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And You Plan To Do This Alone? You Think A Lot Of Yourself, Don’t You Animal? (stone) Oh, Punk, Please. Believe Me, When Dealing With Wusses Like You Who Have To Gang Up On A Kid To Feel Powerful, I Don’t Need Any Help. (fang)

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And You Plan To Do This Alone? You Think A Lot Of Yourself, Don’t You Animal? (stone) Oh, Punk, Please. Believe Me, When Dealing With Wusses Like You Who Have To Gang Up On A Kid To Feel Powerful, I Don’t Need Any Help. (fang)

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What Do You Want From Me?” – Nick “normally, It’d Be Your Life And Your Soul. Unfortunately, I Can’t Take Either Right Now. Sucks To Be Me Today.” – Death

I Just Want To Be Warm. Just Once Let Me Be Warm. Is There No Star Capable Of Sharing Its Fire With Me? (zarek)

It Was Great, Wasn’t It? Really Exciting Stuff. (chris) Like Having My Teeth Drilled Without Novocain. (cassandra)

I've Been A Dj, Janitor, Ditch Digger, Waitress, Computer Instructor, Programmer, Mechanic, Web Developer, Clerk, Manager, Marketing Director, Tour Guide And Dorm Manager, Among Other Things.

What’s Going On? (astrid) Not Much. Some Invincible Asshole Is Trying To Kill Me. (zarek)

Because I Cursed Him To It. (acheron) Be Glad I’m Not Physically There Or I’d Slap You Upside The Head. You Know How Free Will Works, So Stop The Whining And Get Off The Cross. Someone Needs The Wood. (savitar)

Fine. Sit Around Being Inconsiderate Asses…and You Wonder Why None Of You Are Married. (zarina) (sway Cleared His Throat Meaningfully.) Oh, Shush. You Don’t Count. You Had An Arranged Marriage. These Losers Can’t Get A Girl For More Than Three And Half Minutes It Takes Them To Embarrass Themselves With Their Feeble Gropings That Always Disappoint. (zarina)

Why Lily?” “it’s The Most Sacred And Beautiful Of All Flowers In Egypt. They Bloom In Mud And Shine In The Darkness Like A Gift From The Gods To Remind You That No Matter How Bad Something Is, It Will Get Better. That No Matter How Dark The Night, The Light Will Come For You. If You Partake Of Them, They Have The Power To Calm And Soothe You, And To Heal Your Wounds.” When He Spoke His Next Words, They Were Laced With Emotion And Sincerity. “you Are, And Will Always Be, My Sšn.

Simone’s Mother Was An Unfortunate Mistake. Palackas, Simone’s Father, Was A Bound Demon Who Stumbled Across Her One Night While He Was Carrying Out An Order For His Master. One Thing Led To Another…he Inserted Part A Into Slot B, And He Fell In Love With Her... (jaden)

You Know It Doesn’t Work That Way, T. I Have To Be Touching The Body Or Something That Belonged To The Victim. Photos Only Give Me A Paper Cut…and The Willies. (simone)

You The Dark-hunter?" Kyrian Arched A Brow. "you The Flunky?" "i Don't Like Your Tone." "and I Dont't Like You. Now That We've Dispensed With The Introductions And Have Declared Our Mutual Distaste For One Another, Why Don't You Take Me To The One Who Holds Your Leash?

The Simi Gots Some Barbecue Sauce In Her Bag. It Kind Of Looks Like Blood If You Squint At It The Right Way. And It Don’t Coagulate Between Your Teeth Like Blood Or Give You Them Funky Burps, Not To Mention It Tastes A Lot Better Too. Especially Over That Type A Stuff. Bleh! I’d Rather Eat My Shoes. But That O-flavored Blood…yum! (she Straightened And Held One Finger Up In A Gesture That Strangely Reminded Him Of Smokey The Bear.) And Just Remember, Kids, Three Out Of Four Demons All Prefer Barbecue Sauce Over Hemoglobin. (simi)

And I’m Calling In A Favor. (savitar) Sav, You Can’t Keep Doing This. I’m Running Out Of Places To Put The Bodies. (takeshi)

(zarek Attacks Valerius.) Cease! I Know It’s Been A Long Time Since You Were Around Another Dark-hunter, Z, But Remember, Whatever You Do To Him, You Will Feel It Tenfold. (acheron) Pain I Can Take, It’s Him I Can’t. (zarek)

Everything That Happens To Us, Good And Bad, Leaves A Lasting Impression In Our Souls. You Take One Part Of That Out, And You Can Completely Rewrite Something Crucial About Us. By And Large, We're Not Shaped By The Big Things. It's The Little, Day-to-day Moments That Make Us Who We Are. Who We're Going To Be. (nekoda To Nick)

Lasting Impressions

Of Course, It Would Help If She Could Stay Focused, But She Had The Attention Span Of A Sick Flea.’ (sunshine)

It Was One Of The Few Places Where Someone Remembered His Name. Yeah, Okay, So He Felt Like Sam Malone On Cheers, But There Was No Norm Or Cliff Sitting At The Bar Here. More Like Spike And Switchblade.’ (wulf)

So What Happened? (maggie) Nothing Major. It’s Just A Group Of Assholes Out To Kill Me. (wren)

Syn Has A Brain Disorder That Causes Him To Lie Most Of The Time. Ignore Him. (nykyrian)

Are You Sure I Can’t Catch It? (nick) I’m Positive. Believe Me, I Know My Zombies. (bubba) (nick Scoffed.) ‘is It Just Me Or Is That Like Saying I Know My Elves And Fairies?’ (nick)

We All Have Demons Inside Us, Nick. The Tsalagi Have An Old Saying—every Heart Holds Two Wolves. One Is The White Wolf, Who Is Made Up Of Love, Kindness, Respect, Decency, Compassion, And All The Things That Are Good In Life. The Black Wolf Is Born Of Jealousy, Hatred, Pettiness, Prejudice, Vindictiveness, And All The Poisons Of The Human Personality. The Two Constantly War With Each Other For Dominance. And One Day, One Wolf Will Overtake And Devour The Other.” - Acheron

He Deserves Nothing. Nothing But Our Scorn. (father) Then I Am Rich Indeed From The Abundance Of That Which You’ve Shown Me. (acheron)

I So Love The Smell Of Hatred And Revenge. It’s The Headiest Of Concoctions. (noir) I Personally Feel That Way Toward Blood. No Better Smell In The Universe Than When It’s Combined With The Aroma Of Those Fearing Death. (jericho)

All Of Us Are Vulnerable, And At Times We All Feel Adrift. But Somehow, We All Muddle Through.

