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| Link | Quote | Stars | Tags | Author |
| dc6b9c8 | We lay there a moment, entwined around each other, panting. Then I lifted my head to look at the room. Two broken lamps. One ripped pillowcase. One damaged headboard. Not bad ... Oh, shit. Was that a picture frame? Two picture frames. How the hell did we ...? I sighed. "We'll snag the bill before Jeremy sees it," Clay said. I sighed louder. "Bigger room, darling. Like I said, we need a bigger room." -- | Kelley Armstrong | ||
| 525725c | Yes, I know you consider it a waste of time under the circumstances, but we have time to waste. | Kelley Armstrong | ||
| f382e99 | He watched as her sister read it. Watched as her face crumpled, as her shoulders shook. Ashy. Caught her and held her, and they fell against each other. | Kelley Armstrong | ||
| a640f57 | Absolutely alone in the dark. Every outside stimulus vanishes and there's nothing except me in the darkness and the silence. I swear I can hear my thoughts. All my thoughts. And it's horribly uncomfortable, and I want to switch on the light and say something and shove that aside. But the feeling passes in a few panicked heartbeats, and then ... and then it's indescribable. This is what I've been looking for in all those therapy sessions. No.. | Kelley Armstrong | ||
| ecdee14 | His weekly golf game no longer keeps his love handles in check, he's recently resorted to a slight comb-over to cover that growing bald spot, he squints to avoid wearing the bifocals he hides in his desk drawer, and he spends his days in an office filled with decades-old sports trophies. | Kelley Armstrong | ||
| 3c769c0 | You don't pursue happiness. You pursue everything you need to have a fulfilled life, and then, if you achieve it, you'll be happy some of the time. The rest of the time, you'll be consent. One can't sustain happiness forever. | Kelley Armstrong | ||
| ce7ab2a | I shook my head. "Calling my boyfriend." "You need a guy to come rescue you?" I waggled my gun. "I have that part covered, but given the situation, I'm going to let someone know where I am. I'm a feminist; I'm not an idiot." | Kelley Armstrong | ||
| 4324e29 | So why was his stomach tightening and twisting with every step up those stairs? Because hope was a dangerous thing. It said the failure would be his own fault alone. | Kelley Armstrong | ||
| a35c07b | It looked like I was the dead itself, and that isn't something someone should aspire to look like. | Kelley Armstrong | ||
| 3b0803b | I couldn't get through this last book." "He didn't even just skip ahead to read the sex scenes," Helia said. "Which is what he normally does with your paranormals." Patrick turned to Gabriel. "This is your revenge, isn't it?" "Helia and Alexios? Gabriel said. "This is Patrick. He'll be accompanying us to Seanna." "Oooh," Alexios said. "It's a family reunion." "So you really Gabriel's father?" Helia said. "That's what everyone says, but th.. | Kelley Armstrong | ||
| 561d922 | There, flanking either side of the walkway were a pair of raised fountains. The base of each was a shell-shaped bowl filled with water and lily pads. Standing in each bowl was the masculine version of Boticelli's famous "Birth of Venus". The man stood in the same pose as Venus, left hand coyly drawn up o cover his chest, right down by his genitals, yet instead of covering them, he held his optimistically endowed penis, pointing it upward. W.. | Kelley Armstrong | ||
| 2f6dddd | Technically, you don't need the keys. As long as they're in the car, you can drive it." He paused. "I probably shouldn't have told you that." | Kelley Armstrong | ||
| 8f04aa3 | The sense that the only thing better than being alone would be to be with someone who made you feel as safe and comfortable as you did when you were alone. | Kelley Armstrong | ||
| d5e47a9 | If a bird flies straight at you, prepare for a bad day. | Kelley Armstrong | ||
| ce6367f | Don't apologize." "I wasn't-" "Not in words, but it was clear from your tone. Apology suggests that you are keeping me from doing what I need to do, which implies I am somehow powerless to do otherwise. It's a choice, Olivia." -- | choice will | Kelley Armstrong | |
| d49544b | He turned, a stray slip of moonlight illuminating a sliver of his face, blue eyes glowing almost preternaturally in the darkness. | Kelley Armstrong | ||
