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I Do Know How To Operate A Computer. (joe) Yeah, Right. What Was It You Said Just Ten Minutes Ago? Get This Damned Thing Off My Desk Before I Shoot It? Now Make The Call, Mr. Hunt-and-peck. (tee)

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She Didn’t Hurt You? (acheron) Nope. I’m All Hunky-dory. (tory)

Hush, Self, Let Me Think.

Yeah. I Don’t Need Much, And Whatever Else I Need I’m Sure I Can Buy Since The Council Knows That I Am The Charmed One Who Has To Be Humored Lest The Big Bad Norseman Go A Viking On Their Heads. (chris)

I’m So Overwhelmed.” – Nick “most Of Us Are, Nick. Even Though We Look Calm And Peaceful On The Outside, Most Of Us Are Barely Hanging On By Our Fingernails.” – Caleb

My Father Tutored Me Well On Amnesia. He Always Said It Was A Necessary Ingredient For Any Friendship. (kiara)

And If Wishes Were Horses, I’d Have Been Run Over In Childhood.

Stop It. This Is Serious! (selena) Serious? Please. I’m Standing Out Here On My Twenty-ninth Birthday, Barefoot And In Jeans My Mother Would Burn, Holding A Stupid Book To My Chest In An Effort To Summon A Greek Love-slave From The Great Beyond. (grace)

He Beat Back The Greeks And Reclaimed Rome For Our People. Indeed, He Was The One Who Destroyed The Macedonian Threat And Who Single-handedly Annihilated The Greatest Greek General Who Had Ever Lived. Kyrian Of Thrace.” Real Hatred Gleamed In His Eyes, But She Wasn’t Sure Who It Was Meant For. His Grandfather Or Kyrian. “you Mean Kyrian Hunter?” She Asked. “the Guy With The Minivan Who Lives A Few Blocks Over?” Valerius’s Eyes Sparked At That. “he’s Driving A Minivan?” There Was No Mistaking The Humor In His Tone.

That's Right. Uh-huh. Uh-huh," Nick Said Arrogantly. "you Might Know Karate, Boy, But I Know Gorilla, And I'm A Level 40 Champion In It. Let's Hear It For Diddy Kong! Ew! Ew! Ew! Ew! Ew!" He Mimicked The Sound Of A Gorilla As He Held On For Dear Life.

Life Is A Tapestry Woven By The Decisions We Make.

Decisions We Make

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)

Honestly? I Don’t Want People Around Me For Two Reasons – They Ultimately Betray You Or They Die On You. Either Way, You’re Screwed And You Spend All Your Time Obsessing On Why You Didn’t See It Coming. Or That You Did Something Or Didn’t Do Something To Cause It. No Offense, But I Don’t Like To Be Hurt And I’d Rather Just Avoid It.(ravyn)

How Could One Sentence Uttered In Anger Cause So Much Damage? But Then Words Were The Most Powerful Thing In The Universe. Cuts And Bruises Always Healed, But Words Spoken In Anger Were Most Often Permanent. They Didn’t Damage The Body, They Destroyed The Spirit. (acheron)

You Know, I Met A Wise Man Centuries Ago In China Who Said To Me, ‘he Who Lets Fear Rule Him, Has Fear For A Master. (acheron) Confucius? (talon) No, Minh-quan. He Was A Fisherman Who Used To Sell What I’m Told Was The Best Zong Zi Ever Made. (acheron)

Hmmm. See, In This World, Xirena, The Simi Does What She Wants And Akri, He Say, ‘okay, Simi, Whatever You Want, Simi.’ Unless It Involves Eating People; Then He Usually Says No, But That’s The Only Time. Other Than That, He Do What The Simi Says. See How That Works? (simi)

Oh, Come On. I Have To Know About The Who-do Voodoo That You Do. (nick)

Men Can Beat Each Other To A Pulp And Still Walk Away Friends. With A Woman, Once An Enemy, Always An Enemy. Women Will Sit Like A Spider, For Years, Waiting For The Chance To Strike. They Never Forget And Seldom Forgive.

It Was A Typical Day Of Suckage And Blowage.’ (chris)

I Can Tell We’re Going To Get Along Like Batman And The Joker. (fang) Just Remember One Thing, World. I’m The Best Friend You’ll Ever Have Or The Last Enemy You’ll Ever Make. (thorn)

As For The Age Of Electronics, Selena, I Really Don't Want To Get Personal With Something That Comes With A Warning Label And Batteries. (grace)

That Is The Beauty Of Memory, Isn’t It? Our Reality Is Always Clouded By Our Perceptions Of Truth. (mnimi)

Screw Reality. It Don’t Feed My Dog. It Don’t Make My Porsche Payments. It Don’t Get Me Laid. Bullshit Does That…and I Like It That Way. (leo)

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.