You Are The Only Warmth In My Heart. The Only Sunshine My Winter Has Ever Known. (talon)

I Would Have Bought You Some More, But Since They Didn’t Have Tags In Them, I Didn’t Know What Size To Buy. (sunshine) Great. I Live To Be Stuck In Strange Places, Naked. (talon)

Syn May Be Too Much Of A Gentleman To Hit You, But I’m Not. I’m Not Only Ashamed To Call You Human, I’m Completely Disgusted That We Share The Same Gender. You Want To Know The Truth? The Only Filth In This Room Is You, And You’re The One Who Doesn’t Deserve To Breathe Our Air. Decent’s Got Nothing To Do With Birthright. It’s All About Actions, And Trust Me, You’re The Lowest Form I’ve Ever Met And I’ve Taken In The Worst Scum Imaginable. But I’d Rather Sit At The Table With Them Than You Any Day. (shahara To Mara)

Sure. My Ego's Had Enough Time To Recover A Modicum Of Dignity. Let's Make Sure We Crush It Again Before I Mistake Myself For A God. -acheron

And I Can’t Let You Out Of Here Until I Know What Your Plans Are. (kat) To Stop The Annihilation Of Mankind And The Earth. It’s A Simple Plan, Really, But An Important One. Can I Go Now? (sin)

Jess:"sasha? I Need Some Tissue To Pack My Nose With." Sasha:"is That Hygienically Sound?" Jess:"sasha..." Sasha:"fine, But If You Get Toxic Shock Up Your Nose, Buddy, Remember I Warned You." Jess Pulled A Couple Out And Wedged Them Into His Nostrils. He Gave Abigail A Sheepish Smile. "sexy, Right?" Abby: "oh Yeah, Baby. You're So Hot Right Now, If I Was A Chicken I'd Lay Hard-boiled Eggs.

Princess, You Could Never Be That. You Are Unique To Me. (zarek) Am I Your Rose? (astrid) Yes, You Are My Rose. There Is Only One Of You In All The Millions Of Planets And Stars. (zarek)

I Just Don’t See How Anyone Can Be So Cold. (kiara) And You Should Be Grateful, Little Girl, To Whatever God You Worship, That You Can Say That. In The World We Come From, I Don’t Understand How Anyone Can Be Anything But Cold. (syn)

Hey, Sweet. Please Open Your Eyes, Livia. Open Your Eyes And See What You Did. I’m Actually Sitting Here Without Grimacing. There’s No Pain At All. But You Know That, Don’t You? I Don’t Know Why You Stayed With Me. God Knows, I Wasn’t Worth It. But I Don’t Want You To Leave Me Alone Anymore. I Need You, Livia. I Can’t Live Without You In My Life. I Can’t…i’m Not That Strong. Please Open Your Eyes And Look At Me. Please. (adron)

Or More Precisely, Is There Anything I Can Do For You, Ma’am? (waiter) ‘how About A Bag For My Head, Or A Stick To Beat Lanie With?’ (grace)

He Was Like Some Wild, Untamed Creature That You Could Keep And Feed For A Time, But In The End You Knew You'd Have To Let It Go For Its Own Sake As Well As Yours.

I Suggest You Leave. Now. (nykyrian) (the Would-be Attackers Flee.) Had You Said ‘boo,’ I Think They Would Have Wet Themselves. (kiara)

I’m Not As Good As A Man As You Are, Sundown. I Find It Hard To Give An Enemy My Back Under Any Circumstance.” – Ren “oh, I Didn’t Say I Was Giving Her My Back. I’m Not Lacking All My Noodle Sense. But I’m Not Holding A Grudge Neither. Sometimes You Just Got To Let The Rattlesnake Lay In The Sun.” – Sundown “men? You Do Know I’m Standing In This Little Box With You And Can Hear Every Word?” – Abigail “we Know. I Merely Don’t Care.” – Ren

I’m Stuck Fighting. (acheron) You’re Stuck Fighting. But You’re Welcome To Come Share My Beach Any Time You Get Tired Of The Brawl. (savitar) Save Me A Spot. If This Blows Up In My Face, I’ll Be Back With My Tail Forever Tucked Between My Legs. (acheron)

Talon Glanced Around The Loft. It Looked As If A Bottle Of Pepto-bismol Had Exploded, Or The Cat In The Hat Had Come For A Visit.’ (talon)

I Have To Try. I Can’t Leave Him There. You Don’t Understand, Vik. I Love Him, And I Can’t Let Him Pay For Something I Did. I Don’t Care What It Takes, We Have To Save Him. (alix) Those Words, Little Girl, Just Saved Your Life. (shahara)

Sorrow Spares No One, And Scars Respect No Person.

Just Because You Can Doesn't Mean You Should.

I Assure You, Princess, If You Saw The Real Me, You’d Run For Cover. (zarek) Only If I Knew You’d Be Waiting Under That Cover For Me. (astrid)

The Smallest Decisions Made Had Such Profound Repercussions. One Ten-minute Wait Could Save A Life… Or End It… One Wrong Turn Down The Right Street Or One Seemingly Unimportant Conversation, And Everything Was Changed. It Wasn’t Right That Each Lifetime Was Defined, Ruined, Ended, And Made By Such Seemingly Innocuous Details. A Major Life-threatening Event Should Come With A Flashing Warning Sign That Either Said Abandon All Hope Or Safety Ahead. It Was The Cruelest Joke Of All That No One Could See The Most Vicious Curves Until They Were Over The Edge, Falling Into The Abyss Below.