| 41c627c | I could mentally lift the vision wholesale and stick it into the already overflowing "crazy shit I'll deal with later" box in my brain." | Kelley Armstrong | ||
| 04459ef | Simon and Derek exchanged a look. Derek said. A derisive snort. Simon said. Tori's mouth hardened. Derek said. Tori sputtered a protest, but from the horror in her eyes, I knew the possibility hadn't occurred to her. I said, Derek said. He fixed her with an icy look. The expression on her face...I felt for her, whether she'd welcome my sympathy or not. Simon said, his tone softer than his brother's. I cut in. Derek said... | derek go-off-on kind-of-person simon tori | Kelley Armstrong | |
| d401e25 | See? It's a menace. We may have escaped a thunder hawk, but ultimately, we will perish . . . killed by my hair. | Kelley Armstrong | ||
| a1d0d46 | he asked. I smiled. His face lowered toward mine and I knew what was coming. I knew it. But when his lips touched mine, I still jumped. he murmured. | date kissing simon skittish-as-a-cat | Kelley Armstrong | |
| dbaa8b8 | She shrugged. She glanced over her shoulder. I thought she was talking to me. Then Derek stepped into the doorway. she said to me. She aimed a pointed look his way. | chloe derek home maya rescue running strangers | Kelley Armstrong | |
| d84f692 | He blinked. He shook his head, looking away. I walked around in front of him. He rolled his shoulders in a half shrug, then looked away again. I was right. He just didn't like hearing the thought voiced; it sounded too close to self-pity. I said. He mumbled the word, unconvinced. I didn't say that, of course. How could I, without it sounding weird.? But I felt it, heart hammering against my ribs, and it wasn't some romantic I can't bear.. | derek feelings leaving | Kelley Armstrong | |
| 49a9aab | Something up, and it has nothing to do with why you're bringing gifts. You just do that because you're awesome." "Can I get that in writing?" "Casey's right," Dalton says. "Not about the awesome part. That depends on what condition my town's in. Something's up, and it's making me think I might not be awarding you that awesome certificate anytime soon." "There's a certificate?" "I have a stack of them." I say." | Kelley Armstrong | ||
| 59ced46 | I called. A sharp intake of breath. I broke into a jog. Only no matter how fast I ran, his scent and his voice didn't get any stronger. I kept going until I tripped over a root and hit the ground hard. I pushed to my feet, wincing as I flexed my stinging hands. His voice seemed to come from all around me. I spun, trying to pinpoint it, but he kept yelling, more panicking with every shout, my own panic rising until I flung myself forward-.. | maya rafe shock trauma | Kelley Armstrong | |
| 17a7b93 | Tears sprang to my eyes. I blinked them back, grabbed some tissue, and started awkwardly trying to daub leftover dye into my pale eyebrows, praying it would make a difference. Through the mirror, I saw Tori walk in. She stopped. It would have been better if she'd laughed. Her look of horror, then something like sympathy, meant it was as bad as I thought. she said. Simon called in. He pushed open the door, saw me and blinked. Tori said.. | derek hair-disaster simon tori | Kelley Armstrong | |
| d8f7cd5 | Seeing me shivering, he stretched a front leg toward the sweatshirt, pawing the edge and snarling when he realized he couldn't grab it. | derek opposable-thumbs wolf | Kelley Armstrong | |
| 0675656 | I don't know what a hard-ass feminist is. I'm a feminist, which only means that I think men and women deserve equal treatment. Hardly a groundbreaking concept. But I'm sure you're about to give an example of where I failed in that. | Kelley Armstrong | ||
| 2e98619 | You have no idea what a fairy circle is, do you? Which is shocking for a changeling child. | Kelley Armstrong | ||
| 62fe8ee | Tori peered at my face. Her eyes blaze. | crying guys tori | Kelley Armstrong | |
| c14952a | I even pulled out the can of cat treats. Yes, I'd bought him treats. Give it another month and I'd be collecting his shed whiskers and claws like a proud momma preserving her baby's first haircut and lost teeth. | cat-treats olivia pet tc | Kelley Armstrong | |