Personally, I Wish D. Would Come After Me, I Need A Good Dance Partner. My Daimons Have Lame Legs. (acheron)

Again, I Repeat, Don’t Ask Questions You Don’t Want Answered. Just Accept The Fact That Acheron Is A Freak Of Nature And Let It Go. (zarek)

Can You Get It? (jaden) If I Swear Myself To Eternal Slavery To Artemis. Yes. (acheron) I’d Rather Trade Places With Prometheus And Have My Innards Ripped Out Every Day. (jaden) So Would I. (acheron)

You Would Make A Great Teacher. (grace) Commander To Teacher. Why Not Call Me Cato The Elder, And Really Insult Me While You’re At It? (julian)

In Essence, We’re Their Servants Who Help Them And Who Guard Them From The Public. (leo) Oh Gee, Golly, Goodie, Mr. Leo! Can I Have My Eyes Gouged Out, Too? (susan)

Yeah, Well, He’s Still On Dark-hunter Payroll, So Tell Him To Keep His Phone Turned On. (talon) Ooo. Getting Testy In Your Fierce Nakedness. (kyrian)

Yeah, Well, Don’t Worry About It. I’ve Never Met A Daimon Yet I Couldn’t Take. (wulf) Guess Again, Little Brother. You Just Met One, And Trust Me, He’s Not Like Any You’ve Ever Met Before. He Makes Desiderius Look Like A Pet Hamster. (acheron)

I Was First Published As A Paranormal Author Back In The Early 1990s. I Was One Of The Founders Of That Original Wave Of Paranormal And Am The Leader Of The New Wave Of Paranormal That Started At The Beginning Of This Century.

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)

He Walks In Daylight. But, Like A Demon, He’s Weaker Then. He Seems To Have The Powers Of A God, But No Followers. What Would You Call Him? (xypher) I Wouldn’t Call Him Anything That Didn’t Make Him Deliriously Happy. (simone)

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)

Keep Your Shirt On," She Said With A Laugh At Her Bad Joke. "your Clothes Are At The Laundry. They'll Deliver Them As Soon As They're Ready." "and In The Meantime?" "looks Like You're Naked." His Jaw Worked As If He Couldn't Believe What He Was Hearing. "i Beg Your Pardon?" "beg All You Want, You're Still Going To Be Naked." Tabitha Paused At The Wicked Image In Her Mind. "come To Think Of It, A Gorgeous, Begging, Naked Man… That's The Stuff Of Fantasies. Begging Won't Get You Your Clothes, But It Could Get You Something Else." She Wiggled Her Eyebrows At Him.

I Wronged Him, Katra. Greatly. I Had The Entire World In My Hand At One Time And I Didn’t Know It. I Let Stupidity Blind Me And I Lost Him Because Of That. (artemis) Then Tell Him You’re Sorry. (kat) As Your Father Would Say, There Are Some Things ‘sorry’ Can’t Repair. Some Pains Run Too Deep To Ever Be Healed By Something As Simple As Words, No Matter How Much You Mean Them. (artemis)

Man, He Deserves A Hero Cookie. (selena)

The Point Is, Sin Is Now Going To Try To Overthrow Me Again And Take My Place. Do You Know What That Means? (artemis) There Will Be Much Rejoicing? (kat)

I’m Sorry. I Was Just Thinking Of That Stupid Song, ‘seasons In The Sun.’ You Know, ‘we Had Joy, We Had Fun, We Had Seasons In The Sun.’ Good Grief, I Should Be A Mental Patient. (cassandra) You Have More Strength Than Any Warrior I Have Known. Don’t Ever Apologize To Me Again For Those Few Times When You Show Your Fear To Me, Cassandra. (wulf)

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)

Well, We Better Be Quick And Not Become Human Popsicles. I’m Going To Be Really Upset At You If I Freeze To Death. (shahara)

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

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.

You Missed With Me So Close? What? You Failed Your Assassin Training Classes? Did You Even Bother To Show Up? Or Are You Just That Incompetent? (syn)

Didn’t I Tell You To Stay Out Of My Thoughts?’ – Abigail ‘you Can Beat Me Later. Just Do It Naked.’ – Sundown

Akri Done Left His Simi On His Arm For Far Too Long. She Done Got Tired And Cranky. (simi)

When Everything Else Falls Down Around Us, Just Knowing That There's Another Person Who Will Miss Us When We're Gone Is Enough To See Us Through Our Darkest Moments.

