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Deadly Sting (Elemental Assassin, #8) QUOTES

Deadly Sting (Elemental Assassin, #8) QUOTES

1 " I embraced that hope for a moment, grabbed onto it with both hands, and held it close like the rare treasure it was. Then I let go of it, let it float away like a butterfly on a bright day, because the darkest part of the night was yet to come, and there was no place for it here. "

― Jennifer Estep , Deadly Sting (Elemental Assassin, #8)

2 " I know, I know. But I can always kill him later. This way, at least we get to humiliate him first.”
Finn eyed me. “Sometimes I think you’re even more devious, twisted, and vicious than I am.”
I grinned. “You only wish you could be as ruthless as me.”
“Absolutely. "

― Jennifer Estep , Deadly Sting (Elemental Assassin, #8)

3 " I shrugged the questions away. I’d find out the answers soon enough—body by bloody, bloody body. "

― Jennifer Estep , Deadly Sting (Elemental Assassin, #8)

4 " I have plenty of little black numbers in my closet at home, any one of which would be just fine for this event.” Finn snorted. “Sure, if you don’t mind wearing something that’s ripped, torn, and caked with dried blood.” I couldn’t argue with that. Funny how killing people inevitably led to ruined clothes. "

― Jennifer Estep , Deadly Sting (Elemental Assassin, #8)

5 " Art should look like art, trees and flowers and people, not weird shapes and splotches of color all smeared together. "

― Jennifer Estep , Deadly Sting (Elemental Assassin, #8)

6 " Have I ever told you how scary it is that you think of heels in terms of their possible shiv potential? "

― Jennifer Estep , Deadly Sting (Elemental Assassin, #8)

7 " I hate to say this, but not everyone seems happy that you’re still alive,” Finn said, picking up on the glares coming my way.
“You can’t please everyone,” I drawled. “And you know how much I hate to disappoint our dear friends in the underworld. "

― Jennifer Estep , Deadly Sting (Elemental Assassin, #8)

8 " You do realize that the cost of that bracelet is within spitting distance of my going rate as an assassin, right?”
“You mean your going rate back when you were actually killing people for money,” Finn said. “Or as I like to call them— the good ole days. "

― Jennifer Estep , Deadly Sting (Elemental Assassin, #8)

9 " You bitch!” he screamed. “I’ll kill you for this!” “Sure you will,” I said in an easy voice. “Take a number and get in line. "

― Jennifer Estep , Deadly Sting (Elemental Assassin, #8)

10 " I shut the security-center door, stepped over the giant’s body, and went on my merry, murderous way. "

― Jennifer Estep , Deadly Sting (Elemental Assassin, #8)

11 " Now I had four blades instead of just two. Good for me, bad for everyone else. "

― Jennifer Estep , Deadly Sting (Elemental Assassin, #8)

12 " I know everyone who's anyone, everyone who wants to be someone, and everyone who's not anyone too. "

― Jennifer Estep , Deadly Sting (Elemental Assassin, #8)

13 " Steel toes tend to bolster a girl’s confidence in her ability to kick some serious ass. "

― Jennifer Estep , Deadly Sting (Elemental Assassin, #8)

14 " I looked and listened, but the only sounds were my soft, quick breaths and the faint plop-plop-plop of blood dripping off the end of my knife. "

― Jennifer Estep , Deadly Sting (Elemental Assassin, #8)