| cf180f5 | Lucas - You'll have to excuse Paige's overenthusiastic attempt to befriend the local wildlife. Not many of their type where she comes from. Paige -Hey, we have gangs in Boston. Lucas - Ah, yes. I believe they're particularly bad down by the wharf, where they're liable to descend upon the unwary, surround him with their yachts, and shout well-chosen and elegantly elocuted epithets. | humor | Kelley Armstrong | |
| c822783 | So you don't trust me: the guy who taught you everything you know. I'm guessing if you have her"--he jerked his thumb at Rae--"that's no accident. Luke's buddies sent her to trap you, and she thought she was doing the right thing, because, duh, she's already proven she's kinda gullible that way." "Hey!" Rae said. "You are. Own it. Fix it. Now, you guys have her, which means you escaped whoever sent her after you. You didn't escape without a.. | Kelley Armstrong | ||
| e241883 | Tori said. She waved at Derek, who was brushing off his jeans. I said to Derek. Simon said. Derek glowered. I warned. Simon winced and murmured, I said. I looked up at Derek. He wavered for a second, then crossed his arms, jaw setting. he said. | derek search-party simon stupid | Kelley Armstrong | |
| a60f523 | I'm a magician with no magic, and that's no one at all. | magic | Peter S. Beagle | |
| ea17dd7 | Her neck was long and slender, making her head seem smaller than it was, and the mane that fell almost to the middle of her back was as soft as dandelion fluff and as fine as cirrus. She had pointed ears and thin legs, with feathers of white hair at the ankles; and the long horn above her eyes shone and shivered with its own seashell light even in the deepest midnight. | Peter S. Beagle | ||
| d88f89f | and it's not my place to chase around after you, fixing stuff. What I know's what I know, and it don't include putting the world back the way it out to be. It's too late for that. Way too late for heroes, champions, miracles. Don't matter what our heritage was maybe meant for - your side got hold of it first, and you won long ago. No undoing that, Esau, I ain't fool enough to think otherwise. I'm still sorry for you, but I know your side's .. | winning | Peter S. Beagle | |
| 61b1ab6 | No az s'm kotka, a nikoia kotka nik'de i nikoga ne e dala na nikogo iasen otgovor. | Peter S. Beagle | ||
| 8f02e65 | Don't look back and don't run. You must never run from anything immortal. It attracts their attention. --Peter S. Beagle, The Last Unicorn | Lauren Smith | ||
| dee0cac | I don't think I could ever see her closely," the sentinel replied, "however close she came." His own voice was hushed and regretful, echoing with lost chances. "She has a newness," he said. "Everything is for the first time. See how she moves, how she walks, how she turns her head -- all for the first time, the first time anyone has ever done these things. See how she draws her breath and lets it go again, as though no one else in the world.. | madness supernatural | Peter S. Beagle | |
| 4bd6c1f | Claudio Bianchi did write poetry [...] He had no vanity about this, no fantasies of literary celebrity; he simply took pleasure putting words in order, exactly as he laid out seedlings in the spring, and tasting them afterward, as he tasted fresh new scallions or ripe tomatoes, or smelled mint or garlic on his hands. | Peter S. Beagle | ||
| 213f948 | If sacrificing herself for her husband's sake were to prove the last thing that Jassi ever did willingly for her new master . . . well, then, so be it, however bitter the taste to Carcharos. Pride had always been his substitute for honor, but his pride was so long gone from him that he could barely recall the feel of it. And so be that, too. | Peter S. Beagle | ||
| 0610f66 | I didn't know unicorns had names," I said. "I didn't know they ever loved people." "They don't. Only this one." He turned and walked away swiftly, saying over his shoulder, "Her name was Amalthea." | unicorns | Peter S. Beagle | |
| f8153b0 | no meal is good enough to justify all the money and effort wasted in preparing it. It is an illusion and an expense. Live as I do, undeceived. | illusion meal waste | Peter S. Beagle | |
| cf05dd3 | You must remind me, little one. When I... when I lose myself - when I lose her - you must remind me that I am still searching, still waiting... that I have never forgotten her, never turned from all she taught me. I sit in this place... I sit... because a king has to sit, you see... but in my mind, in my poor mind, I am always away with her.... | love memory | Peter S. Beagle |