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Storm Born (Dark Swan, #1) QUOTES

Storm Born (Dark Swan, #1) QUOTES

1 " I've heard that the soul often recognizes truth when it hears it, even if the mind does not. "

― Richelle Mead , Storm Born (Dark Swan, #1)

2 " I’d seen weirder things than a haunted shoe, but not many. "

― Richelle Mead , Storm Born (Dark Swan, #1)

3 " Oh, God. I’m trapped in the fucking Chronicles of Narnia."
"I’m sure that would be an amusing reference, if I understood it. "

― Richelle Mead , Storm Born (Dark Swan, #1)

4 " Is he having a party?" "Dorian is a sociable king. He likes keeping people around him, mostly so he can mock them. "

― Richelle Mead , Storm Born (Dark Swan, #1)

5 " You are the most boring teacher ever."
He grinned and gave me a quick kiss on the cheek, just as a knock sounded at the door. "It all depends on what you me to teach you. "

― Richelle Mead , Storm Born (Dark Swan, #1)

6 " ... History's like that. There are wars, and unfortunately, in the end, who wins and who loses is more important than who's right or wrong. "

― Richelle Mead , Storm Born (Dark Swan, #1)

7 " You guys think if I don't hear bad things, then they won't exist anymore. But you know what? They still do exist, and I do end up hearing them. And I wish to God that I could have heard them from the people I love first "

― Richelle Mead , Storm Born (Dark Swan, #1)

8 " Yeah? What'd you name all those cats?"

Death, Famine, Pestilence, War, and Mr. Whiskers."

You named your cats after the riders of the apocal--wait. Mr. Whiskers?"

Well, there are only four horsemen. "

― Richelle Mead , Storm Born (Dark Swan, #1)

9 " (Men without ambition are boring)
And that attitude, mistress, is why the females of your kind continue to struggle for equality. And why they continue to fail. "

― Richelle Mead , Storm Born (Dark Swan, #1)

10 " I tentatively attempted to make contact with the muscles in my body. They told me to leave them the fuck alone. "

― Richelle Mead , Storm Born (Dark Swan, #1)

11 " You used your power to toss one rock at me?" he exclaimed, an almost comic note of incredulity in his voice.
"On the contrary," I heard Dorian say pleasantly. "I didn't use magic for that. I just threw it. "

― Richelle Mead , Storm Born (Dark Swan, #1)

12 " I looked around at us all: me in my nightgown, Kiyo bare-chested, Dorian in his extravagant robes, and Tim in his Native getup. God, I muttered, standing up, we all look like the village people. "

― Richelle Mead , Storm Born (Dark Swan, #1)

13 " That’s the last time you’re going to kiss me,” I warned when it ended.
He smiled knowingly, and in his eyes, I could see his own memories of that night. “So you say. "

― Richelle Mead , Storm Born (Dark Swan, #1)

14 " Eugenie, my sweet, your outraged protests are adorable, but they only continue to slow us down. If you want me to help you, then let me. If you don't, then take me to one of those places where human women wear revealing clothing and quickly lose their virtue through alcohol. "

― Richelle Mead , Storm Born (Dark Swan, #1)

15 " I shook my head and turned away, unable to hear this. “I’m leaving now. I really don’t want to see you again. Nothing personal. Well, yeah, actually it is. "

― Richelle Mead , Storm Born (Dark Swan, #1)

16 " What?" he asked.
"I don't know. Just thinking about flowers. And impressing people. I mean, how strange is it that we bring plant sex organs to people we're attracted to? What's up with that? It's a weird sign of affection."
His dark eyes lit up, like he'd just discovered something surprising and delightful. "Is it any weirder than giving chocolate, which is supposed to be an aphrodisiac? Or what about wine? A 'romantic' drink that really just succeeds in lowering the other person's inhibitions."
"Hmmm, It's like people are trying to be both subtle and blatant at the same time. Like, they won't actually go up and say, 'Hey, I like you, lets get together.' Instead, they're like, 'Here, have some plant genitalia and aphrodisiacs. "

― Richelle Mead , Storm Born (Dark Swan, #1)

17 " ‎Keep your love, I have no use for it anymore. "

― Richelle Mead , Storm Born (Dark Swan, #1)

18 " Hey, Volusian, you haven't been checking me out, have you?"

He gave me his trademark bland stare. "I assure you, mistress, the only allure your bare flesh has for me is to remind me how easy it will be to slice open."

I laughed. If not for the fact he was actually serious, he'd be so much fun. "

― Richelle Mead , Storm Born (Dark Swan, #1)

19 " Funny how someone telling you not to do something can talk you into it. "

― Richelle Mead , Storm Born (Dark Swan, #1)

20 " Not me. Give me honesty anytime. "

― Richelle Mead , Storm Born (Dark Swan, #1)