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The Magpie Lord (A Charm of Magpies, #1) QUOTES

The Magpie Lord (A Charm of Magpies, #1) QUOTES

1 " Two death sentences? Really? I mean, you look very well, considering.”

Crane grinned at him. “One was in absentia. One wasn’t, and I spent three days in a condemned cell. I can’t recommend the experience.”

“And—did you say a smuggler?”

“That was what the death sentences were for. "

― K.J. Charles , The Magpie Lord (A Charm of Magpies, #1)

2 " When I have you, sweet boy, it will be because you want me to. Not against your better judgment, not in spite of my surname, and definitely not to annoy your aunt."

Stephen went red, but his voice was defiant. "Well, what was that, then?"

Crane shrugged. "You seemed tense. "

― K.J. Charles , The Magpie Lord (A Charm of Magpies, #1)

3 " He had always found hope harder to deal with than despair. Despair didn't get disappointed. "

― K.J. Charles , The Magpie Lord (A Charm of Magpies, #1)

4 " What the fuck, what the fucking, bloody devil-shit, what in the name of Satan's swollen cock was that? "

― K.J. Charles , The Magpie Lord (A Charm of Magpies, #1)

5 " When I fuck you, Mr. Day, it will not be briefly. It will be long and hard and extremely thorough. I'm going to take pains with you. "

― K.J. Charles , The Magpie Lord (A Charm of Magpies, #1)

6 " I am in the process of nailing Mr. Humphrey Griffin to the wall so thoroughly that future generations will mistake him for a tapestry,... "

― K.J. Charles , The Magpie Lord (A Charm of Magpies, #1)

7 " Two death sentences? Really? I mean, you look very well, considering. "

― K.J. Charles , The Magpie Lord (A Charm of Magpies, #1)

8 " There is something very old and odd and quite unpleasant about this house."
"Yes, its Graham."
Stephan grinned and followed him into the long room. "

― K.J. Charles , The Magpie Lord (A Charm of Magpies, #1)

9 " Heroic," Crane told Baines contemptuously. "Old women, idiot children, bound men, you'll take on all comers. There's a three-legged stray dog hangs around the lanes here. Perhaps someday you could work up to kicking that. "

― K.J. Charles , The Magpie Lord (A Charm of Magpies, #1)

10 " You wanted me to fuck you, didn't you?"

Stephen shut his eyes. "Briefly."

Crane lowered his head so his mouth was right on Stephen's ear, voice vibrating, teeth and tongue touching the sensitive flesh. "When I fuck you, Mr. Day, it will not be briefly. It will be long and hard and extremely thorough. I'm going to take pains with you. "

― K.J. Charles , The Magpie Lord (A Charm of Magpies, #1)

11 " There are a number of recommended methods of dealing with ghosts—salt and iron, harmonic resonance, some people swear by exorcism, and not just the priests—but that's the fist time I've seen anyone try a left hook. "

― K.J. Charles , The Magpie Lord (A Charm of Magpies, #1)

12 " If you’re going to be insolent, at least pour me coffee.” “It’s brewing. Like trouble. "

― K.J. Charles , The Magpie Lord (A Charm of Magpies, #1)

13 " I am in the process of nailing Mr. Humphrey Griffin to the wall so thoroughly that future generations will mistake him for a tapestry,” said Crane. "

― K.J. Charles , The Magpie Lord (A Charm of Magpies, #1)

14 " What the fuck, what the fucking, bloody devil-shit, what in the name of Satan’s swollen cock was that? "

― K.J. Charles , The Magpie Lord (A Charm of Magpies, #1)

15 " When I have you, sweet boy, it will be because you want me to. Not against your better judgement, not in spite of my surname, and definitely not to annoy your aunt. "

― K.J. Charles , The Magpie Lord (A Charm of Magpies, #1)

16 " There's no good doing the right thing unless you stop people doing the wrong thing. "

― K.J. Charles , The Magpie Lord (A Charm of Magpies, #1)

17 " Have you seen the mummies at the British Museum?”
“The Egyptian ones? No, not yet. But they have a similar thing in China.”
“Did you ever imagine if they started moving? Withered hands reaching towards you and sunken eyes staring?”
“I didn’t, but now I know what I’ll be dreaming about tonight. "

― K.J. Charles , The Magpie Lord (A Charm of Magpies, #1)

18 " The house is decaying, the furnishings are museum pieces, half the staff are consumed with loathing of me out of loyalty to my father, or because I remind them of my brother. In any case, they're people who lived in the same house as Hector when there are perfectly good ditches to die in, which tells you as much as you need to know. "

― K.J. Charles , The Magpie Lord (A Charm of Magpies, #1)

19 " There are a number of recommended methods of dealing with ghosts—salt and iron, harmonic resonance, some people swear by exorcism, and not just the priests—but that's the first time I've seen anyone try a left hook. "

― K.J. Charles , The Magpie Lord (A Charm of Magpies, #1)

20 " Someone wanted to choke me to death on my own hair? "

― K.J. Charles , The Magpie Lord (A Charm of Magpies, #1)