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95a1959 Every advance in human life, every scrap of knowledge and wisdom and decency we have has been torn by one side from the teeth of the other. Every little increase in human freedom has been fought over ferociously between those who want us to know more and be wiser and stronger, and those who want us to obey and be humble and submit. religion revolution Philip Pullman
4c35db7 If you want to write anything that works, you have to go with the grain of your talent, not against it. If your talent is inert and sullen in the face of business or politics...but takes fire at the thought of ghosts and vampires and witches and demons then feed the flames, feed the flames. Philip Pullman
45ef174 An evil light sparked in his eyes. "You could always go for Plan B." "Pound everyone to a bloody pulp until they shut up and cooperate?" "Exactly." -Curran and Kate" Ilona Andrews
bb51035 Oh, Gods." His eyes shone with want and predatory satisfaction. "The name's William. It's a common mistake." bayou-moon cerise ilona-andrews the-edge william Ilona Andrews
c51ee90 You're letting him get to you. You're like a walking mythological encyclopedia, Kate. You pull random mystical crap out of your head and figure out that a giant monster nobody has seen on the face of the planet for three thousand years is allergic to hedgehogs and then you find a cute hedgehog and stab the monster in the eye with it." "Where do you even get this shit?" kate-daniels Ilona Andrews
c57adc7 The magic ground against my mind and I heard the same word whispered over and over in my head. Oh my God. I knew that name. I read about her. I studied her legends, but I never thought I would come across anything of hers because she had been dead for thousands of years. Dead and buried in distant Iraq, somewhere on the east bank of the Tigris River. That name belonged to the bones in front of me. I could feel it. I knew this magic. I was l.. Ilona Andrews
3032eeb Settle down, Princess. It's not my first time. Ilona Andrews
61c904e Kid 1: *examining my gorgeous strawberry and blueberry pies*: Wow, Mom, your pies don't look awful this time. Me (Ilona): ... ~A little later~ Kid 2: *wandering into the kitchen* Kid 1: Hey, you've got to see these pies. *opening the stove* funny ilona-andrews ilona-andrews-website kids pie thanksgiving Ilona Andrews
5acef62 Yep." Eloquence 'R' Us. When in trouble, keep it monosyllabic--safer that way." Ilona Andrews
8abe9c8 So. You refuse my money, you serve me thirty-year-old Highland Park scotch, and we've been in the same room for approximately five minutes, yet none of my bones are broken. This leads me to believe that your back is against the wall and you desperately need me for something. I'm dying to know what that is. kate-daniels saiman Ilona Andrews
16f4bc4 If there is anything I can do, I'll help. Don't get excited. It's not because of you. For the child. If it wasn't for her and the flare, I'd throw your dumb ass out of this window." "What does the flare as to do with it?" "I don't want it to be attributed to a loss of control on my part. When I thorw you out of the window, I want there to beno doubt the act was deliberate." Ilona Andrews
1ac2b1c Do you ever think of anything but sex?" "Yes, I do. Sometimes I think of waking up next to you. Or making you laugh." Ilona Andrews
90ba376 Some women waited for a night in shining armor. She, apparently, had ended up with a knight in black jeans and leather, who wanted to chase her down and have his evil way with her. cerise ilona-andrews the-edge william Ilona Andrews
68edbeb I was the badass Consort and he was the grim Pack's executioner. Hugging him in the hallways would be entirely inappropriate. Ilona Andrews
380a459 We need a bigger gun." "We need a shower," Raphael said. "Gun first. Shower later." Ten minutes later I walked into the Order's office. A group of knights standing in the hallway turned at my approach: Mauro, the huge Samoan knight; Tobias, as usual dapper; and Gene, the seasoned former Georgia Bureau of Investigations detective. They looked at me. The conversation died. My clothes were torn and bloody. Soot stained my skin. My hair stuck o.. raphael Ilona Andrews
2780c84 My father knew he was a bastard. He was the venomous serpent in a bed of roses. Apparently, he didn't just acknowledge that fact, he beat people over the head with it. All that was missing was a neon sign that read EVIL AND CONFLICTED ABOUT IT with a flashing arrow pointing at his head. Ilona Andrews
a4ccdb0 Ask a man how much a dollar is worth, and he'll tell you, 'Almost nothing.' Try to take a dollar away from him, and you'll get yourself a fight. fate-s-edge ilona-andrews kaldar the-edge Ilona Andrews