There Were Arcadians Here, Katagaria, Dark-hunters, Demons, Humans, And Who Knew What Else. By Rights None Of Them Should Get Along And Yet They Were Together Tonight. Bound By Something Other Than Blood. They Were Bound Together By Their Hearts.’ (gallagher)

Please Nothing, She’s A Vicious Piranha. She Looks All Cute And Cuddly, Then She Opens That Mouth And Lets Loose So Much Venom She Could Double As A Nest Of Scorpions. (leo)

You Need To Up Your Vocabulary, Boy. You Can’t Walk Around Letting People Think You’re Stupid. Expand Your Horizons. Besides, It’s Fun To Call People Names They Have To Look Up To Realize They’ve Been Insulted. (mark) Yeah, That’s A Twofer There. You Get Away With It And Then They’re Twice As Mad When They Realize How Bad You Really Insulted Them. Especially If They Mistake It For A Compliment When You Say It And Thank You For It. (bubba)

Still Waters Run Deep. ~tabitha

His Guilt Is Why Acheron Went Out Of His Way To Make Sure That All Of You Had Servants And Pay For Your Work. The Dark-hunters Owe That Man Everything, And I Do Mean Everything. He Pays In Blood Every Time One Of You Wants To Go Free, And He Suffers Every Day So That You Can All Live Your Cushy Little Lives Of Wealth And Privilege.” … “and I Have To Say That Every Time One Of Your Turns On Him, It Seriously Pisses Me Off. Acheron Asks Nothing From Any Of You And That’s Exactly What He Receives.

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

So You Guys Fought Some Daimons, Huh? Wish I Could. Wulf Goes Nuts If I Even Pick Up A Butter Knife. (chris)

You Keep Talking Like That, Vane, And I Might Be Forced To Keep You.” “you Keep Looking At Me Like That, And I Just Might Let You.

Why Are You Doing This? (rafael) Because Life’s Too Short To Spend It Fighting When You Could Be Holding The One You Love. And Love’s Too Rare To Squander It With Petty Concerns. I’m Lucky I Have Chloe And I Have No Intention Of Letting A War I Didn’t Start Rob Me Of One Second Of My Time With Her. Go In Peace, Dark-hunter. (apollite)

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

You’re The Only Thing I’ve Ever Done Right In My Entire Life And If Anything Ever Happened To You, They’d Have To Dig Two Graves ‘cause I Couldn’t Live A Single Day Without My Baby Beside Me. (cherise)

Let Him Go, Julian. His Entire Body Isn’t Worth One Molecule Of Yours. (grace) (to Paul) Where I Come From, We Butchered Worthless Cowards Like You Just For Practice. (julian)

Baby, I Ain't Trash. Trash Is Something You Throw Away. My People Keep Me.

There, There, Baby. We'll Hide Her Body In The Trunk Later. (tory)

It’s Never The Enemy Without Who Brings You Down. It’s Always The Enemy Within.” – Nick “guard Your Back, Nick. It’s The One You Don’t See Coming. The One You Trust Whose Betrayal Is Most Lethal. They Know Your Weakness And They Know How To Hit The Lowest. It’s When Your Back Is Turned And Your Guard Is Down That They Move In For The Kill.” – Kyrian

I Want To Go To The Park. (livia) Why? (adron) Because, And I Know This Is A New Concept For You, We Might Actually Have Fun. Can You Imagine? You Might Even Smile And The World Could Come To An End Over It. (livia)

Look! You Got Sparklies Like Akri. He Gives All Of His To Me. He Say I Look Beautiful In Sparklies, ‘specially Them Red Ones That Match My Eyes. Here, Astrid. I Know You Can’t See It, Astrid, But It’s Very Lovely, Like You. You Need To Wear That And Then You Have Sparklies, Too. But Still No Hornays. We Need To Fix You Up With Hornays One Day So You Can Be A Demon, Too. It’s Fun Being A Demon – Except When People Try To Exercise You…wait, That’s Not The Right Word. I Forget, But You Know What I Mean. (simi)

Everyone Suffers At Least One Bad Betrayal In Their Lifetime. It’s What Unites Us. The Trick Is Not To Let It Destroy Your Trust In Others When That Happens. Don’t Let Them Take That From You.

