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1 " You came to my room in the middle of the night to show me your swords? And they say romance is dead. "
― Nenia Campbell , Dragon Queen (Shadow Thane, #5)
2 " You are mine,” he hissed, “and through you, I will reign forever. "
3 " It’s drier than I thought it would be.”“That isn’t saying much,” the shape-shifter griped, wrapping the waterlogged coat more securely around her frame. “We’ve absorbed enough water to be classified as vernal pools. "
4 " If the witches wanted a beast, she’d give them teeth and claws.She just hoped that they were ready to bleed for it. "
5 " Can you really crush stone?” Angel asked. “Or was that a lie?”Without looking behind him, David slammed his fist into one of the marble columns. It cracked, and several chunks immediately crumbled loose to scatter to the tiled floor like crumbs of flaking pastry. “Elevators,” he said. “This way.”“Jesus Christ,” Angel said to Cassandra. “He doesn’t look scary, but he’s fucking terrifying. "
6 " I guess we don’t get to fight for the fate of the world in t-shirts. "
7 " There is no playacting in this court. If you stay your hand, they will cut it off. "
8 " Phineas Riordan was exactly what came to mind when someone imagined a cruel prince from a fairytale: the kind that ruined maidens instead of saving them. "
9 " He was wild, like her, with the kind of profile sculptors liked to cast in bronze: a fiery young god chiseled from the elements. Even in moments of icy repose, she could sense that menace clawing just beneath the surface. The knowledge of its presence drew her, even as she knew that it should have repelled. "
10 " The first kill is the one you remember—but the hundredth? That is what history will. "
11 " I believe you are familiar with my stance on handcuffs, shape-shifter. Particularly when you’re the one wearing them. "
12 " If you fucked the way you mouthed off to me, I'd have come by now. "
13 " I don’t know how many nights remain to us, but I know I want to spend them all with you. "