3f557ea Mr. Rogan," I frosted my voice over. "What I put into my body is my business." Okay, that didn't sound right." nevada-baylor Ilona Andrews
3683c07 I opened my eyes as wide as I could. "Why, of course, Your Majesty. What was I thinking? I will go and do this right away, just please don't look at me." "Kate, get in the car." "Maybe you should growl dramatically. I don't think I'm intimidated enough." Ilona Andrews
b8003d4 I'm a rat,'' Robert said. ''I'm not going into a reptile's mouth.'' Oh boy. Fine time to develop phobias the-witch-oracle-s-tortoise Ilona Andrews
262afe0 The concepts of right or wrong are always consequential. It can't be situational or it's not right or wrong. Ilona Andrews
ee45333 It's a party house." "I hope for your sake it's a very tame party." If he brought me to some sort of sex orgy, he would fly right through one of those pretty windows, headfirst." kate magic-bleeds saiman Ilona Andrews
08e88f8 Yes," Curran said. "We'd like you to officiate." "I'm sorry?" "We'd like you to marry us," I said. Roman's eyes went wide. He pointed to himself. "Me?" "Yes," Curran said. "Marry you?" "Yes." "You do know what I do, right?" "Yes," I said. "You're Chernobog's priest." humor Ilona Andrews
446e539 Call her out," Arabella said. "Tell her Rogan is yours!" Grandma Frida pumped her fist. "Don't let her take your man!" Leon declared. We all looked at him. "I was feeling left out," he said." nevada-baylor wildfire Ilona Andrews
66613eb Well, we'll know better next time. Tom Stoppard
7e9a8d2 They loved, and quarreled, and made up, and loved, and fought, and were true to each other and untrue. She made him the happiest man in the whole world and the most wretched, and after a few years she died, and then, when he was thirty, he died, too. But by that time Catullus had invented the love poem. Tom Stoppard
b54f9ed Not me," said Orion cheerily. "I'm just a teenager with hormones running wild. And may I say ,young fairy lady, they're running wild in your direction." Eoin Colfer
618eadc I'm not impressed Eoin Colfer
90f784b Anything else, Butler?" "The cosh, sir." Eoin Colfer
fb766c1 I am older and have more control over my empathy,' said Qwan. 'That's why I didn't throw up.' And having said that, he threw up. Eoin Colfer
d71d033 As long as the centuries continue to unfold, the number of books will grow continually, and one can predict that a time will come when it will be almost as difficult to learn anything from books as from the direct study of the whole universe. It will be almost as convenient to search for some bit of truth concealed in nature as it will be to find it hidden away in an immense multitude of bound volumes. Denis Diderot
d97f60d History has its truth, and so has legend. Legendary truth is of another nature than historical truth. Legendary truth is invention whose result is reality. Furthermore, history and legend have the same goal; to depict eternal man beneath momentary man. history legends on-fiction Victor Hugo
d4f2de9 To be a saint is the exception; to be a just person is the rule. Err, stumble, commit sin, but be one of the just. Victor Hugo
a98b630 The reduction of the universe to the compass of a single being, and the extension of a single being until it reaches God - that is love. Love is the salute of the angels to the stars. Victor Hugo
dbb9c8c A battle is won by the side that is absolutely determined to win. Why did we lose the battle of Austerlitz? Our casualties were about the same as those of the French, but we had told ourselves early in the day that the battle was lost, so it was lost. defeat defeatism victory war win Leo Tolstoy
81384ab Yes, there is something uncanny, demonic and fascinating in her. Leo Tolstoy
407df27 No matter what the work you are doing, be always ready to drop it. And plan it, so as to be able to leave it. readiness Leo Tolstoy
8bdc715 It's not those who are handsome we love, but those we love who are handsome. Leo Tolstoy
bd29116 I wanted to run after him, but remembered that it is ridiculous to run after one's wife's lover in one's socks; and I did not wish to be ridiculous but terrible. Leo Tolstoy
b1deabe Well, pray if you like, only you'd do better to use your judgment. religion Leo Tolstoy
477895c I spy, with my little eye, something that starts with ... G." "Sausages." funny i-spy Adam Rex
f10b08d it is weak and silly to say you cannot bear what it is your fate to be required to bear. Charlotte Brontë
b7a3843 I have an inward treasure born with me, which can keep me alive if all extraneous delights should be withheld, or offered only at a price I cannot afford to give. loneliness self self-esteem self-respect Charlotte Brontë
4ee2041 M]y inner self moved; my spirit shook its always-fettered wings half loose. I had a sudden feeling as if I, who never yet truly lived, were at last about to taste life. charlotte-bronte hope Charlotte Brontë