If I’m Not Back In A Few Hours…well, I Don’t Want To Think About That. I Might Change My Mind About Doing This. I’m Thinking Happy Thoughts. Creamed Dog Innards And Rotten Steak. Yeah. Yum! (asmodeus)

Yes, But If We Hurt The Abadonna In The Process, We’re Going To Find Out What It Feels Like To Be Turned Inside Out. Literally. Like Most Beings, I Actually Like The Fact That My Skin Is Outside My Body. (urian)

On Mardi Gras, She Got His Soul Back And Freed Him. (wulf) Oh Man, That Sucks. Now He’s Going To Have To Join Kyrian On The Geriatric Patrol. (chris)

Because I Don’t Feel Broken When You Look At Me. (acheron) How Could You Feel Broken? (tory) I Was Shattered As A Child And Thrown Away, Like A Piece Of Trash No On Wanted. But You Don’t Treat Me Like That. You See In Me The Human Bit And You Touch That Part Of Me. You Make Me Feel Whole And Wanted. (acheron)

Please, Achimou? (tory) You Are The Only Being Who’s Ever Called Me That. (acheron) Well, I’d Call You Babycakes, But I Think That Might Offend You Even More. (tory)

You Have The Blood Of Warriors In Your Veins. The Kind Of Men Who Protect What Is Theirs And Love Without Restraint. I Want That Love And I Want You. (gabrielle) It’s All Yours. You’re Not Getting Much Out Of This Deal Since All I Own Is What I Can Carry In Two Hands. (carlos) Great. That Means I Get To Decorate The House The Way I Want. (gabrielle)

Simi? You Got Some Free Time? (kat) Of Course I Do. You Know Akri On Olympus With That Heifer-goddess I Want To Eat, But He Won’t Let The Simi Have No Dinner. So Why You Calling Me, Little Akra-kitty? (simi)

You Want Something To Drink?” – Nick “human Blood Would Be Fabulous. But Since I Doubt You’re Donating, Let Me Suffer For A Minute Longer.” – Caleb

I Assure You He Died Screaming Like A Girl. (daimon) Oh, I Am So Offended By That. What Is The Deal With That Sexist Statement? I’m A Female And I Don’t Scream. But I’ve Killed Many A Male Daimon Who Did. (danger)

Don’t Worry. It’ll Never Happen Again. You Know Me, I Do Date Occasionally, But I Usually Spend At Least A Few Normal, Boring Days With A Guy Before We Rock The House Down. Of Course, No One Ever Rocked My House Down The Way This Guy Did. He Leveled The Mother To Its Foundations. (sunshine)

I Want My Fluff-fluff! (bob) Fluff-fluff… (zarek Looked Panicked.) (zarek)

How Can This Be Your Car? (nick) Well, I Wrote A Really Big Check That Didn’t Bounce To The Dealer And Then The Most Amazing Thing Happened…the Salesman Gave Me The Keys And Let Me Take It Home. It Was Like Magic. (acheron)

All Right, Kids. We’re Going To A Party Where They Don’t Like Us Very Much. Everyone Know What They’re Doing? (sin) Not A Clue, But I Think Certain Death And Dismemberment Is In My Forecast, Followed By A Light Rain Of Guys And Flayed Skin. (kish)

A Word Of Wisdom To You, Akribos, You Need To Learn To Accept Gifts. (catera) There’s No Such Thing As A Gift. If I Were To Take That From You, Sooner Or Later You Would Ask A Favor From Me In Return. Nothing In Life Is Ever Truly Given Without Expectation. (acheron)

Words Of Wisdom

You Do What You Have To Do Or A Bigger Demon Eats Out Your Liver And Uses Your Spine To Pick Its Teeth. (caleb)

I Can’t Believe I’m Mated To Someone Who’s Allergic To Me. (ravyn) You? I’m The One Who Should Be Having A Hissy. How Do I Introduce You To People? Hi, This Is My…what? Significant Other? Mate? Pet? (susan)

There Were Only So Many Kicks A Dog Could Take Before It Turned Vicious.’ (acheron)

Happiest Day Of My Life When My Dad Made Him Human. (devyn) Happy For You, Bonebag…it Cost Me My Girlfriend. (vik) It Was A Lamp, Vik, Not A Girlfriend. (devyn) I Really Loved That Lamp. She Lit Up My Entire World. (vik)

You Better Hope That I Never See You Walking Down The Street While I’m Driving My Car! (tory)

Sweetie, In Our World, Fair’s Got Nothing To Do With Anything. He Who Has The Greatest Power Wins. It’s Why We’re All Willing To Kill Each Other Off Without Flinching. (solin)

What’ Cha Doing Out Here All Alone? Did You Forget How To Find Sanctuary? (simi) No. I Want To Be Alone For A Bit. (gallagher) Why? Were The Bears Mean To You? Mama Can Get A Bit Cranky Whenever I Play With The Cubs. She Thinks I’m Going To Eat One, But Bleh! They’re Way Too Hairy. Now If She’d Let Me Skin One, I Might Be Interested. (simi) Are You Joking? (gallagher) Oh No. I Never Joke About Hairy Food. (simi)

The Use Of Cases Is To Establish Principles; If The Cases Decide Different From The Principles, I Must Follow The Principles, Not The Decisions.

