“ It is the whip that clerics use on the laity, making the sheep slaves to whatever moral code the shepherds espouse. It is a catalyst for suicide and untold other acts of selfishness and stupidity. Kevin Hearne
“ Icy glares from vampires are far icier than icy glares from people. And when the vampire giving you an icy glare is originally from Iceland, you are confronted with the archetypal origin of the term,… Kevin Hearne
“ I thought Sundays were supposed to be relaxing. As a male citizen of America, I’m entitled on Sundays to watch athletic men in tight uniforms ritualistically invade one another’s territory, and while… Kevin Hearne
“ I sighed. You can go harass the construction workers if you want. I even give you permission to sniff their asses. Oberon stopped panting and pricked up his ears at me. Sure, why not? They’re constru… Kevin Hearne
“ I promptly forgot about him and prepared a blend of Creativi-Tea, since I had some fantasy role-players coming in for their weekly dungeon crawl, and the DM always wanted a little something extra to k… Kevin Hearne
“ I knew it would annoy her. She’d deliberately tried to provoke me, and one cannot sass me with impunity. Kevin Hearne
“ I just shook hands with a naked goddess. What was that she called you? She-ya-han? Does that mean dumbass in Old Irish or something? Kevin Hearne
“ I find the college children delightful. I would like to have a drink with them too. No, Leif, you want to drink of them, and they can sense that subconsciously because you radiate this predatory aura. Kevin Hearne
“ I am the bringer of beef and the singer of sweet suppertime! Mine is the chicken and the gravy forever, nom nom! Kevin Hearne
“ I am often reminded how a small fire underneath a vast sky can bind people together like nothing else. For all that we are social creatures, we are too often shoved into solitary confinement by circum… Kevin Hearne
“ He thought in silence before answering. I don’t think loneliness is a thing that can be borne: it’s so heavy and crushing for something that is essentially emptiness. It’s like being trapped beneath a… Kevin Hearne
“ He could focus my attention on how perfectly sublime life can be at times. Such moments are ephemeral, and without his guidance I might have missed many of them, working so hard to get somewhere that… Kevin Hearne
“ Great. What if she decides to kill me? That will test our bargain quite severely, the Morrigan replied with a smirk. Morrigan? Relax. We have a bargain. But have the good grace to pretend to be dead i… Kevin Hearne
“ First, we need to get a buttload of nails. A buttload? How much is that? Uh … Granuaile rescued me with her superior knowledge of indefinite units of measurement. I believe that’s slightly more than a… Kevin Hearne
“ Filled with a new sense of purpose, I downed half my coffee at one draught. It was good, strong stuff, the kind that Louis L’Amour used to say could float a horseshoe. Nobody ever drank weak coffee in… Kevin Hearne
“ Failure is rarely a conscious decision and it’s often out of our control, determined by things like physics and circumstance and other people. What we can always control, however, is our reaction to f… Kevin Hearne
“ Dude is that was a Shakespeare quote duel, he just kicked your ass. OberonI know, but I slipped in some T.S.Eliot and he didn't even catch it. Hopefully next time I wont be recovering from an assassin… Kevin Hearne
“ Don’t mess with me, his boots said, for I am wearing the skin of the world’s deadliest serpent. Or maybe they said, Behold, I’m an arrogant ass. Kevin Hearne
“ Canine Psychology 101. Seriously don't look at it, (the T bone steak) Look for the dastardly villain. Atticus Kevin Hearne