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Magic on the Storm (Allie Beckstrom, #4) QUOTES

Magic on the Storm (Allie Beckstrom, #4) QUOTES

1 " I doubt she likes the idea of seeing him put back in a cage.” “Maybe not,” he said. “But she knows that the Authority are the only people who might be able to help him.” “Or kill him,” I said. “That too. What is life without risk?” “Long?” Terric laughed, a sort of high whooping that made me—and Zayvion, much to my surprise—smile. Contagious. For all he had a serious exterior, Terric was the guy you’d want to sit next to at a funny movie, just to hear him laugh. "

― Devon Monk , Magic on the Storm (Allie Beckstrom, #4)

2 " We’re a lot alike that way. You know I never back down from a challenge.” He reached over, brushed my hair back, and tucked it behind my ear. “Not the safest way to go through life.”

“Maybe not. But it’s my way. "

― Devon Monk , Magic on the Storm (Allie Beckstrom, #4)

3 " He rolled his tongue around in his mouth and made a sour face. “Got any gum? Mints?”
“No. You going to hark again?” He shook his head. “Mouth tastes like the bottom of my shoe.” I didn’t ask him how he knew that particular flavor. "

― Devon Monk , Magic on the Storm (Allie Beckstrom, #4)

4 " You told Detective Stotts you think a wild storm is coming.” “I thought you were puking.” “Not with my ears,” he said. "

― Devon Monk , Magic on the Storm (Allie Beckstrom, #4)

5 " I don’t know how to explain it.”

“Try words. If that doesn’t work, we’ll move on to interpretive dance. "

― Devon Monk , Magic on the Storm (Allie Beckstrom, #4)

6 " Fucking fuck fuck of a fuck.” Shame dug in his pocket for his cigarettes and lighter. His hands shook as he lit up.

“Eloquence, thy name is Flynn,” Terric said "

― Devon Monk , Magic on the Storm (Allie Beckstrom, #4)

7 " Don’t be an idiot,” Terric said. “You were unconscious less than ten minutes ago.”

“And you were a dick. One of us got better. "

― Devon Monk , Magic on the Storm (Allie Beckstrom, #4)

8 " A corner of his mouth quirked up. “I play pool. Shoot hoops sometimes too. Any other sport you’re curious about?”

“Hockey? Polo?”

“Simultaneously. Trick is to keep the horses on their skates. "

― Devon Monk , Magic on the Storm (Allie Beckstrom, #4)

9 " Rock, meet stubborn place. "

― Devon Monk , Magic on the Storm (Allie Beckstrom, #4)

10 " Keep digging, Flynn. Six feet makes a grave. "

― Devon Monk , Magic on the Storm (Allie Beckstrom, #4)

11 " Shamus Flynn stood at the door halfway across the room, a bucket of ice tucked between his arm and chest, and a grin on his face.
"Thank God I got here in time." He tossed another volley our way. "You might have gone up in sex at any minute. "

― Devon Monk , Magic on the Storm (Allie Beckstrom, #4)

12 " You’re a good kid. If you’d work on your pain-in-the-ass tendencies, you’d be real nice.”

“Too bad that isn’t going to happen anytime soon,” he muttered. “Real nice doesn’t get you very far.”

“Real nice can keep you from getting beat up,” I said.

He smiled. “Right. Maybe we should both work on it, then. "

― Devon Monk , Magic on the Storm (Allie Beckstrom, #4)

13 " I relaxed my grip. “Say I win.”

“I win,” he managed. "

― Devon Monk , Magic on the Storm (Allie Beckstrom, #4)

14 " So if my ability to meditate was what was going to save the world, or at least save Portland, then I was pretty sure we should all think about moving to Seattle. "

― Devon Monk , Magic on the Storm (Allie Beckstrom, #4)

15 " He shoved at me, tried to take control, but I was nothing if not made of stubborn. "

― Devon Monk , Magic on the Storm (Allie Beckstrom, #4)

16 " Is there a particular way you'd like to end up on the floor this time?" he asked as he shifted his stance and waited for me to attack. "Or do you just want me to surprise you?"
"Gee, if I get a choice, how about if I end up on top this time? "

― Devon Monk , Magic on the Storm (Allie Beckstrom, #4)

17 " How does the Authority usually handle storms like this?”

“Not well. "

― Devon Monk , Magic on the Storm (Allie Beckstrom, #4)

18 " Did you refuse to be tested to see if you and he were Soul Complements because you were afraid you might want sex with him?”

Yes, I am tactful that way. "

― Devon Monk , Magic on the Storm (Allie Beckstrom, #4)

19 " The three women laughing over there? Dark wavy hair, coffee skin, and beautiful matching sets of big, lovely—”

I slapped him on the arm.

“Hey. Eyes. I was going to say eyes. What were you thinking? "

― Devon Monk , Magic on the Storm (Allie Beckstrom, #4)

20 " Fucking hell.” He sighed dramatically. “I hate you, Beckstrom.”

“Hold on to that,” I said. “You know, because anger will get you there. "

― Devon Monk , Magic on the Storm (Allie Beckstrom, #4)