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21 " They dismissed me as a peasant, I dismissed them as shallow, and we were all happy like that. "
― Ilona Andrews , Burn for Me (Hidden Legacy, #1)
22 " And the next time you choose to project into my dreams, do keep your clothes on.” He smiled. It was a very male, self-aware smile, not just sexual but carnal. The predatory look in his eyes turned ravaging. I felt the need to grab a napkin and hold it in front of me like a shield. “I can project, but I would have to be next to you to do it.” Oh crap. "
23 " Maybe you should make me a list of people I can kill and ways in which they’re allowed to die,” he said. “You are not funny.” “I’m very funny. "
24 " Mr. Rogan,” I frosted my voice over. “What I put into my body is my business.” Okay, that didn’t sound right. "
25 " I am a polite, nonthreatening kind of dragon with excellent manners. Horns are hidden, tail is tucked away, fangs covered. I would never do anything cruel, like stab a man with a knife about ten times to get him to answer a question. "
26 " Should I bring my own chains this time? Or do you have bigger plans, and this is some sort of freaky murder foreplay”—why did the word foreplay just come out of my mouth?—“and I’ll end up cut up into small pieces inside some freezer at the end? I can just spray myself with mace and shoot myself in the head now and save you the trouble. "
27 " He would have sex the way other men made war. "
28 " He killed a man,” Mom said. “He was framed,” Grandma Frida said. “You don’t even know the story,” Mom said. Grandma shrugged. “Framed. A man that pretty can’t be a murderer.” Mother stared at her. “Penelope, I’m seventy-two years old. You let me enjoy my fantasy.” “Go Grandma.” Arabella pumped her fist in the air. "
29 " Maybe you should make me a list of people I can kill and ways in which they’re allowed to die,” he said. “You are not funny.” “I’m very funny. Just ask Peaches. "
30 " Are you done?” he asked. “Just getting started.” I was so brave over the phone. "
31 " People lie for many reasons: to save themselves, to get out of trouble, to avoid hurting someone's feelings. Manipulators lie to get what they want. Narcissists lie to make themselves seem grand to others and themselves. Recovering alcoholics lie to safeguard their tattered reputation. And those who love us most lie to us most of all, because life is a bumpy ride and they want to smooth it out as much as possible. "
32 " You have to live a little.” Grandma fitted the track bar into the cog on the track. “Go out with a bad boy. Run headfirst into a fight. Get roaring drunk. Something! "
33 " I’m a known fugitive who likes to set people on fire. Come away with me so we can have hot sex while the entire city is trying to shoot me in the head. If I get bored, I’ll barbecue you for my amusement. Sure, let me get my shoes. "
34 " It fires .50 cal at twice the speed of sound. It will hit him before he ever hears the shot.” My mother crossed her arms. “I’d like to see him bounce that off his chest. "
35 " How long does it take?” I asked. “I’m sorry?” “How long does it take you to get dressed for work in the morning?” “Two and a half hours,” she said. “Do they pay you overtime for that? "
36 " If you hang up on me again, I will slice your car into small pieces and hang them on your roof like Christmas wreaths. "
37 " He looked like he needed some jungle ruins to explore or some bad people to hit with a chair. Trouble was, he was the bad people. "
38 " A man had no right to be this fiercely sexual without even trying. "
39 " I really would like to know,” he said with genuine curiosity. “The next time I kill someone, I’d like to do it in a way that doesn’t freak you out.” “How about you don’t kill anybody for a little bit?” “I can’t make that promise. "
40 " If you prefer, I can acquire a windowless creeper van, and we can huddle in it and eat greasy take out. "