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1 " Oaths were important to word correctly, but Gregory could be forgiven for his lapse. It wasn’t every day that his demon lover took a member of his choir hostage, beat the shit out of the guy and kept him a starving captive in her basement. "
― Debra Dunbar , Angel of Chaos (Imp #6; Imp World #9)
2 " There was really nothing pressing for me to do beyond pouring bubble bath in the fountain at City Hall. "
3 " Confident, assertive, wily. Angel of Justice. Angel of Vengeance. The Trickster. The Iblis. I was the devil’s advocate, and my job was to provide much–needed balance. How ironic that the very concept I scorned was what I was meant to create. "
4 " But you enjoy it.” He ran a finger across my bottom lip. “And I enjoy seeing you fall into the feel of my touch. Perhaps we give each other what we need. We share the joys of our spirit–selves, and I give you the physical sensations you crave. "
5 " The greatest things in the universe often required a big bang. And as the Iblis, it was my job to light the fuse. "
6 " I was in a world of trouble, but none of that mattered tonight. All I knew was that this angel loved me. And that love was the answer to life, the universe, and everything. "
7 " He’s shockingly predictable, and that works to our advantage.” Our? I had enough on my plate. I didn’t need to add some secret co–rule of Aaru to it. "
8 " It’s either this or the vodka. Trust me; you don’t want to drink the vodka. It takes half the flesh from the inside of your throat on the way down, and you wake up the next morning feeling as if a major portion of your brains are on the outside of your skull. Most unpleasant. "
9 " Wow, he’s alive.” I wasn’t being sarcastic. I truly was surprised that the girls hadn’t turned Dalmai into angelic hamburger. “We figured you might want to interrogate him then throw him into Hel with the other one. "
10 " He just ditched her here, never to see her again?” I asked, half to Nyalla and half to myself. “Got her pregnant then dumped her off at Satan’s Home for Unwed Mothers? "
11 " With him by my side, I felt at peace, as though I’d finally come home. He balanced me, as if we were at opposite sides of a fulcrum, even though we were folding into each other, resting together with our spirit–selves merging along the edges. "
12 " I was beginning to like this girl. She had mad pillow–slaughtering knife skills and didn’t seem to have any problems with vibrators. I wondered if she was putting Leethu’s stash of toys to good use. "
13 " There were experiences that were better for the waiting, and there were some things better never had. "
14 " Your father, he came to see you, didn’t he? In the wind, in a flowing stream, in the adrenaline of the hunt. Sometimes you saw something odd and knew, just knew, he was watching to see the daughter you’d become. "
15 " I remember a man with snow–white wings bending over my crib, his hair black as a moonless night. I remember a silver trout in the lake, its eyes glowing as it watched me swim with my brother. I remember a strange wolf running by my side at a hunt last year. I think … maybe it’s just my mind playing tricks, but I think he has always watched over me. "