Your Father Abandoned Us. (zephyra) I Know. You’ve Told Me That Enough That It’s Permanently Seared Into My Brain. Still, He’s A Part Of Me And I’d Like To Have Closure. (medea) You Really Need To Stop Watching Oprah. (zephyra)

Come To The Dark Side. We Have Cookies.

Do You Have Any Coffee? (talon) Ew! No, That Stuff Will Kill You. I Have Herbal Teas, Though. (sunshine) Herbal Teas? That’s Mulch, Not A Beverage. (talon)

If You Betray Me, Leta…kill Me. Be Kind And Don’t Let Me Live In The Shadow Of Your Cruelty. I Can’t Take Another Blow Like That. I’m Not That Strong. (aiden)

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)

Look, I Promise I’m Not Psychotic. Eccentric And Idiosyncratic, But Not Psychotic. (sebastian) I’ll Bet The Prisons Are Full Of Men Who Have Told Women That. (channon)

Where Are The Cops When You Need Them? (nick) Probably Eating Beignets. As The Old Saying Goes, When Seconds Count, The Police Are Just Minutes Away. (caleb)

Don’t You Have Something To Do? (sin) If Not For The Fact It Would Result In Your Breaking Every Bone In My Body And Making Me Cry For Mommy, I’d Be Calling Some Cops. As It Stands, I Think My Neck Is Best Served By Trying To Talk Sense Into You. (kish)

I Hate You! (artemis) Don’t Keep Saying That, Artie. It’s Cruel To Get My Hopes Up. (acheron)

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)

You Can’t Buy Time, Nick. Ever. It’s The Only Thing In Life You Can’t Get Most Of, And It’s The One Thing That Will Mercilessly Tear You Up When It’s Gone. It Takes No Pity On No Soul And No Heart.

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

Yo, Dumbass. What Do You Think She’d Be Doing With Them? Giving Them Ballet Lessons? (darling) Tell Me Again Why I Can’t Kill Him? (hauk) You’re Afraid Of Handling Explosives. (nykyrian) One Day I’m Going To Get Over That And When I Do…(hauk) I’ll Wisely Stop Annoying You. (darling)

Your Mother Was A Goatherder. (savitar) It’s An Honorable Profession. (takeshi) Yeah, For A Goat. (savitar)

I Prefer Sidekick. I Tried Once For The Title Of Padawan, But Bubba Wigged Out Saying That Mentors Are Always Killed Off In Books And Movies And He’d Be Damned If He Was Going To Die Once He Taught Me Everything I Needed To Know About Killing Zombies. (mark) Then Why Let You Be His Sidekick? Isn’t That The Same Thing? (nick) Uh, No. In The Movies, The Sidekicks Are The Ones Who Die. (mark)

I Know You’re Going To Find This Hard To Believe, But For Some Reason I Don’t Understand, I Actually Like You…most Of The Time. (simone) Well, You Also Love Jesse. Obviously Your Taste In Men Leaves A Lot To Be Desired. (xypher)

But Then, His Revenge Had Been More Direct. He’d Hunted Down The Ones Who’d Killed His Sister And Nephew – Those Who’d Survived His Mother’s Attack – And He’d Made Them Wish They’d Never Been Born With Nerve Endings.' (acheron)

Adron! Don’t You Hurt Him. (kiara) I’m Not Going To Hurt Him, Mom. I’m Going To Kill Him. (young Adron)

Over, Under, Around, Or Through. There Is Always A Way. - Soteria

There Is Always A Way

So What Do Wolves Do To Date?” Nick Asked. “we Don’t Date,” Vane Said. “when A Woman Is In Season, We Fight For Her And Then She Picks Who Mounts Her.” Nick Gaped. “are You Kidding? You Don’t Have To Buy Her Dinner? You Mean You Don’t Even Have To Talk To Her?” He Turned To Acheron. “dayam, Ash, Make Me A Wolf.

