Quotes by Pippa DaCosta

“One of my earliest memories was of a maze of pale green walls. The corridors never ended, no matter which way I turned. I was running, my feet bare, my paper-thin gown flapping around skinny foal-l...”

“We are not so different, and yet we are worlds apart." Ahkeel/Akil, The Veil Series prequel.”

“Only a few hairline fractures around his eyes and lips spoke of the torment hed been through. I wanted to smooth those lines away, and wished it was that easy to erase the scars of our past." ~ Mus...”

“Youre not going to fight me, Captain. This is the right call. You know it.She marched me off the bridge and into the brilliant white passageway. You think Im just going to trust youll let me go? I ...”

“People are dying out there, and Im not faring much better.Worrying about the demise of anonymous people wont bring them back.Pursing my lips, I planted a hand on a hip. How very demon of you.Thank ...”

“Akil, humans have these wonderful little things we like to cling onto, called souls. The jurys still out as to whether demons have them, I sincerely doubt you do." ~ Muse.”

“I may not have believed in lady luck, but I believed in her fucking sister, irony. That bitch was out to nail me to wall." ~ Caleb”

“It didn't take a synthetic mind to decipher Caleb Shepperd, just a human one." ~ #1001”

“And theres no synthetic owners manual? His lips twitched, smile threatening to break into a grin. A joke. He wasnt funny. Do you come with an owners manual, Captain? Because Id like to study your t...”

“I knew revenge like the ghost of an old friend." ~ #1001”

“You have a job?Do you think I just fucking run this ship so I can call myself captain and get laid?Well, no. I thought you were a criminal.”

“I should have known hed be trouble as soon as he walked into my workshop, but I couldnt have known hed be the death of me.”

“I dont know if I can.I splayed my hand on the bulkhead beside Fran's shoulder and looked her in those pretty green eyes. Its easier if you dont think about it. Shut it away, think about something e...”

“I could never run from the half of me that danced in the dark.”

“Youd best teach me how to raise hell because were going to need it.”

“Ideas take root at the oddest moments. Some grow into novels, the weaker ones wither and die.”

“No demon could ever care enough to let go." ~ Muse”

“History repeats.”

“I am chaos eternal. I desire everything this world and the next offers. I am greed, I am hunger. Oh how I hunger... I want the pathetic mortals of this world to bow before me. I want all that they ...”

“Without the queen pulling your strings, youre nothing but thoughts and dreams. Such things are easily destroyed." ~ General Kael, City of Fae #2”