Rachel Caine Quotes

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“Always remember the words of Descartes: The reading of all good books is like conversion with the finest men of the past centuries.”

“I think we can all agree. SHINEY.”

“why don't you just get the bunny slippers with fangs Myrin?”

“This is the biggest damn IPod I've ever seen," Claire said, which made him choke on his beer. "Kidding. I have seen a jukebox before.”

“There is no such thing as unlimited trust. At some point, all beings with free will can, and will, betray you when you're no longer pursuing the same goals.”

“Hold on, Claire Bear! Next stop, Crazytown!”

“Please. I am the queen of careful. Also, princess of punk fabulousness.”

“Hey, Mikey? You get her hurt and I'll end you."
"You let anything happen to Eve and I'll do the same," Michael said. He'd just finished kissing Eve, too. "While you're at it, don't get yourself killed, either, bro."
"Ditto. And don't kiss me.”

“Yeah, she was hot, all right, but I think she had the hots for you - kept saying how she saw you over at the Waterhouse last year and you were all, like, wow, amazing. It was like a menage a trois, only you weren't there, thank God.”

“I’m not leaving,” Sam said, his eyes fixed on the boy he was holding. “Not until Disney Princess here apologizes, or his head comes off, one of the two.”

“Michael, don’t,” Eve said. “He won’t hurt us.” Andeveryone rolled their eyes at that. Even Jason, which was borderline hilarious.”

“Because you know, I’m your best friend, but you’re just not that badass, man.”

“Even bipolar vampires needed sleep from time to time, and he was well past his recommended safe dosage of stress.”

“Girl, it's an umbrella, not a Lamborghini”

“Mom and Dad had a lot to answer for, she decided. She couldn’t even be rude to evil
vampires who’d caged her boyfriend and were preparing to roast him alive.”

“I'm learning all the time."
"Well, you're a scholar.”

“You’re not going to suck.’’
‘‘Not at the guitar, anyway,’’ Shane said, deadpan. Claire punched him in the arm. ‘‘Ow.”

“In an insane world, sanity made very little sense.”

“Did you bring me a hamburger?
Did I-No, Myrnin, I didn't bring you a hamburger. Bizarre. He'd never asked for that before.
Coffee?
It's late.
Doughnuts?
No.
What good are you then?”

“That's very rude," Myrnin said. "I haven't brought my fangs our for some time. Not in mixed company, anyway.”

“I never forget,” Myrnin said in a choked whisper. “Certainly not with your nails in my throat. They’re quite an excellent mnemonic device.”

“She was poison in a pretty bottle.”

“But – Michael, you said you didn’t know Oliver, and–”
“I didn’t, until he killed me. We were never formally introduced.”

“I am sorry my decisions do not meet with your approval, but nevertheless, they are mine, and the consequences are also mine.”

“How can you smell this good after the kind of crappy day we've had?"
"I sweat perfume. Like all girls.”

“I stand corrected. Afternoons are hard. Mornings are pure evil from the pits of hell”

“There is two feet of space between us, and about a mile of separation.”

“The vamp in McMann’s stared at me. I guess he didn’t like the Goth look. Most of them don’t; somehow they think I’m making fun of them.
Which I totally am.”

“You were leaving, and you didn't even know if I was okay.”

“THTL— too hot to live”

“It's not your enemies who are likeliest to hurt you. It is, always, those you trust.”

“Her eyes burned, her muscles ached, but in some strange and secret place, she was happy to finally be doing something that wasn't just protecting herself, but protecting other people, too.”

“I have no idea what that is, but yawn, anyway, just on principle. Eat up. Pancakes is brain food.
Apparently not grammar food.
Wow. You college girls are mean.”

“Yeah, and by the way? How much does it suck that I'm an adult if I kill somebody, and not if I want a beer?”

“Define better with that guy. Not all fangs and raaaaar.”

“I have the feeling I’ve been—
unpleasant.”

“You sound disappointed.” Shane’s voice came out faint and thready, and he put his head back against the cushions as he squeezed his eyes shut. “Damn, I hate this. I really do.”


I know,” Oliver said. “Your blood reeks of it.”

“Of course, I thought I was badass at sixteen, too. Wait, I was badass at sixteen. Oh, yeah.”

“You were right,” she said. “You were always right, about everything. And I will always love you, Sam. Forever.”

“Damn, girl. You space so hard, you ought to look into a career at NASA.”

“And somewhere in heaven, Versace sheds a single, perfect tear.”

“What’s burning?”
“Your brain.”

“Shane: "Bro," he said, in an injured tone, "I had to go out with a flamethrower, and you weren't there to see it."
Michael: "Pics or it didn't happen."
Shane: "Dude, little busy for pics. You know, throwing flame."
- Black Dawn”

“Trav, if you cross us -- "
"I know. You'll get me. I'll try not to pee all over myself in terror.”

“He sounded harassed more than anything else, like mass home invasion was just something standing between him and morning coffee.”

“claire:dont do anything dumb or ill kill you myself
shane:ouch girl whatever happend to unconditional love around here”

“They came out in a dim, damp basement - a generic sort of place, full of moulding boxes. 'You take me to the nicest places,' Claire said, and sneezed.”

“I would never build a lawn trimmer," Myrnin said. "What did the lawn ever do to me?”

“Hannah: What's your plan?
Claire: Go get him
Hannah: Honey, that is not a plan. That's what we in the military call an objective.”