Rachel Caine citations

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“What did I do?" he said. "Cake! It's cake! Delicious cake!”

“I'm insane, not forgetful.”

“You have ink in your blood, boy, and no help for it. Books will never be just a business to you.”

“Michael held me when I got inside, because I was shaking all over. That felt so good. Warm all the way down. Did I mention Michael’s feet? They’re all the way sexy, and he’s always barefoot – he hates shoes. I wish he hated pants and shirts, too.”

“Claire - "Go ahead. And thanks. Oh, and be careful?"
Eve - "Please. I am the queen of careful. Also, princess of punk fabulousness.”

“He hung up on her. She'd just been hung up on by a disembodied brain in a jar. Fantastic.”

“Unless you want to hang a This Vein for Rent sign around your neck, move already!”

“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.”