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Written in Red (The Others, #1) QUOTES

Written in Red (The Others, #1) QUOTES

1 " People who entered the Courtyard without an invitation were just plain crazy! Wolves were big and scary and so fluffy, how could anyone resist hugging one just to feel all that fur?
“Ignore the fluffy,” she muttered. “Remember the part about big and scary. "

― Anne Bishop , Written in Red (The Others, #1)

2 " The sweatshirt was big on her and she looked ridiculous. He liked it. And he liked that she was wearing something that carried his scent. "

― Anne Bishop , Written in Red (The Others, #1)

3 " It was easier when all we wanted to do was eat them and take their stuff,” he grumbled.
And it had been easier when he hadn’t cared if he made any of them cry. "

― Anne Bishop , Written in Red (The Others, #1)

4 " And thought about the female who, despite being human, he was beginning to see as a friend "

― Anne Bishop , Written in Red (The Others, #1)

5 " You weren't afraid of me when I was Wolf," he said. "Why are you afraid of Nathan?"
"He's got big feet!"
"What?"
An insulted-sounding arrroooo came from the other side of the door, a reminder that Wolves also had big ears. "

― Anne Bishop , Written in Red (The Others, #1)

6 " Whether you’re beaten or pampered, fed the best foods or starved, kept in filth or kept clean, a cage is still a cage. "

― Anne Bishop , Written in Red (The Others, #1)

7 " But what would they have said to their Liaison? It’s like this, Meg. We didn’t like that Asia Crane, so we ate her.
When dealing with humans, honesty isn’t always the best policy, Vlad thought "

― Anne Bishop , Written in Red (The Others, #1)

8 " [...][I]f you adapted too much in order to deal with them, you ran the risk of forgetting who you were and you could end up being neither and nothing. "

― Anne Bishop , Written in Red (The Others, #1)

9 " She would fight as hard as she could for as long as she could. "

― Anne Bishop , Written in Red (The Others, #1)

10 " Swearwords were one of the best things humans had invented... "

― Anne Bishop , Written in Red (The Others, #1)

11 " Is there some kind of rule for when Sam should be a boy and when he's a Wolf?"
"A Wolf lifts his leg and yellows up the snow. A boy has to use the toilet."
"And that will work?"
"Only if he needs to pee. "

― Anne Bishop , Written in Red (The Others, #1)

12 " Vlad hated doing the paperwork as much as he did when a human employee quit, which was why they'd both made a promise not to eat quitters just to avoid the paperwork. As Tess had pointed out, eating the staff was bad for morale and made it so much harder to find new employees. "

― Anne Bishop , Written in Red (The Others, #1)

13 " The other package has pieces of dried stag stick. The pups like chewing on those."

"What's a stag stick?" Meg asked, taking the packages.

He stared at her for a moment. Then he put a fist below his belt and popped out a thumb.

"Oh," Meg said. "Oh. "

― Anne Bishop , Written in Red (The Others, #1)

14 " He watched her, listened to her, and knew she was truly asleep. He kissed her forehead and found the act pleasing for its own sake. And, he admitted as he licked his lips, it was enjoyable for other reasons. Meg wasn't bitable, but he really did like the taste of her. "

― Anne Bishop , Written in Red (The Others, #1)

15 " Enjoy your Evening."

"That will depend on the menu. If it's beef, it will be a tolerable meal. If it's chicken..." Elliot shuddered. "What is the point of chicken?"

"Eggs? "

― Anne Bishop , Written in Red (The Others, #1)

16 " Simon didn’t think Meg really wanted to know how to eviscerate a rabbit. He could be wrong about that, but he just couldn’t picture Meg pouncing on a bunny and ripping it open with her teeth.
Maybe if he tried harder to picture it? "

― Anne Bishop , Written in Red (The Others, #1)

17 " There would be a spike in the number of girls who went out for a walk in the woods and were never heard from again. There always were when stories came out portraying the terra indigene as furry humans who just wanted to be loved.

Most of the terra indigene didn't want to love humans; they wanted to eat them. Why did humans have such a hard time understanding that? "

― Anne Bishop , Written in Red (The Others, #1)

18 " Henry studied Merri Lee, then Meg. “Humans don’t like mice?” “Not in the building!” Meg said. “And not around food,” Merri Lee added. The three terra indigene looked baffled. “But it’s fresh meat,” the brown-haired woman finally said. "

― Anne Bishop , Written in Red (The Others, #1)

19 " It felt uncomfortable to lie to someone who was being kind. She hadn't known a lie could have a physical weight. "

― Anne Bishop , Written in Red (The Others, #1)

20 " You’re in the Courtyard.
Whatever rules humans have for employers aren’t my rules unless I say they’re my rules.
So I can hire you even though you don’t have any idea what you’re doing, and I can fire you for having stinky hair! "

― Anne Bishop , Written in Red (The Others, #1)