Quotes by Ilona Andrews

“It seems that we had...not a better education, per se, but perhaps more incentive to use it. They learn, but they hardly think.”

“No, it's human, Curran said. That's the problem. People, especially unhappy people, want a cause. They want something to belong to, to be a part of something great and bigger, and to be led. It's e...”

“He leaned his head to me, his neck so close to my lips, I felt the heat coming off his skin. His breath was warm against my ear. His voice was a ragged snarl. "I miss you."This wasn't happening."I ...”

“I wasn't even that lovable to begin with. I was a selfish ass, but somehow something I did made this man love me, deeply and without reservations. He knew things about me that I would die to keep s...”

“So crosses don't do anything against your kind?" Sean asked."No," Arland said. "There is no mystical force repelling us.""Then why?""We're forbidden to kill a creature in a moment of prayer or invo...”

“Some people had attack dogs. Ghastek had attack lawyers.”

“What did I tell you about plastic ties? Only for humans, Julie murmured.If you don't listen to me, I can't teach you anything.”

“The last time Assistant Principal Parker called, a girl in the school's locker room had accused Julie of being a whore during the two years she'd spent on the street. My kid took exception to that ...”

“Failure happened. The trick was to accept the risk and try anyway.”

“One day, shed find a way to live her life to the fullest. She was sure of it. She just had no idea how she would manage it.”

“You can do without sleep or without food, but not without both and sleep wasn't an option.”

“Secret to what?""Secret to shutting you up," he said. "I just have to beat you till you're half-dead, then give you chicken soup and"--he raised his hands--"blessed silence.”

“The universe was full of wonders. Some of them would drive you insane if you thought about them too long.”

“Sh!t. F_ck sh!t.'....'Sh!t f_ck would have also been accepted.”

“Andrea: "....I think a dog is a great idea. I just never pictured you with a mutant poodle. Kate: He isnt a poodle. Hes a Doberman mix."Andrea: Aha. Keep telling yourself that.”

“Sophie raised her head. Light filtering through the trees dappled her face. Hawk.Charlotte looked up as well. A bird of prey soared above the treetops, circling around them.Its dead, Sophie said. G...”

“We took a right at the fork, heading farther north. The charred houses continued. To the right, a large sign nailed to an old telephone post shouted DANGER in huge red letters. Underneath in crisp ...”

“So you want me to track down a supernaturally fast sniper who can disappear into thin air, retrieve your maps, and do it so nobody finds out what I'm doing or why?''Exactly.'I sighed. 'I'll get the...”

“I know human nature. We might sacrifice a few, because we are stupid and hardwired for group survival. But we would never die in the thousands because a god wished it. Those kinds of numbers requir...”

“Were you watching me sleep? Because I thought we agreed that's creepy.”