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

You Okay? (grace) Oh, Yeah. I’m Just Fine Considering The Fact I’ve Walked Through Burning Fires That Hurt Less Than My Groin Does Right Now. (julian) I Said I Was Sorry. Okay, Can You Reach The Pedals? (grace) I’d Like To Reach Your Pedals…(julian) Julian! Would You Concentrate? (grace) All Right. I’m Concentrating. (julian) I Don’t Mean On My Breasts. (he Dropped His Hungry Gaze To Her Lap.) Or There, Either. (grace)

The Discussion Which Was Made By Luther, Melancthon, And The Other Persons Who Preceded The Reformation, Opened The Eyes Or The Public; And They Got Rid Of The Delusions Which Had Been Spread By The Pope Of Rome, And Emancipated Mankind From The Spiritual Tyranny They Were Under, And Brought About The Establishment Of That Religion Which We Now Enjoy In This Country.

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)

C'mon, Tabitha. You Stabbed Me The Night We Met Without Even Blinking. (valerius) Yeah, But You Were A Dirtbag Then. (tabitha) I Think I'm Offended. (valerius)

Can You Keep A Secret?” “me And Tupperware, Baby. We Seal Tight. Ain’t Nothing Going To Get Out.

We Were Innocent Victims. (angelia) Yeah, And I’m The Tooth Fairy. (bride)

Man, I'm Messed Up Right Now. My Best Friend Is My Father? The Man I Idolized As A Kid... Whose Tattoo Is On My Arm... And He's Younger Than Me. Yeah, I Don't Think I Can Handle This. Mindwipe Me, Somebody... Please! Where's That Dragon From Sanctuary? Simi, Go Get Max. I Need Him.

Don’t Worry If I Lay My Head Back And Start To Snore While We’re Flying. It’s Normal. I’m Just Here In Case Jake Has A Stroke And Dies. (tony)

Life Isn't A Puzzle To Be Solved. It's An Adventure To Be Savored.

Guy? Mister? Mr. Goth Man, Would You Please Wake Up So I Can Leave? I Really Don't Want To Hang Out In A Closet With A Dead Man Any Longer Than I Have To, Okay? C'mon, Please, Don't Make This A Weekend At Bernie's Thing! (amanda)

Because I’ve Lost My Children, Too, And I Know The Ache That Lives Inside The Heart That No Amount Of Solace Or Alcohol Will Squelch. I Know What It’s Like To Have The Powers Of A God And To Not Be Able To Hold The One Thing That Means The Most To Me. And If You Think For One Minute That I Would Ever Serve That To Another Being, Even Artemis, Who I’d Like To Torture For Eternity, Then Go Ahead And Call Down Your Army On Me. I Would Deserve Whatever Death They Give. (sin)

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

Nick Glowered At Ash. "are We Through Now, Dad? Can I Go Play With My Friends If I Promise To Be A Good Boy? I'll Even Try And Make It Home By Curfew." Ash Laughed Evilly. "oh, Absolutely, Son. In Fact, Here Come Your New Playmates Now.

Now What Other Evil Powers Do You Have That I Should Know About?” – Abigail “i Can Roll My Tongue.” – Sundown “i’m Serious, Jess.” – Abigail “so Am I. Not Everyone Can Do It. It’s A Genetic Thing, You Know.” – Sundown

I'm Not Sure I Know What "normal" Is.

We All Have Choices. (astrid) No We Don’t, Princess. Only People With Money And Influence Have Choices. For The Rest Of Us, Basic Necessity Dictates What We Have To Do To Survive. (zarek)

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?

See I'm The Reckless And Wild One Who Saves Him From Being Boring. It's Why We're Perfect For Each Other. We Balance. - Madame Selena

I Am Not A God Of Forgiveness. (acheron)

You’re Not Weird, Are You? (jack) Not Particularly, No. (syd) Well, Good. I Got Enough Weirdness For The Lot Of Us. Don’t Want To Share It. (jack)

All Right. I Will Be A Man About This…i’m So Sorry Bets. I Should Have Hidden The Keys. Booted Your Tires. Something. I Had No Idea Anyone Would Abuse You So, Baby. I Swear I’ll Never Let Anyone Hurt You Again. Ayyy, How Could They Do This To You? How? Oh The Humanity!” – Andy “i Really Need To Get That Boy A Girlfriend- Or At Least Laid.” – Sundown

I Say We Should Stake Him To An Anthill And Throw Little Pickles At Him! (selena)

I’m So Sorry! Are You Okay? (shahara) Other Than The Fact That I Feel Like My Rib Just Punctured A Lung, Sure, I’m All Right. (syn)

