“It was the kind of sword that would make a lifelong pacifist look for tall boots and a hat with feathers.”Ilona Andrews Source: Magic Bleeds
“I want to punish them. I want that punishment to be so hard, so vicious that the next who takes their place wets himself at the mere thought of trying to fight me.”Ilona Andrews Source: Magic Burns
“Rene, you want us to find you-don't-know-who and to retrieve his you-don't-know-what for you-won't-tell-me-whom?”Ilona Andrews Source: Magic Slays
“The knocking persisted. It wasn't Derek. His knock would be careful, almost apologetic. This bastard knocked like he was doing me a favor.”Ilona Andrews Source: Magic Bites
“First rule of bodyguard detail: know where your 'body' is at all times.”Ilona Andrews Source: Magic Burns
“One school of thought says that the best way to handle an issue like this is exposure therapy," Mad Rogan said. "For example, if you're terrified of snakes, repeated handling of them will cure it."Aha. "I'm not handling your snake.”Ilona Andrews Source: Burn for Me
“And did you have to hack his arms off?” “Yes, I did. He wouldn’t go through the door.”“You say it like you’re proud of it."I was proud of it. It was an example of quick thinking in a difficult situation.”Ilona Andrews Source: Magic Strikes
“My investigative technique mostly consisted of going through the list of interested parties and making as much noise as possible, until the culprit lost his patience and tried to shut me up.”Ilona Andrews Source: Magic Slays
“Your date appears to be hysterical," Rene told me."You think I should slap some man into him?”Ilona Andrews Source: Magic Strikes
“Oh. "So the best way to fight you is to strip naked and attack?"His eyes flashed with a wicked light. "Yes. You should try it and see what happens.”Ilona Andrews Source: Burn for Me
“No, you’re not going with him.”I crossed my arms. “Who decided that?”He put on his “I’m alpha and I’m putting my foot down” expression. “I decided.”Ilona Andrews Source: Magic Burns
“Who is that?”“Your replacement.”“You replaced me with a shaved poodle?”“He's got mad skills.”Ilona Andrews Source: Magic Bleeds
“On the plus side, if he ever had to fight through a roomful of adolescent girls, he only needed to blink (his velvet brown eyes framed in embarassingly long lashes) a few times, and they would all faint.”Ilona Andrews Source: Magic Burns
“The woman frowned. "I probably should have mentioned that annoying habit of letting people come to the wrong conclusions and not correcting them? He got it from me.”Ilona Andrews Source: On the Edge
“« Barabas pulled Christopher out of the cage. The man stared up at him. “I died, didn’t I? Are you an angel?”“Sure,” Barabas said. “Follow me to the Heavenly Shower »”Ilona Andrews Source: Magic Rises
“It’s never a good thing when the black volhv says “Uh-oh” and then runs for his life.”Ilona Andrews Source: Gunmetal Magic
“What’s this ”“A needle.”“What should I do with it ” He’d walked right into it. Too easy.“Please use it to pop your head. It’s obscuring my view of the room.”Ilona Andrews Source: Magic Bleeds
“Just to make sure the odd humanoid aberration doesn't get away, always pin it through the nuts.”Ilona Andrews Source: Magic Burns