Shall I Show You The Door...or Would You Rather Go Out Through The Wall?" - Maris

You Still Haven’t Eaten Your Muffin. (sunshine) ‘yeah, Right. He Still Hadn’t Eaten His Boots Either, And He’d Rather Feast On One Of Them Than That Thing In Her Hand.’ (talon)

Good Grief, Fury, Warn Me If You’re Going To Jump In Here Naked. (bride)

Why Are You Talking To The King Loser Dork? You Want To Talk About Ugly? Look At What He’s Wearing. (stone) I Like A Man Who Takes Fashion Chances. It’s The Mark Of Someone Who Lives By His Own Code. A Rebel. A Real Lone Wolf Is A Lot Sexier Than A Pack Animal Who Follows Orders And Can’t Have An Opinion Unless Someone Else Gives It To Him. (nekoda)

Caleb Could Be So Testy For No Known Reason. At Times, It Was Like Dating A Woman With Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Or Rabies.

What Are You Talking About? Are You For Real? (nick) What Do You Mean? The Simi’s Not Turning Invisible Again, Is She? Ooo, That Would Be Bad. I Promised Akri I Wouldn’t Do That No More In Public Places. But Sometimes The Simi Can’t Help It. Kind Of Like Putting Barbecue Sauce On Salads. It’s Just Mandatory And Reflexive ‘cause You Gots To Kill The Taste Of The Ick Rabbit Food. (simi)

Um, Dr. Alexander, There’s A Couple Out Here Who Say They’re Related To You. They…um…they’re Biker People. (nurse) Hey, Julian. Tell Attila The Hun Here That We’re Okay So We Can Come And Ooh And Aah Over The Babies. (eros)

Not That I’ve Ever Feared A Fight Or Backed Down From One –(wren) That’s The Truth. I Swear He’s Half Beta Fish. He’d Fight His Own Reflection To Prove A Point. (maggie)

We’re Always Alone. You Can Be In A Crowded Room And Still Feel The Bite Of Loneliness. Personally, I Find That It Bites Deepest Whenever Others Are Around.

Can’t You Nudge Her Into Submission? (taryn) Are You Kidding? As Stubborn As She Is? I’d Fry My Brain Trying. (sphinx)

Shut Up. Asshole. (shahara) I Live For Your Endearments. (syn)

Sometimes Dead Wasn’t Dead Enough.’ – Sundown

You Can Take My Life, But You'll Never Break Me. So Bring Me Your Worst... And I Will Definitely Give You Mine.

Notwithstanding All The Care And Anxiety Of The Persons Who Frame Acts Of Parliament To Guard Against Every Event, It Frequently Turns Out That Certain Cases Were Not Foreseen.

How Can I Ever Trust You? (acheron) You Can’t. But I Have Lived Inside Your Memories For The Last Three Years. I Know The Pain You Hide. I Know The Pain I Caused. If I Stay Here, I Will Go Mad From The Screams. If I Return To The Vanishing Isle, I’ll Languish There Alone And In Time I Will Probably Learn To Hate You All Over Again. I Don’t Want To Hate You Anymore, Acheron. You Are A God Who Can Control Human Fate. Is It Not Possible That There Was A Reason Why We Were Joined Together? Surely The Fates Meant For Us To Be Brothers. (styxx)

Alright, Macho Babe Boy, I'm Not Some Little Ditz To Bat My Eyelashes At The Buff Stud In Black Leather. Don't Try Your He-man Tactics With Me. I'll Have You Know, In My Office, I'm Known As The Ball-breaker. (amanda)

He Looked Down At Her. "have You Found That Peace?" Yes, She Had. But It Was So Corny And Cliched That She Couldn't Bring Herself To Admit It. "a Wise Man Once Told Me That Peace Has To Come From Within. We Have To Learn To Like Ourselves Before We Can Find Our Place In The World.

There’s Too Much To Be Done. I Need To Know– (jericho) No. (delphine) No, You D’in. (jericho) Yes, I Di’id. Don’t Make Me Use My Jeri Ninja Mind Tricks On You. I Might Screw Up And Fry Your Brains. (delphine)

My Mother Always Said That The Strongest Steel Is Forged By The Fires Of Hell.

I Don’t Like Your Hair Black. (artemis) And I Don’t Like Your Head Attached To Your Shoulders. Guess We Can’t All Have What We Want, Huh? (acheron)

I Would Like To Barbecue Those Olympian Gods. They Are Very Tasty. One Day, I’m Going To Eat That Redheaded Goddess, Too. (simi) She Doesn’t Like Artemis. (astrid) The Simi Hates Her, But Akri Says, ‘no, Simi, You Can’t Kill Artemis. Behave, Simi, Don’t Shoot Fire At Her, Don’t Make Her Bald, Simi.’ No, No, No. It’s All I Hear. I Don’t Like That Word. ‘no.’ It Even Sounds Evil. The Simi Tends To Barbecue Anyone Dumb Enough To Say It To Her. But Not Akri. He’s Allowed To Say No To Me; I Just Don’t Like It When He Does. (simi)

What Are You? (a Daimon) Oh Please, Let Me Give You The Job Description. Me, Dark-hunter. You, Daimon. I Hit, You Bleed. I Kill, You Die. (zarek)

Oh, Gross! Zombie Goo. (caleb) Ooo, I Wonder If It Tastes Like Chicken? What Do You Think? (simi) I Think I’m Never Eating Guacamole Again As Long As I Live. (caleb)

Writers. For Some Reason, A Lot Of You Reject What You Hear And See In Your Heads. If You Go Too Long Ignoring It, It Builds Up And Then You Do All Sorts Of Weird Things. Mumble To Yourself. Nightmares. Day-dreams. Total Anarchy And Chaos. Before You Know It, The Writer Is Either Sitting In Corner Feverishly Humming To His- Or Herself Or On Prozac. You’re Not On Prozac, Are You? (esther)

If You Want To Know The Correct Term For Me, I'm A Dark-hunter." Nick Digested That Word Slowly. "which Means What? You Hunt Darkness?" "yes, Nick. That's Exactly What I Do. There's Just Not Enough Of It." Now, There Was Some Sarcasm You Could Cut With A Knife.

