tell their ex-husband they love him in front of a crowd that includes their daughter and his current wife right before he goes off to almost certain death. It didn’t help that most of us could tell that she wasn’t lying. "
28 " ...sending me into a climax that left me wrecked in body and whole in spirit. "
29 " death isn’t a tragedy to God, only to those left behind. "
30 " He has taken she who is mine, so I shall take from him, she who is his. Balance. Only then will I take his life -- and that is vengeance. (Juan Flores) "
31 " The lawyer’s assistant, who was scribbling down notes, lit right up. “Magic is supposed to affect electricity like that. I’ve read that wizards can’t be in the same room with things like computers and stuff.” I knew where she’d read that. I bit my "
32 " Ben, one of the four werewolf guards for the night, ate a big bite, swallowed, and said in a prissier-than-usual version of his British accent, “Mercy, when you say it gnawed on the bones, was it trying to get at the marrow or just cleaning its teeth? "
33 " Werewolves smell like musk and mint. "
34 " Too early to tell,” Gary said. “It doesn’t look good, but saying ‘it’s over’ before it actually is will make certain the outcome. "
35 " Guayota is our enemy. He is not our enemy because he hurt one of our own, though he has. He is not our enemy because he violates our territory, though that is also true. He is not our enemy because he attacked my mate. He is not even our enemy because he is evil. He is our enemy because he kills those who cannot protect themselves against him. Because he will not stop until someone stops him. "
36 " She’s a good person, but she is a weak person, too. She can’t take care of anyone else because she’s too busy taking care of herself.” I "
37 " Several years ago, another werewolf had approached me at the garage, looking for a place to be. He was dead. "
38 " Silver was too hard to be good ammunition. "
39 " His smile grew, and the dimple appeared and … and I kissed him. I rested my body against him, at an angle so I didn’t squish the cat, and thought, Here is my happiness. Here is my reason to survive. Here is my home. "
40 " bit my tongue. I liked being safe. Being in Adam’s arms was safe. Talking to Coyote was anything but—and where was I? I supposed he had a point. "