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41 " There were police everywhere, bustling back and forth, murmuring in the barely audible whisper used only by cops and children. There are more similarities between the two than you might think, starting with whether or not you’d want them waiting for you in a dark alley with a gun. I’ve worked with the police, and I’ve even liked some of them, but that doesn’t mean I have to like them as a breed. Power brings out the worst in almost everyone. "
― Seanan McGuire , Rosemary and Rue (October Daye, #1)
42 " I might regret my promises, but I keep them. "
43 " that’s the way life works; you grab a door at random and hope it’s the one you want, "
44 " Dramatic exits are the last refuge of the infantile personality," I said. "Now drink your soda and help me think of nasty names to call her next time she shows up. "
45 " Evening was my worst friend and my best enemy, and she never really knew me, because even in the end, she didn't understand that I would've done it without the curse. "
46 " ...the electronic age has broadened the horizons of magical fraud to an astonishing degree. Faerie gold can be used for more than just party tricks; it works pretty well on the stock market, for example, where money's an illusion anyway. "
47 " most people have better things to do than bother Sylvester, who has a history of permanent solutions to temporary annoyances. "
48 " I turned, hiking my coat up around my chin. Anyone who looked closely would be able to see that something wasn't right, but the alley was dark and narrow, and frankly, the sort of person you meet in dark alleyways at dawn is looking for things besides pointed ears. "
49 " Yes, tigers have stripes; so do tabbies. If you want to know the difference, try tossing one of each into your swimming pool. Then I would recommend running. "
50 " There's nothing wrong with having a few monsters in the shadows. They keep me remembering what it is that I'm walking away from. "
51 " I only looked when I was sure he couldn't see me. Some games are too dangerous to play. "
52 " Cats aren’t the smartest creatures alive, but they recognize a demand, even from a changeling. Cats and faeries have a special relationship, one that’s pulled them at least partially into our world, and they know a plea when they hear one. "
53 " I could write myself out of the play, just like Ophelia before me; it could be over. "
54 " She was a bitter, resentful, maladjusted kid who grew into an equally maladjusted teenager; it was only natural that we’d become friends the day we met. "
55 " A valet pulled up in a sleek-lined sports car painted that particular shade of red peculiar to expensive vehicles and hookers’ lipstick. "
56 " snarling like a chainsaw trying to sing opera "
57 " At least someone was having a good day. Of course, the cats would have a good time in nuclear winter, as long as somebody was left to feed them. "
58 " I’ve never liked being looked at like I was a hero. I always wind up letting someone down. Sometimes I get lucky. Sometimes the only person who gets hurt is me. "
59 " I try to be smart when I can, and careful when I can’t, "
60 " I didn’t love him, but there was a time when I might have, and that was enough to move me forward. I needed to be needed. This wasn’t the right way. "