Good Lord, Woman. Didn’t Anyone Ever Tell You That Men Have A Specified Word Count Set Aside Each Day And If I Don’t Stop Talking, My Tongue Will Explode? (syn)

Oh Yeah, Scooby, It Does. You And I Have Gone Round Many A Day. I’m The Reason You Keep Thinking You’ve Had Alien Abductions. (caleb)

It's Not Fair To Show Someone The Sun And Then Banish Him From It. Even The Devil May Cry When He Looks Around Hell And Realizes That He's There Alone. -acheron

How Do You Know All This? Jeez, Tory, You’re A Kid. Act Like It. (geary) (tory Reached Out And Punched Her On The Arm.) Ow! What Was That For? (geary) Unexpected And Irrational Emotional Outbursts. Isn’t That What Teenagers Are Supposed To Do? Oh, And Sulk. A Lot. (tory)

It's Not Your Fault. You Had No Way Of Knowing I'd Traded My Soul. It's Not Exactly How I Start Out Conversations. Hi, I'm Kyrian. I Have No Soul. What About You? (kyrian)

The Man Hates Your Guts More Than Stryker Does. You’ll Be Lucky If He Doesn’t Pull Your Spine Out Through Your Nostrils. (tory) Nice To Have Miss Merry Sunshine Back Again. Any Other Eeyore Outlooks You’d Like To Share? (acheron)

I Don’t Have To Do Nothing You Say, You Old Heifer Cow. And You Are Old. Really, Really Old. And A Cow, Too. (simi)

Believe Me, If I Start Getting Sick, You’ll Be The First To Know Since I’m Sure It’ll Be All Over You. (alix)

(the Baby Sneezed. Wulf Jumped As Fire Shot Out Of Its Nostrils And Almost Singed His Leg.) Excuse Me. I Almost Made Dark-hunter Barbecue, Which Would Be Really Sad ‘cause I Ain’t Got No Barbecue Sauce With Me. (simi)

Cause I’m Gonna Put My Foot So Far Up Their Butts They’re Going To Burp Shoe Leather. (nick)

Humans Aren’t A Protected Class. (acheron) Really? (jaden) Yeah. Savitar Shares Your ‘all Humans Are Vermin’ Mind Set. (savitar)

Nick‘s Eyes Widened As A Total State Of Befuddled Huh Possessed Him. Was He In The Twilight Zone?

Answer My Question, Bacchus. I’m Not One Of Your Dickless Greeks To Be Kept Waiting For An Answer. (camulus) You Better Take A More Civil Tone With Me, Cam. I’m Not One Of Your Flaccid Celts To Shake In Terror Of Your Wrath. You Want To Fight, Boy, Bring It On. (dionysus) Whoa, Hang On A Second. Let’s Save The Fighting For When You Two Take Over The World, Okay? (styxx)

C’mon, Friend. It’s Two On One. You Sure Don’t Look Like You’re Up To Those Odds. (stranger) You Can’t Be Talking To Me. I Don’t Have Prokas For Friends. And I Assure You I Could Gut You Both Before Your Stench Had Time To Catch Up To Your Fall. (syn)

And You Take Care, Too, Shahara. Remember The Lies We Tell Ourselves To Survive Seldom Bring Peace To Our Souls. (nero)

Lies We Tell Ourselves

I See Time Away Hasn’t Made You Any More Charming. (fang) Oh, I Can Be Charming. I Just Choose Not To. People Start To Think You Like Them, Then When You Stab Them In The Back, They Take It So Personally. Really Pisses Me Off. (thorn)

You Are So Vicious. (tee) Hence The Nickname. (syd) You Know It’s Bad When You Make Me Look Like Glinda The Good Witch, Right? (tee) Just Call Me Elphaba. But Don’t Drop A House On Me, ‘kay? (syd)

Man, Wren. I’m Impressed. No Woman Ever Sent Flowers To Thank Me. (serre) Don’t Be That Impressed. I’m Thinking She Didn’t Send Flowers To Thank Him. One Flower Says Thank You. This Many Says She Thought He Was Dead. Or That She Killed Him. Hmm...i’m Thinking, Put A Tiger In Her Tank And That Didn’t Quit Rev Her Up. What She Needs Is To Go Hunting For Bear. (dev)

We Don't Have To Surrender Our Souls Or Our Compassion.

The Only Clothes Amanda Has Are The Ones On Her Back. (kyrian) From What I Saw, She Had No Clothes Whatsoever On Her Back. Her Front Neither. (nick) One Day, Gaitor Bait... (kyrian) Note To Self- Be Nice To Woman, Keep Mouth Shut. (nick)

But On The Upside, Your Seraph Form Will Never Age. And The Only Way To Die Is By A Demon Blade. As Long You Survive Fighting Them, You’re Immortal To The Things That Would Kill A Normal Human. Think Of The Money You’ll Save On Medical Bills. (jack)

Fifty Dorcas They’re Setting Up An Ambush Near My Ship. (nykyrian) No Bet. I Know They Are. They’re Too Stupid To Not Be Obvious And Predictable. Gah, I Hate Abiding By The Law. Too Bad You Can’t Slaughter Them Where They Stand. (syn)

I’ll Abide By My Word, But You Will Never Win Me Back! Believe Me, In Two Weeks I Will Slice Open Your Throat, Drink From Your Blood, And Then Pierce Your Heart And Laugh While Your Body Explodes Into Dust. (zephyra) Beautiful Imagery. You Should Write For Hallmark. (stryker)

Let Me Guess, Velkan Wants To See Me? (esperetta) No. The Only Thing His Highness Would Like To See In Regards To You, Princess, Is Your Disembowelment. (raluca)

Your Dark-huntress, Danger, Called For Acheron And Since He’s Busy, I Was Sent To Check Things Out And Report Back To Him On What’s Happening. So Here I Am. Joy, Oh Joy Of My Life. (alexion)

No. Real Love Takes Time To Build. What You Feel Is Just Infatuation. (geary) But It Doesn’t Feel Temporary. (arik) It Never Does At Its Onset. It’s Only In Hindsight That We Realize The Difference Between Infatuation And Love. (geary)

What Happened To Darling’s Face? (kiara) It Got His. Repeatedly. (syn)

Your Mama-akra Sent That To You, Akri, To Hurt The Heathen-god. Now It’s Dimonique Time. The Simi Can’t Be Bothered We No Greek God Messing With The One Who Pays The Plastic Bills. Can The Simi Have That Black Metal Card She Loves So Much? (simi)

Then He Will Be Called Acheron For The River Of Woe. Like The River Of The Underworld, His Journey Shall Be Dark, Long And Enduring. He Will Be Able To Give Life And To Take It. He Will Walk Through His Life Alone And Abandoned – Ever Seeking Kindness And Ever Finding Cruelty. May The Gods Have Mercy On You, Little One. No One Else Ever Will. (oracle)

Apprentices And Servants Are Characters Perfectly Distinct: The One Receives Instruction, The Other A Stipulated Price For His Labour.

