“ But people who truly want to shed blood will find a way to shed it, just as people who wish to do good will find a way to be a benediction to their neighbors. Building and growing are so much harder t… Kevin Hearne
“ Being immortal did not make me invincible. Look at what the Bacchants did to that poor Orpheus fella. Kevin Hearne
“ At this point we hated each other as much as it was possible for two Irishmen to do-and that's quite a bit. Kevin Hearne
“ Anyone with a cursory knowledge of mythology knows that it is suicidal to sexually harass a goddess. Look what Artemis did to that guy who stumbled across her bathing. Kevin Hearne
“ And we can seek therapy or religion to provide us relief like balm on chafed skin, but that’s denying our own power to heal ourselves and trying to silence old pain with new opiates. Kevin Hearne
“ And the Morrigan, I noted, had been right about thrice-cursed trickster gods. They were torrential fucksluices spraying their happy juices on the innocent and the damned alike. Kevin Hearne
“ Although I’m sure that the immortality of the spirit was a comforting thought, it was a worldview that to my own admittedly biased eyes placed little value on life. Kevin Hearne
“ A Buddhist wishes to point out that desires are what prevent people from achieving happiness, that materialism is the cause of discord. Kevin Hearne
“ No, Oberon, stakes, as in a wooden stake you drive into the ground. It’s a homophone. And you’ve been so patient too. Kevin Hearne
“ Orlaith asks as we return to the tree. Germany. You know they have sausages in vending machines there? Kevin Hearne
“ Oberon asked. No, Oberon, I told him via our mental link. You’re only the second companion I’ve done that with. Some people—and some creatures—don’t handle long lives very well. It changes them for t… Kevin Hearne
“ Oberon asked me. After my bathtime story, he wanted to be the Genghis Khan of dogs. He wanted a harem full of French poodles, all of whom were named either Fifi or Bambi. It was an amusing habit of hi… Kevin Hearne
“ Should be going in there with a thousand naked warriors who fight like wet cats with dodgy bowels. Kevin Hearne
“ For now, bread and mead call us, appetites whetted, to witness what I have been nursing, encased in iron, licked by flame, and tended with relish. Kevin Hearne
“ Your gift for euphemism continues to thrive. But I think I have heard of such modern relationships. There is a colloquialism for them, yes? They are boogie calls. Boogie? Oh! Nice try. You were very c… Kevin Hearne
“ You're going to need a dann big can of big spray! Or maybe a rocket-propelled grenade. I have one in the garage, you want it? Kevin Hearne
“ You know what sucks about prophecies? They never predict anything fun, Granuaile answered. Just once I’d like to hear a prophet tell someone, ‘Thou shalt win a bitchin’ Camaro on a game show.’ Kevin Hearne