Atlantis: Fabled. Mystical. Golden. Mysterious. Glorious And Magical. There Are Those Who Claim That It Never Was. But Then There Are Also Those Who Think They Are Safe In This Modern World Of Technology And Weapons. Safe From All The Ancient Evils. They Even Believe That Wizards, Warriors, And Dragons Are Long Dead. They Are Fools Clinging To Their Science And Logic While Thinking It Will Save Them. (thrylos)

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

What Are You People Talking About?” – Abigail “nothing Important. Just The End Of The World As We Know It, And For The Record, I Don’t Feel Fine. Neither Will You When It All Comes Slamming Down On Your Head.” – Zarek

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)

Can You Just Saw His Arm Off While We're Here And Get Me Loose? (amanda) I Could Do That, But He Needs His More. I'd Cut Yours Off Before I Did His. (tate) Oh, Great, What Are You, His Igor? (amanda) Wrong Movie, Igor Was Frankenstein's Flunky. Renfield Is The One You're Thinking Of, And No, I'm Not Renfield. Name's Tate Bennett. Parish Coroner. (tate)

Hey, Aren’t We Forgetting Something? (savitar) Your Dignity? (takeshi) No, You Have Me Confused With You Again. Aren’t You Supposed To Be Training Him? (savitar) So You Admit My Superiority By Deflecting My Attention To The Neophyte. (takeshi)

How Did You Get Me Here? (tory) I Have My Evil Jedi Ways. The Force Is Strong With This One. (acheron)

If You Or One Of The Blind Fools Who Follows You Honestly Believe You Can...bring It On. I'm In The Mood For Slaughter. Killing And Murder, Too. ~ Jericho A.k.a. Cratus

Okay, Gimmi A Kiss And I’ll Go. (simi) Not In Front Of The Hunter, Simi. (acheron) The Simi Wants A Kiss, Akri. I’ll Wait All Century. You Know I Will. (simi)

Nick, Space. Now. (acheron) Go, Nick, Fetch. Here, Boy, Here. You Should Let Me Borrow One Of Those Leather Collars You Wear And Give Me A Tag With Kyrian’s Number On It. ‘in Case Of Loss, Call My Owner.’ (nick)

It’s Been A Whole Day Since I Last Killed Someone, And I’m Getting Antsy. (maxis)

Ninety Percent Of Intelligence Was Knowing When To Shut Up.’ – Cherise

Has Anyone Ever Won An Argument With You? (syd) Just Tee, And I Was Drunk And Wounded At The Time. (joe)

How Long Have You Been Here? (jericho) Don’t Know. Again, Tried To Count Once, Got Depressed So I Stopped. I Find It Easier To Just Go With The Flow. Ease With The Peas. (asmodeus) Ease With The Peas? (jericho) Yeah, That’s Not A Happy Memory, Either. Let’s Forget I Mentioned It. (asmodeus)

I'm Not People, I Only Eat Them.

What Do You Want, Acheron? (artemis) You Know What I Want. After All I’m The Top Of The Food Chain And You…you’re The Food. (acheron)

Now, If I Could Get Mark To Put Down His Phone And Stop Taking Breaks, We’d Be Able To Finish Up Before Oprah Comes On.” – Bubba “bubba, What Are You Going To Do When They Cancel Her Show?” – Caleb “shut Your Mouth, Boy. That’s Sacrilege In This Store. You Talk Like That, And I’ll Toss You Through The Window Like An Old-timey Hobo In A Western.” – Bubba

What Are You? (nick) Completely Perplexed. You Remember Everything That Happened. (acheron) Yeah. Duh. Not Like You’re Going To Forget The Killer Zombie Stalkers And Psyched-out Kitchen Staff. What Kind Of Freak Show Is This? (nick)

Remembers Everything

How Nice Of Acheron To Send Us A Playmate. (daimon) Play Is For Children And Dogs. Now That You Have Identified Which Category You Fall Into, I'll Show You What Romans Do To Rabid Dogs. (valerius)

So…that’s Like Your Pet Monkey?” – Nick (the Tiny Horse Snorted Flames And Whinnied At Him.) “easy, Girl. You’d Do Well To Show Her Respect. She Can Understand You, And She Doesn’t Take Well To Insults.” – Death “sorry, Flicka. Didn’t Mean To Rattle Your Bridle.” – Nick

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)

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

It’ll Probably Be Brutal, Too. They Might Even Feed You To The Dog. He Doesn’t Have A Dog. Yeah, Well, He Might Get One Just To Feed You To It. She’d Never Been The Kind Of Person To Let Something As Ridiculous As Rational Logic Interfere With Her Fear.’ (alix)

