Now Julie could stay here, in the Keep full of homicidal maniacs who grew teeth the size of switchblades and erupted into a violent frenzy when threatened.
Of course, with my luck, the Shepherd could be a crazy numismatist just dying for a Kennedy fifty-cent piece. Maybe I could set a trap with a handful of change. Here, Shepherd, here boy, look, I have...
Only two kinds of people drink their coffee black: cops and serial killers.
Outside I hopped into our vehicle, the taint of vampiric magic clinging to me like greasy smoke. I feel soiled. Like walking into a room after a day of work, falling into bed, and realizing the sheets...
Outside the windows the day was bright: golden sunshine, blue sky, pleasant wind . . . I wanted to punch the happy day in the face, grab it by the hair, and beat it until it told me what the hell it w...
Peope, especially unhappy people, want a cause. They want something to belong to, to be a part of something great and bigger, and to be led. It's easy to be a cog in a machine: you don't have to think...
People are fish to us, child. Your mother’s death hurts, because she was your mother and Im robbed your childhood of security and happiness. You’re justified in your revenge. But to him, she was only...
People do horrible things in the name of keeping things just the way they are. Where
People lie for many reasons: to save themselves, to get out of trouble, to avoid hurting someone's feelings. Manipulators lie to get what they want. Narcissists lie to make themselves seem grand to ot...
People looked at me, shocked.I gave them a nice big smile. That's right, look what big teeth I have. I knew I was a vegetarian, but aside from Jim and a few friends, nobody else did. Besides, just bec...
People must make their own choices, no matter how wrong those choices are. Otherwise they can't be free.
People must make their own choices, no matter how wrong those choices are. Otherwise they can’t be free. A
People never wanted to tell me their life stories. They usually scooted out of my way and said things like, Take whatever you want; just go.
People think I built the Pack, because I'm the guy who has the welfare of all shapeshifters in mind. They're wrong. Everything I built, I did so that when I mate and have children, nobody can touch my...
People view us and our vampires as abominations, Ghastek said. They call the undead inhuman, not realizing the irony: only humans are capable of inhumanity. Four thousand years of technology, with mag...
Perhaps I just wasn't scary enough. Maybe I should invest in some horns or fangs.
Perhaps you should negotiate? Robert glanced at me.Sure. I cleared my throat. Move or I'll cut your head off.
Phone calls, TV broadcasts, and Skype sessions don’t, so there has to be some physical proximity. It works better if I can see you and hear you at the same time. Direct eye contact works best. He
Please tell me there is coffee.Aunt B grimaced. They're already crazy. If I let them have coffee, they'd be bouncing off the walls. We have herbal tea,...I needed to find Julie, find her mom, convince...
Pretty speech, he said.It’s the only one I’ve got.I know what’s really going on here. You’re scared to step into my world. Afraid you can’t hack it. Much better to hide here and be a big fish in a ver...
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