We Ought Not To Decide Hastily Against The Words Of An Act Of Parliament.

I Find That Hard To Believe. Nothing Comes Free In This World. Ever. (sin) Then Get Up And Get Dressed. There’s The Door. I’m Sure You Know How To Use It. It’s A Really Simple Process. You Put One Foot In Front Of The Other, Turn The Knob, And Keep Going. (kat)

What Does This Daimon Look Like? (xedrix) He’s Tall And Blond. (kyle) Well, That Narrows It Down To Every Daimon Here Except Stryker. What Would That Be? Several Thousand Of Them? Could You Be A Bit More Specific And If You Tell Me He Was Dressed In Black, I’ll Kill You Myself And Spare Me The Agony Of Dying. (xedrix)

You Like Rock? Little Boy, I’m Not Your Friend. I’m Not Your Dark-hunter And I’m Not Your Friggin’ Date. You Only Speak To Me When I Ask You A Question. Otherwise You Keep Your Mouth Shut, Your Eyes Off Me, And You Might Live Long Enough To Get Me To The French Quarter. (zarek)

I Swear You’re A Woman. (devyn) I Would Respond To That, But I Don’t Want To Distract You While You’re Attempting To Drive And I’m Dependent On You For My Life. (sway)

Success Is When Persistence Meets Preparation.

Trust Me, Little One. Everyone Makes Mistakes. Even The Gods, And Ours Are Much Worse Than Those Of Humans. Unlike Humans, We Don’t Suffer Alone. Rather, We Share The Pain With Thousands. That’s Why You Must Learn To Be Like Your Father. To Hold In Your Tears And Anger. Try Not To Punish What You Love. (artemis)

Alone At Last. Oh, The Pleasure Of The Pain. (zarek) You Really Do Suffer From Insanity, Don’t You? (thanatos) Hardly. I Have To Say I Enjoy Every Minute Of It. (zarek)

Aren’t You Afraid They’ll Arrest You? (shahara) I Wasn’t A Convict, Dagan. I Was An Illegally Purchased Slave. My Owner Has No Legal Claim On Me. And I’m No Longer A Kid Learning My Powers. I’m A Full-grown Man With An Ax I Want To Bury In The Forehead Of Anyone Dumb Enough To Come At Me. I Defy The Bastards To Try Something Now. (nero)

Judge No One Until You Know Their Circumstances. No Matter How Awful They Seemed, Sometimes There Was A Valid Reason For Their Behaviour. Granted, Some People Were Just Mean And Corrupt, But Not Always. Many People Were Just In Pain, And By Acting Out, They Were Only Trying To Protect Themselves From Being Hurt More.

It’s Entirely Up To You, Artie. He Lives Or Dies By Your Word. (acheron) No, Akri! Don’t Ask Her That. She Never Let Me Have No Fun. She A Mean Goddess! (simi)

Oh, Pooh, You’re Just Like Akri. No, Simmi, Don’t Be Breathing Fire Around The Flammable Objects Or Small Children. Except For That Black Plastic Card That’s Not Really Plastic. It Some Metal Thing, But The Simi Loves It Cause It Let Her Buy Everything She Want Without Limit. He Never Say No To Simi When She Use It. Oh, Hello, There, Fang. You Okay? You Looking Kind Of Peaked Or Piqued Or…? Oh, Heck, The Simi Can Never Keep Those Straight. (simi)

Dev-"come In Peace Or Leave In Pieces

(zarek Slammed His Combined Fists Down Across Thanatos’s Back.) If Anyone Has Any Suggestions On How To Kill This Guy, I’m Open To It. (zarek) I’m Out Of Dynamite. You Got Any Grenades? (jess) Not On Me. (zarek) Say Die, Dark-hunter. (thanatos) Fine. Die, Why Don’t You? (zarek)

Are We All Ready? (deimos) (letting Out A Blood-chilling War Cry, He And The Rest Of The Dolophoni Ran Through The Caverns.) I Hate Their Dramatics…and Their Decibel Level. (m'adoc)

No. He’s The Personification Of Human Fear. (leta) Oh, Goody. Just What I Wanted To Add To My Dream. Should We Invite Him Over For Tea? (aiden)

Just Out Of Curiosity, How Many Weapons Are In That Thing? (kiara) Enough To Make Me Happy. (nykyrian)

A Questioning Mind Is The Most Cherished Resource Man Has And The Rarest.

Nick Rubbed His Hand Across His Face As He Tried To Make Sense Of Her Prattle. But That Was The Thing About Simi. She Seldom Made Sense.

Hey, Just Be Grateful I’m Old. When An Arcadian First Starts Time-walking, We Only Have About A Three Percent Chance Of Success. I Once Ended Up On Pluto. (sebastian) Are You Serious? (channon) They’re Not Kidding About It Being The Coldest Planet. (sebastian)

I Can't. At Least Not For A While. I Need Time To Get Past This And I Can't Guarantee That I Won't Hurt Him Again. God Knows, Nick Has A True Gift For Saying The Wrong Thing In Any Given Situation. (acheron) You Know He Loves You, Right? (amanda) Yeah, But Emotions Don't Have Brains. (acheron)

You Want The Bad News, Or The Really Bad News? (eros) Oh, Let’s See…how About We Make My Day Special, And Start With The Worst, Then Work Our Way Up? (julian)

Three Out Of Four Demons Prefer Barbeque Sauce Over Hemoglobin

It’s Just A Mild Disagreement, Papa. Remi Has This Whole Need To Breathe In And Out, Which Annoys Me. If He Would Just Stop Breathing, I’d Be Fine. (aimee)

Sasha Growled Low In His Throat. "send The Wolf To Watch Them," He Mocked In Falsetto. His Nostrils Flared. "i Swear Z, If I Live, I'm Going To Rip That Damned Goatee Off Your Face And Stick Your Shaving Cream In The Fridge.

