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1 " The door opens and my new neighbor is a vampire. He’s nearly a foot taller than me. Unruly ink-black hair, and a face made of knife angles. If I were obnoxious, I might use the term shockingly attractive . Or terrifyingly handsome . Holy mother of balls would also be an option. "
― Eva Morgan , Locked (Locked, #1)
2 " If you’re so bored, learn to knit. I’m not that good of a hobby.”“If I ever learn to knit, the first thing I’ll make is a noose to hang myself with. "
3 " Jesus Christ—”“Sherlock Holmes, actually. And you were doing such a good job remembering my name. "
4 " Do it for the sake of being a good neighbor, then. You’re well on your way. You’ve already made him a casserole.” “Which I dumped on his shirt.” “I prefer to focus on the positives. "
5 " Did you learn to drive—by playing Mario Kart—”“I’ve never put a Mario in a cart and I never will. "
6 " I am honest, and in this society that happens to be constituted as mean. "
7 " Sherlock's social skills are a disaster in three acts.""What are the acts?""One: he takes a breath. Two: he opens his mouth. Three: he talks. "
8 " You fell asleep on purpose last time I made you watch one.""Call it a coma induced by prolonged exposure to stupidity. "
9 " I deal with long blank stretches of empty boredom by laying on my bed, staring at the ceiling, imagining situations in which I might die. Apparently, Sherlock deals with it by microwaving shoes. "
10 " I'm Galileo in prison. I'm a supercomputer in a junkyard. I'm being wasted, Irene. This town is killing me by inches, turning my mind to mush. "
11 " I can't take my eyes of him. I'm definitely a creepy friend "
12 " Intriguing." He sits back down. "I should do a study on the mass conditioning of people to harmonize with the birthday song. Essentially, it's brainwashing. Irene, do you think - Irene?""I am going to kill you," I hiss. "But that would ruin your birthday." He smirks. "Really? Because I think it would make my birthday. "
13 " They always told me not to get in the car with strangers.” “I’m not a stranger. I’m your neighbor.” “My strange neighbor. "
14 " Okay, is there something unusual on my face?" "Just the usual," he says to his wine glass. "Eyes, mouth, nose, confusion. "
15 " Your room looks the same, but different. A corpse with makeup on its face to make it look alive. "
16 " I want to stay curled up quietly on my own little piece of nothingness. "
17 " That’s,” I say. My words are all tangled up. “That’s. Insane. You’re insane.” “I prefer the term brilliant. "
18 " There it is - a flash of relief crosses his expression. Searching for emotion in Sherlock's face is like bird watching. Ah, yes, the rare relief-bird. "
19 " So I need to lay down some ground rules.” “Rules for the use of the ground?” He’s gazing out the window. “Am I still allowed to step on it? "
20 " It's times like this that he reminds me of a really smart, really good-looking five-year-old. "