What is it you want from me, Hugh?Short term, I’d like you to say my name with a please attached to it. I’d like to walk into Jester Park with you on my arm.[...]Long term, I want to win. And I will w...
What do you mean fainted?Took a dive, kissed the pavement. Swooned like a southern belle after her first kiss. Had a dreadful case of the vapors.
Very well. He sat cross-legged on the floor of the cage. You haven't run off so you want to talk. I will hear your explanation now.Really, Your Majesty? So good of you to condescend. I'll try to use s...
This was heaven. Hey, baby, Hugh said. Heaven just got canceled.
They say the dead have no memories and know no pain. George’s voice was barely above a whisper, but somehow it was louder than the pleas of the corpses. It’s not that way for me.
The second hour, you are injured but you keep going. The third hour, you realize you’ve had your fill of blood. You want to be done. You want off the battlefield. In the fourth, you notice the faces o...
The monster licked his lips, long lines of whiskers twitching, and spoke in a deep growl. Pretty, aren't I? Curran. In midform. I broke from his gaze. Adorable.
The kid was so handsome, he almost looked unreal.
Subtle like a runaway bulldozer
Stay near me on the way back.Surprise slapped her face. She turned it into cold arrogance.Worried about my survival?Don’t want to miss an opportunity to use you as a body shield.How sweet of you.Stay...
So, how are things with you and Curran?There were times in life when I wished for supreme mental powers. Like telekinesis. Mostly, I wanted them to crush my opponents. But right now I wanted them so I...
So you want to throw me out on my ass? Bob swallowed. There aren’t enough people here, Bob. You need to get reinforcements. Go ahead. He smiled, baring his teeth, a sharp carnivore grin. I’ll wait.
So you got fired? I quit. When I quit the Order, you told me I was besmirched. That’s because you quit in a huff over some silliness like trying to save people’s lives. I quit to maximize my earning p...
So far I had the god of evil and the god of terror on my side. My good-guy image was taking a serious beating. Maybe I should recruit some unicorns or kittens with rainbow powers to even us out.
She who showed weakness to teenagers would be picked on to death. True fact of life.
Rene looked at Grendel. What in the world is that?That’s our mutant attack poodle, I told her.Is he chewing on a gun?
On your best day, you're only as good as I am on my worst with one arm tied behind my back.
Often wrong, but never in doubt. Once you decide what you need to do and how to go about it, you can’t afford to second-guess yourself. You just do it. The
Now remember, Kate. Barabas leaned over to me, grinning. You are the Consort. Be the Consort. He stretched be into a three-syllable word. Think like a-Open the door or I'll punch you right in the face...
My ego doesn't need soothing. I don't want him soothing anything of mine, including you.