Nick Was Dressed In Jeans, A Dark Green Sweater, And Bomber Jacket–the Perfect Image Of A Rich College Student. Talon Looked Like A Biker Who Had Just Left Sanctuary, New Orleans’s Premier Biker Bar. Acheron Looked Like A Refugee From The Dungeon–the Local Underground Goth Hangout. Valerius Was The Professional Contingent, And Zarek…zarek Just Looked Like He Was Ready To Kill Something.’ (talon)

They Shot Me. (talon) No, Bud. They Turned You Into Swiss Cheese. (nick)

Life's Not Easy For Anyone. Everyone Has Scars They're Afraid To Show And We All Get Slammed Headfirst Into A Proverbial Locker From Time To Time By Someone Bigger And Badder.

The Slightest Stirring In The Air Can Set A Hurricane In Motion A Thousand Miles Off. (acheron)

Lydia: Strange How You Always Remember The Pain Someone Gave You, But Seldom The Hurt You Caused Them.

It’s Not Manly To Hurt Others Or Belittle Them. Respect And Kindness Require More Courage Because People Take Advantage Of Those.

Did They Practice Looking Suspicious In Mirrors? Welcome To The United States. Don’t Even Think About Chewing Gum The Wrong Way.’ (carlos)

Zarek? (astrid) What?! (zarek) Don’t Use That Tone With Me. I Like To Know Where People Are In My House. Be Nice, Or I’ll Make You Wear A Cowbell. (astrid)

About A Hundred Or So Years Before You Were Born, A Dark-hunter Made The Mistake Of Falling In Love With His Talpina. Unfortunately For The Rest Of Us, She Didn’t Pass Artemis’s Test. Artemis Was So Angry, She Stepped In And Banished The Talpinas From Us, And Implemented The Oh So Wonderful You’re-only-supposed-to-sleep-with-them-once Rule. As Further Backlash, Acheron Came Up With The Never-touch-your-squire Law. I Tell You, You Haven’t Lived Until You’ve Tried To Find A Decent One-night Stand In Seventh-century Britain. (talon)

Falling In Love

You Know The Incredible Thing About Hearts Is Their Unbelievable Capacity For Forgiveness. You’d Be Amazed What People Will Overlook When They Love Someone. (acheron)

You Have The Optimism Of A Child. (julian) Peter Pan All The Way. (grace)

Yeah, Well, It’s What Happens When We Spoil The Things We Love. They Don’t Always Understand The Boundaries And Their Ridiculous Wants Can Get Us Killed If We’re Not Careful. (jaden)

Trust Me, Baby, You Weren’t That Good. I Was Just A Better Actress Than You Were Actor. (zephyra To Stryker) Ew! No Offense, Mum, I Don’t Want To Know Who You’ve Slept With. Kill The Sexual Bantering And Him Before I Go Deaf From It. (medea)

We’re Looking For Anything To Do With The Rod Of Time. (sin) Rod Of Time, Forsaken Moon, Tablet Of Destiny…you Sumerians Really Liked Your Hokey Terms, Huh? (kat) They Didn’t Exactly Ask My Opinion Before They Named Them. (sin) Good, ‘cause My Estimation Of Your Intellect Would Be Seriously Scarred If They Had. (kat)

We Must Not, By Any Whimsical Conceits Supposed To Be Adapted To The Altering Fashions Of The Times, Overturn The Established Law Of The Land: It Descended To Us As A Sacred Charge, And It Is Our Duty To Preserve It.

Life Is Serious. (valerius) No, Life Is An Adventure. It's Thrilling And Scary. Sometimes It's Even A Bit Boring, But It Should Never Be Serious. (tabitha)

And She Was Just Leaving. (xedrix) Not Yet, I’m Not. (aimee) Yes, You Are. Adios. There’s The Door. Doorknob Twists To The Left. The Hinges Open In. You Should Use Them. Keep Them Working. Keep You Breathing. (xedrix)

How Do You Know That? (stryker) I Know Everything. I Feel Every Heartbeat In The Universe. Hear Every Scream For Mercy And Feel Every Tear Of Pain. (jared)

The Only Thing That Was Sharper And That Scarred More Was The Selfish Actions Of Those You Loved When They Made It Crystal Clear That They Cared More For Themselves Than They Did For You. Especially When It Was Someone You Trusted To Always Put You First.

The Popish Religion Is Now Unknown To The Law Of This Country.

I’m Going To Make The Wildly Unfounded Assumption That Satara’s Dead By Your Hand And Not Tory’s. Now, Stay With Me On This, Cajun. My Father Slit My Throat And Murdered My Wife Because He Thought I’d Betrayed Him By Getting Married. Before That, He Loved Me More Than His Life And I Was His Last Surviving Child. His Second In Command. Now What Do You Think He’s Going To Do To You Once He Sees Her Body? I Can Assure You, It Won’t Be A Fun-filled Trip To Chuck E. Cheese. (urian)

Sanctuary, Home Of The Howlers And Stragglers Of The Were Universe. (damien)

I’m Too Young, Too Smart, And Too Good-looking To Die. Yeah, And Then Some. The World Needed Him To Improve The Gene Pool. Not To Mention, At Fourteen He Hadn’t Even Had His First Date Yet. He’d Only Just, This Night, Had His First Kiss. He Should Have Recognized That Alone As A Sign That The Apocalypse Was Coming And That His Death Was Imminent.’ – Nick

What A Way To Pay A Man Back For Helping You. Gah, I Suck As A Human Being.’ (shahara)

And You Chose To Fight For Artemis Instead, What Kind Of Stupid Are You? (jeff)

He’s Stronger Than This. He’s Always Been Stronger… (vane) Even The Mightiest Oak Can Be Felled By A Whisper Of A Wind If It Comes On The Heels Of A Powerful Enough Storm. (carson)

