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The Dirt on Ninth Grave (Charley Davidson, #9) QUOTES

The Dirt on Ninth Grave (Charley Davidson, #9) QUOTES

1 " If he didn't hate me so much and he wasn't an evil supernatural being, I'd be on him like black on Cookie's toast.
That woman could not make toast. "

― Darynda Jones , The Dirt on Ninth Grave (Charley Davidson, #9)

2 " The regular I both feared and salivated to see was names Reyes Farrow. Where others exuded aggression, deception, and insecurity, he literally dripped confidence, sex, and power. Mostly sex. "

― Darynda Jones , The Dirt on Ninth Grave (Charley Davidson, #9)

3 " Men were weird. Especially men made of tempered steel and fire and perpetual darkness. Or men with penises. Either way "

― Darynda Jones , The Dirt on Ninth Grave (Charley Davidson, #9)

4 " I still had my hand on his side, careful not to press. He reached out and hooked a finger into the belt loop on my jeans. It felt so natural, so fulfilling, to be there with him. To talk with him as if we did it everyday. As if we'd been doung it every day for years. Not even the heat of Ian's fury could penetrate the warmth I was getting from Reyes. "

― Darynda Jones , The Dirt on Ninth Grave (Charley Davidson, #9)

5 " A lot of people are alive because I shed too much hair to get away with murder. "

― Darynda Jones , The Dirt on Ninth Grave (Charley Davidson, #9)

6 " You know?” he asked.
“Yes. I know what I am.”
“You – you do?”
“I’m a time traveler. "

― Darynda Jones , The Dirt on Ninth Grave (Charley Davidson, #9)

7 " I looked up into the glittering depths of his mahagony irises. A soft line had formed between his brows as he studied me, and I realized for the thousandth time I could not read him. Not like I could most people. I felt emotion roiling within him, but i was jumbled, chaotic, a mixture of desire and concern and regret. "

― Darynda Jones , The Dirt on Ninth Grave (Charley Davidson, #9)

8 " I didn't realize until I locked the door to my apartment and leaned against it, panting that my cheeks were covered in frozen tears. I was such an idiot. And my heart hurt. Bad. Every beat sent an ache rocketing through my body. I was having a heart attack. Or, more likely, my heart had just broken. "

― Darynda Jones , The Dirt on Ninth Grave (Charley Davidson, #9)

9 " I think I met your friend Charley."
"You...did? When?"
"When I looked in the mirror this morning."
She stood in disbelief for a moment. Then astonishment. Then doubt. Then hope. Then wariness. Aka, the five stages of Cookie. "

― Darynda Jones , The Dirt on Ninth Grave (Charley Davidson, #9)

10 " I've loved her for centuries," he said. "And I will love her until the stars burn out."
"Well, okay then," I said, leaning into him. "That's all you had to say."
He stilled when he realized for certain that I knew. That I had all my memories back. The relief I felt from him melted me. His emotions were overwhelming. "

― Darynda Jones , The Dirt on Ninth Grave (Charley Davidson, #9)

11 " Just how many drinks have you had?"
"Not enough," he said, his voice oceans deep.
"Not enough to forget her?"
"There isn't enough alcohol on the planet to make me forget her. "

― Darynda Jones , The Dirt on Ninth Grave (Charley Davidson, #9)

12 " Did you really think that when I learned my celestial name, I'd leave? I'd forget all about you?"
"You did leave. You did forget all about me."
"That's different."
"The pain was just real."
He wrapped his arms around me and squeezed as though his life depended on it. "

― Darynda Jones , The Dirt on Ninth Grave (Charley Davidson, #9)

13 " You could ask for the world, and then where would civilization be when I conquered it and laid it at your feet. "

― Darynda Jones , The Dirt on Ninth Grave (Charley Davidson, #9)

14 " Reyes and I sat arm in arm in the back of the rented SUV. He seemed relieved. Happy. "

― Darynda Jones , The Dirt on Ninth Grave (Charley Davidson, #9)

15 " I still had my hand on his side, careful nit to press. He reached out and hooked a finger into the belt loop on my jeans. It felt so natural, so fulfilling, to be there with him. To talk with him as if we did it everyday. As if we'd been doung it every day for years. Not even the heat,of Ian's fury could penetrate the warmth I was getting from Reyes. "

― Darynda Jones , The Dirt on Ninth Grave (Charley Davidson, #9)

16 " I don't understand your specific kind of crazy, but I do admire your commitment to it. "

― Darynda Jones , The Dirt on Ninth Grave (Charley Davidson, #9)

17 " Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, Acceptance... The five stages of waking up. "

― Darynda Jones , The Dirt on Ninth Grave (Charley Davidson, #9)

18 " Je t’ai aimée pendant mille et un. –R. "

― Darynda Jones , The Dirt on Ninth Grave (Charley Davidson, #9)

19 " Ahhh, friday... My second favorite F-word. -T-shirt "

― Darynda Jones , The Dirt on Ninth Grave (Charley Davidson, #9)

20 " No offense, but what on earth could I ask of you that would be a great hardship?” His gaze rested on my mouth before making its way to my eyes again. “You could ask for the world, and then where would civilization be when I conquered it and laid it at your feet? "

― Darynda Jones , The Dirt on Ninth Grave (Charley Davidson, #9)