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Deceptions (Cainsville, #3) QUOTES

Deceptions (Cainsville, #3) QUOTES

1 " Demons are a very human creation. You look for ways to explain evil, and instead of seeing it in yourselves, you offload the responsibility onto monsters. The monstrous exists in the mirror, not in the sulfurous depths of some fantasy world. "

― Kelley Armstrong , Deceptions (Cainsville, #3)

2 " I find fairies with cell phones disconcerting enough. Do they really need to use text talk? "

― Kelley Armstrong , Deceptions (Cainsville, #3)

3 " Cwn Annwn,” I said. “I think I’m finally pronouncing that right. Welsh. So many letters. So few vowels. "

― Kelley Armstrong , Deceptions (Cainsville, #3)

4 " I want limits, damn it. I’ll accept omens and portents and second sight. I’ll accept giant black hounds and creepy ravens and magpies. I’m still working out the fae and Wild Hunt thing. But I draw the line at people disappearing into thin air. "

― Kelley Armstrong , Deceptions (Cainsville, #3)

5 " There is no escape from the prison of the mind. "

― Kelley Armstrong , Deceptions (Cainsville, #3)

6 " I believe you are conflating your fantasy worlds.” “You "

― Kelley Armstrong , Deceptions (Cainsville, #3)

7 " If you’d rather I didn’t stay—” I began.
“I invited you.”
“After sustaining a head injury. Which means you aren’t responsible for anything you said last night . . . except for the part where you forgave me for wrecking your car.”
“You were run off the road.”
“I still feel bad. It was a nice car.” I paused. “I’m also sorry about almost getting you killed.”
“She says, as an afterthought.”
“It was a really nice car. "

― Kelley Armstrong , Deceptions (Cainsville, #3)

8 " You will leave her alone,” Gabriel said. “One way or another.”
“That sounds like a death threat, Walsh.”
“Then you lack imagination. "

― Kelley Armstrong , Deceptions (Cainsville, #3)

9 " She told you something?"
"Yes. You're evil."
His brows shot up. "That's news? "

― Kelley Armstrong , Deceptions (Cainsville, #3)

10 " Don't apologize."
"I wasn't-"
"Not in words, but it was clear from your tone. Apology suggests that you are keeping me from doing what I need to do, which implies I am somehow powerless to do otherwise. It's a choice, Olivia. "

― Kelley Armstrong , Deceptions (Cainsville, #3)

11 " I hate you so much right now.” He laughed, and it was a glorious thing to hear, and I wanted . . . I wanted more. I wanted to capture this mood and hold on to it. "

― Kelley Armstrong , Deceptions (Cainsville, #3)

12 " Was that okay?” I said when we were out of earshot.
“My girlfriend surprises me at the airport and drags me off to a hotel? I don’t think my rep will ever recover. I definitely owe you. "

― Kelley Armstrong , Deceptions (Cainsville, #3)

13 " I tried to drop it, just climb into the car and break the conversation, but my hands gripped the roof and the words poured out before I could stop them.
“You do judge me. It’s subtle, and it might not be intentional, but I can see it and I can feel it. You have no patience with weakness. You have no patience with emotional outbursts. I might not be what you first expected: a spoiled brat playing at living a real life. But it took me a hell of a long time to prove I wasn’t that girl, and I still feel like I’m walking a balance beam, ready at any moment to tumble out of your good graces. To make a stupid decision. To overreact to a problem. To be the useless debutante you expect. "

― Kelley Armstrong , Deceptions (Cainsville, #3)

14 " She texted to say she was fine.”
“Then she is.” Impatient now.
“Just because she said she’s fine doesn’t mean she is, Gabriel.”
Silence. Ricky could imagine him struggling to process the possibility. There were guys in the gang who joked that Don had hired a cyborg who did a remarkably lifelike impersonation of an actual human. Gabriel wasn’t robotic. He just wasn’t exactly personable. Or emotionally literate. "

― Kelley Armstrong , Deceptions (Cainsville, #3)

15 " I never make exceptions. An exception disproves the rule.”
“I hate you so much right now.”
He laughed, and it was a glorious thing to hear, and I wanted . . . I wanted more. I wanted to capture this mood and hold on to it. Abandon any purpose for being here, grab his hand and race around to the lake side, show him the best place to climb up and gaze out over the water, to explore the ruins and not care why we’d come. Seize this playful mood of his and see how far I could take it. To be immature and, yes, childish. "

― Kelley Armstrong , Deceptions (Cainsville, #3)

16 " We are imprisoned by the truth we dare not see.
We are imprisoned by the questions we dare not ask.
“I’m asking!” I shouted. “I’m asking and asking and asking, and all I get are riddles and useless visions. What else do you want me to do? "

― Kelley Armstrong , Deceptions (Cainsville, #3)

17 " I hate you.”
“So you’ve said. It’s situational. I don’t take it personally.”
“You should. I realize interpersonal relationships aren’t your forte, but a word of advice? You don’t fix problems by forcing people to do what you want.”
“Then I’ve been doing it wrong for a very long time. At immense profit and professional success.” He looked at me over his shades. “Perhaps you’re doing it wrong. "

― Kelley Armstrong , Deceptions (Cainsville, #3)

18 " He pointed to the bandage on his neck. “Elf bite.”
“Vampire elf?” Gabriel said.
“There is no such thing as vampires.” I turned to Ricky. “He keeps hoping for them, and he’s always disappointed.”
“I am not—” Gabriel began.
“Are too. "

― Kelley Armstrong , Deceptions (Cainsville, #3)