He’s Ours Now. Not Made By Evil, But Birthed By Human Cruelty. (mortent Leader)

Kyra Is Working On A New Program And I’m Going To Test It. (chris) That’s One Way Of Putting It. (urian)

You’re Really Not Right, Are You? Yeah, I Know. It Was All The Paint Chips I Ate As A Kid. They Were Good, But Chromosomally Damaging. (nick)

Life Isn’t Supposed To Be Easy. Ever. But With The Hardest Challenges Go The Greatest Rewards. And Every Incredible Moment Of My Life Came Only After I Did Something That Made My Gut Clench With Fear. - Caleb

What Four Realms? (amanda) Time, Space, Earth, And Dreams. (talon) Okay, Now That Is Scary. Some Of You Guys Walk Through Time? (amanda) And Space And Dreams. (talon) Ah. So Rod Sterling Was A Were-hunter? (amanda)

In Time, You Won’t Need It To Do That. You’ll Be Able To Access That Part Of Yourself Anytime You Need To. But For Now, You’ll Require A Tool To Help You Channel All That Teenage Hormonal Add That’s Bouncing Around And Through You.” – Death

If Sasha’s Threatened, Astrid’s Upset. If Astrid’s Upset, I’m Going To Kill Whatever’s Upsetting Her Until She’s Happy Again. (zarek)

... He Broke Her Heart And Made Her Crave His Touch Even While She Was Trying To Figure Out Where To Hide His Body.

Be Kind To Dragons, For Thou Art Crunchy When Toasted And Taste Good With Ketchup. (sebastian)

Why Are You Worried About Him? Des Is A Punk. (urian) Desiderius Is Dead. Kyrian Killed Him. (tabitha) Yeah, And I'm The Easter Bunny- See My Fluffy Tail? You Don't Just Kill A Spathi, Little Girl. All You Do Is Take Him Out Of Commission For A While. (urian)

Where Are We? (jericho) Noir’s Happy Place. It’s Where He Brings The Beings He Wants To Play With. (asmodeus) Punish. (jericho) You Say Ta-mah-to. I Say To-mah-to. (asmodeus)

The Simi Is Very Environmentally Sound. Eat Everything Except For Hooves. I Don’t Like Those, They Hurt My Teeth. Thanatos Don’t Have Hooves, Do He? (simi) No, Simi, He Doesn’t. (acheron) Ooo, Good Eating Tonight. I Get A Daimon For Barbecue. Can I Go Now, Akri? Can I? Can I? Can I, Please? (simi)

Let’s Just Say I Understand Betrayal. And Having Been Where He Is, I Know The Explosion To Come. Trust Me. ‘duck’ Won’t Quite Cover It. (sin)

Why Would You Train An Instrument Of Destruction? (jericho) We All Choose Our Destinies. Our Birth Doesn’t Dictate Our Future Unless We Allow It. (acheron)

And Just Like You, I Will Die At Some Unknown Date In The Future. I Just Come Equipped With A Few Extra Powers. (sebastian) I See. I’m A Toyota. You’re A Lamborghini.(channon)

Don’t, Cassandra. (wulf) Oh, Please. I Just Want To Choke Her For A Few Minutes. (cassandra)

And If We Fail? (delphine) It’ll Suck To Be Human. (madoc)

You’re Seriously Not Joking?” – Sundown “really? How Many More Times Are You Going To Ask Me That? I Could Be On A Beach Right Now With My Wife, Son, And Daughter, Baking In The Sun While They Frolic And Play. Am I? No. I’m Here, And I Want Nothing More Than To Yank You Around With Bullshit ’cause This Gets Me Off More Than My Wife Running In A Bikini.” – Zarek

And You, My Best Friend On Earth, My Soul Sister Who Shares Chunky Monkey Scoops And Beefcake E-mails At The Drop Of A Hat, The Woman Who Made Me Wear A Frothy, Ruffled Lime-colored Bridesmaid Dress That Added Fifteen Pounds To My Hips, Are Going To Spill Your Guts To Me, Aren’t You? (sunshine) No Fair And The Dress Wasn’t Lime, It Was Mint. (selena) It Was Lime-icky Green And I Looked Like A Sick Pistachio. (sunshine)

She’s Been Hanging Out With Nick.” – Acheron “nick? As In I-hate-your-guts-ash-go-die Nick?” – Tory

Honey, There’s Not A Single Woman In This Town Who Doesn’t Know About Sanctuary, Land Of The Bodacious Gods. Heck, Me And My Girlfriends Want To Get Together And Vote Mama Lo An Award For Her Policy Against Hiring Any Man Not Seriously Buff…not That You’re Not Buff. You Can Certainly Hold Your Own Against The Sanctuary Hotties. But Face It, Haven’t You Ever Noticed That This Place Is Like Hooters For Women? (sunshine) No, I Can Honestly Say That I’ve Never Noticed How Good-looking The Men At Sanctuary Are. Nor Have I Ever Cared. (talon)

I Write Simply Because I Hear Voices Of People In My Head Who Won't Give Me Peace Until I Convey Their Stories To The Rest Of The World. Seriously. They've Always Been With Me. While Other Girls Played With Dolls, And My Brothers With Hot Wheels, I Was Busy Traveling Through Space Or Traipsing Through Graveyards With My Imaginary Playmates.

Thank You, Geary. (arik) For What? (geary) For Giving Me A Life That Is The Best Dream I’ve Ever Had. (arik)

Intentions Don't Matter. It's The End Result We're All Judged By. Evil In The Name Of Good Is Still Evil. And When You Dance With The Devil, You Seldom Get To Pick The Tune.

