Two pairs of eyes blinked at her from angelic faces: Georgie’s blue and Jack’s amber. Hooligans, both of them.
True strength isn’t in killing—or ignoring—your opponent, it’s in having the will to shield those who need your protection.
To Mother no was simply a yes that hadn't had a chance to hear her out.
There was light in Erra. There was also darkness, and when I looked deep into both, I recognized myself.
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.
The pervert.He prefers to think of himself as sexual deviant.Semantics.
The last time Assistant Principal Parker called, a girl in the school's locker room had accused Julie of being a whore during the two years she'd spent on the street. My kid took exception to that and...
The Order of Merciful Aid provided merciful aid, usually on the edge of a blade or the burn of a bullet.
That’s a well-thought out layout, Caldenia said. But why pink marble? She waved at the ceiling. Pink marble, white ceiling, golden accents… With the electric lighting it will turn into this ghastly or...
Someone pounded on the office door. Barabas moved to the door, slid aside the metal shutter covering the narrow spy window, and looked through it.It’s your lover man.Barabas, open the damn door, Rapha...
Some things you simply accepted, the way you accepted the sunrise or the winter cold. They called it lupine fatalism, but in reality it was plain common sense.
Some part of me is still convinced it’s a fluke and eventually it will be ripped away from me. Deep down I expect it. Any hint of it and I roll down the cliff.
Shockers take six months of training and still occasionally kill their users. Why did you implant them in the first place?Because you kidnapped me.That’s the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard.Mr. Rogan....
She’s FREAKING out. I’m trying to calm her down. I may have to get wine. Or pot. Can I buy some pot? No. It’s medicinal. No pot or I tell Mom.
She’d been around long enough to know that it was a rare man who fully accepted responsibility for his actions, who didn’t offer any excuses.
She looked at Mad Rogan. What did you do?Mad Rogan opened his mouth.She turned to me. What did he do?He got hit by a car, I said.The woman pivoted back to Mad Rogan. Why in the world would you do a st...
She is in particular interested in the Ennui predator. She very much likes its demeanor and coloring in the images.
Shapeshifter parenting motto—if your kid slits somebody's throat, always have a backup plan to make the body disappear.
Screw that. We’re going to lunch. It’s almost dinnertime. Then we’re going to dinch. Or lunner. Or whatever the hell early-dinner-late-lunch stupid combo we can come up with. Now isn’t . . . Andrea’s...
Repeated exposure to fear-inducing stimuli creates familiarity, which in turn greatly reduces anxiety.