There’s something about her—Cassel, I have met many evil men and women in my life. I have made deals with them, drank with them. I have done things that I myself have difficulty reconciling—terrible t...
There was a young lady of NigerWho smiled as she rode on a tiger;They returned from a rideWith the Lady insideAnd the smile on the face of the tiger.
There are no words for how much I will miss her, but I try to kiss her so that she'll know. I try to kiss her to tell her the whole story of my love, the way I dreamed of her when she was dead, the wa...
The three of you have one solution to every problem. No key fits every lock. Cardan gives us all a stern look, holding up a long-fingered hand with my stolen ruby ring still on one finger. Someone tr...
The disturbing thing about Cardan is how well he plays the fool to disguise his own cleverness.
The big question of vampires, the question that hunts governments and individuals alike, the question that bug me every night when I see their red eyes watching citizens of Coldtown the ways hungry ca...
Remember that I’m still a monster. I can listen to you scream and cry and beg and I still won’t let you out.
Mirroring behavior. When a mark takes a drink from his water glass, so should you. When he smiles, so should you. Keep it subtle, rather than creepy, and it’s a good technique.
Marry me, he says. Become the Queen of Elfhame.
It’s sweet. All this trouble for a kitty.
If the enemy of my enemy is my friend, then surely you should be friend to my friend.
I'm afraid my voice is going to break. I am afraid she is going to hear how much this hurts.
I love you, you see...and I fear I have no way to say or show it that isn't terrible, except coming here. I would kill everyone in the world for you, if you wanted.......Or not obviously
I know I shouldn’t love it as I do, stolen as I am from the mortal world, my parents murdered. But I love it all the same.
He had green eyes so clear and bright that they made you think of poisonous drinks or maybe mouthwash.
Every day that I don’t beg Cardan for forgiveness over a feud he started is a day I win. He can humiliate me, but every time he does and I don’t back down, he makes himself less powerful. After all, h...
Adventuring turned out to be boring. Zach thought back to all the fantasy books he'd read where a team of questers traveled overland, and realized a few things. First he'd pictured himself with a loya...
I think there are a lot of really positive aspects to social media for novelists. Even though our work is pretty solitary, through Twitter and Tumblr and Facebook and Instagram and blogging in general...
You in trouble? Sam asks. The way he says it, I wonder if he’s thinking about how to get out of here if I am.
You have a real talent for getting your ass kicked.