What Do I Do? (jeff) Well, Not To Insult A Man Who Looks Like A Rocket Scientist In Comparison To You, But…run, Forrest, Run. (rafael)

I’m Going. But Before I Do, Let Me Congratulate All Of You On Your Stupidity. (fury)

To Infinity Then. (bubba) What’s That Mean? (nick) It’s Something My Dad Used To Say When I Was A Kid. To Infinity, Meaning You’d See Something Through To The End. (bubba) Infinity Is Never-ending. (nick) That’s Right, Which Means You Keep Going And Going No Matter What Happens Or What Obstacles You Meet. Over, Under, Around Or Through. There’s Always A Way. And If You Have To Chase Something To Infinity, Strap On Your Big-boy Pants, Hiking Boots, And Go. (bubba)

I Don’t Want Your Lying Kindness. Sure, You’ll Smile And Be So Sweet To Me That I’ll Trust You, But The Minute I Don’t Give You Everything You Want The Instant You Demand It, You’ll Turn On Me And Try To Crush Me. You’re Just Like Everyone Else In The World. No One Matters But You. (aiden)

I'm Beginning To Think The Only Choice Anyone Has In Life Is Between Either A Bad Choice Or A Worse One.

Hey, Vader, Keep Your Jedi Mind Tricks To Yourself. That Hurt! (jesse)

What’s In That Backpack, By The Way? You’re Always Guarding It Like It Holds National Security Secrets Or Something. (tory) Dirty Underwear. (acheron)

God Forbid I Should Bleed To Death, Eh? Then You'd Have To Cart Around My Rotting Corpse. (kyrian) Could You Be Any More Morbid? Jeez, Who Was Your Idol Growing Up? Boris Karloff? (amanda) Hannibal, Actually. (kyrian) You're Trying To Scare Me, Aren't You? Well, It Won't Work. I Grew Up In A House With An Angry Poltergeist And Two Sisters Who Used To Conjure Demons Just To Fight Them. Buster, I've Seen It All And Your Gallows Humor Isn't Working On Me. (amanda)

What Happened To Your Hair, Tiger? (fang) It Fell Off. (wren)

Why Would You Help Us? (delphine) I Hear Stupidity Is A Fatal Disease. Doing My Own Experimentation To See If That’s True Or Not. If I Survive, We’ll Know It’s Not. If I Die…well, It’ll Suck. Bad. And I Won’t Be Happy. (asmodeus)

He Probably Couldn’t Turn Off His Sexiness Without Medical Intervention.’ (abbie)

Ah, Those Were The Days…the Dark-hunters Hunted Us, We Slaughtered Them. We Made Our Homes In Underground Catacombs And Crypts Where The Hunters Couldn’t Go Without Getting Possessed. It Was An Interesting Time To Be Apollite Or Daimon. But That Was Before We Discovered Civilization And Modern Conveniences. Before The Human World Developed Enough To Where We Could Exist At Night Under The Pretense Of Being One Of Them. Apollites Owning Businesses And Houses. Daimons Playing Nintendo. What Is This World Coming To? (thanatos)

Just Remember, Anger Is Always Your Enemy. You Must Keep Your Emotions In Check. The Moment You Lose Control Of Them, You Lose The Fight Every Time. (takeshi)

Storm, Rain, And Sunshine, Huh? (talon) My Mother’s Doing. I’m Just Glad She Stopped At Three. I Was Told The Next One Would Have Been Named Cloudy Day. (sunshine)

In My Stories, I Controlled What Happened In A Way I Couldn't In Real Life. My Characters Lived Through The Horror And Degradation Of The Cruelty Of Others And They Not Only Survived, They Thrived. They Gave Me Hope And Laughter, And They Kept Me Going In Spite Of Everything Else. They Were My Heroes.

You Freaking, Flippin’, Moronic Frat Boy!

My Friend Died. (astrid) Died How? (zarek) Mmm, He Had Parvo. (astrid) Isn’t That A Dog’s Disease? (zarek) Yes. It Was Tragic. (astrid) Hey! I Resent That. (sasha) Behave Or I Will Give You Parvo. (astrid)

You Like Being Vague, Don't You? (amanda) It Was A Choice Of Being A Dark-hunter Or A Prophet. Personally I Like The Slash-and-kill Stuff Much More Than Prayers And The Lotus Position. (acheron)

It’s A Sun Lamp. I Thought You Might Be Tired Of Your Pasty-pale Complexion. (chris) Christopher, I Happen To Be A Viking In The Middle Of Winter In Minnesota. Lack Of A Deep Tan Goes With The Whole Nordic Territory. Why Do You Think We Raided Europe Anyway? (wulf) Because It Was There? (chris) No, We Wanted To Thaw Out. (wulf)

You Must Be Pain In The Nick.” – Dev “huh?” – Nick “don’t Wet Your Pets. Just A Figure Of Speech. Your Mom’s Been Talking About You All Day, Boy. You Are Her Favorite Topic.” – Dev “well, I Try Hard Not To Be Her Favorite Hemorrhoid.” – Nick

Ash Paused As He Entered The House To Find The Three Women Lined Up And... Singing To... Dear Gods, Anything But This. "fergilicious." All He Needed Was For Simi To Be Here And Off-key With Them Since It Was Her Favorite Song And He'd Spent The Better Part Of The Last Year Cursing Whoever Was Dumb Enough To Introduce That Song To A Hormonal Teenaged Demon. Worst Part? Simi Wanted Him To Call Her Similicious.

So You’re Telling Me That Right Now I’m Responsible For Acheron’s Beloved Pet And The Favorite Sister Of The Fates? (zarek) Tell Fang-boy I’m Not A Pet. If He Doesn’t Take A Nicer Tone To Me, He’s Going To Be Really Sorry. (simi)

Life Is Messy, Ren. It's Not Easy And It's Definitely Not For The Timid. Everyone Has A Past.

I’m Telling You Right Now I Could Make Him Pop An Aneurysm And No One Would Know. (nero) Doesn’t That Kind Of Murder Bother You At All? (alix) Given Everything People Have Done To Me In My Life, Little Girl, Especially In My Childhood When I Was Helpless Against Them, Humanity Is Lucky I’m Not On A Perpetual Killing Spree. As For The Merjacks…i Owe Them A Debt That No Amount Of Violence On My Part Will Settle. So, No. Nothing About Killing Him Would Bother Me. (nero)

I Have Much To Teach You. Come And Learn The Art Of War From The One Who Invented It. (takeshi)

...it’s Not The Lies That Hurt People. It’s The Willingness Of Everyone Else To Believe Them..." Aiden, Upon The Midnight Clear By Sherrilyn Kenyon

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