Oh, Gods, You’re Mated! I Really Hope It’s To Aimee. (bride) Thankfully So. Otherwise I’d Have Had To Kill Me Some Ho And Then Beat Fang Senseless. (aimee)

You’re Barely One Step Up From The Australopithecines, Aren’t You? (acheron) Hey, Be Respectful When You Say That, Snot Nose. Haven’t You Seen The Commercials? Us Cavemen Are Very Sensitive People. (savitar)

But This…this Kid Wasn’t Dead Yet. Makes No Sense To Me. (bubba) Maybe Someone Spiked His Wheaties? (nick)

There Will Never Be Peace Between Us. Ever. You Shattered Any Hope Of It When You Watched Your Brother Kill Me And Refused To Speak Up On My Behalf. (acheron) I Was Afraid. (artemis) And I Was Butchered And Gutted On The Floor Like An Animal Sacrifice. Excuse Me If I Don’t Feel Your Pain. I’m Too Busy With My Own. (acheron)

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

And If You Eat Enough Of Those Souls, They Begin To Corrupt You Until You Become One Of Them. Everyone Knows That. (kat) Only If You’re Stupid. I’m Two Hundred Years Old And I Haven’t Turned Yet. You Just Have To Learn To Hum A Lot So You Don’t Hear Their Bullshit Echoing In Your Head. (damien)

Be Glad You Have A Mother Who Loves You." He Was Glad Of That. A Lot, Since She Was Basically The Only Person On Earth Who Did. But Now That He Was A Full Head Taller Than Her, It Was Weird When She Tried To Cuddle Him Like He Was A Baby. He Could Be Almost Seven Feet Tall Like Acheron, And She'd Probably Still Try To Pull Him Into Her Lap.

What Happened To Cause The Jail Fight? (maggie) They Thought It Would Be Fun To Knock Around The ‘kid’ And Show Off Their Manhood. I Thought It Would Be Fun To Knock A Couple Of Them Unconscious. (wren)

Joy, Oh Joy. He’d Rather Have His Entrails Pulled Out Through His Nostrils.’ (fang)

Holy Green Guacamole! (selena)

Rule One, Boy: Shoot First Then Ask Questions Rulw Two, Double Tap Just For Good Measure. Better Safe Then Sorry. -bubba

And You, Kibbles, Had Better Lay Off Me. One More Growl And I Swear I’m Going To Geld You With A Spoon. (zarek)

Have Any Of You Taken A Look Out At Greece In The Last, Say, Hour Or So? (hermes) What? Are They Reacting To The Fact I Cursed The Apollites? (apollo) I Don’t Think That Bothers Them Nearly As Much As The Fact The Island Of Atlantis Is Now Gone And The Atlantean Goddess Apollymi Is Cutting A Swathe Through Our Country, Laying Waste To Everyone And Everything She Comes Into Contact With. And In Case You’re Curious, She’s Headed Straight For Us. I Could Be Really Wrong Here, But I’m Guessing The Woman’s Extremely Pissed. (hermes)

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.

Tell Me, Is It Better To Know Love And Have Lost It Or To Have Never Known It At All? [camulus]

Vengeance Is A Dish Best Served Cold. (thanatos) We’re In Alaska, Dickhead. Here Everything Is Cold. (zarek)

Desi, Babe. Still Playing Your Little Games, I See. Now Why Don't You Be A Good Daimon And Show Yourself To Me? (kyrian)

You'll Never See The Moments Coming That Will For Ever Mutilate Your Life-at Least Not Until After They've Mowed You Down. -savitar

Ooo, Let’s See, I Need To Get My Spicy Barbecue Sauce. Definitely Some Oven Mitts, ‘cause He’s Gonna Be Hot From Being Flame-broiled. I Need To Get A Couple Of Them Apple Trees To Make Wood Chips So The Meat Be Nice And Appley Tasting. Give It That Extra Yumminess, ‘cause I Don’t Like That Daimon Flavor. Ack! (simi)

These Are Used Solely For Blood Rites. (leo) Is That Like Special Ed? (susan)

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

Never Take Your Eyes Off Your Opponent. And Never Think You Don’t Have To Work For A Victory. Even Now, You Could Surprise Me. (takeshi)

No Offense, But I’m Getting Stir-crazy. Can We Please Go Downstairs And Hang In The Bar Or Do Anything That Keeps Me From Sitting Here Bored Out Of My Mind While The Three Of You Watch Me Grow Eyebrow Hair? I Mean Really, I Am Fine. I’m Not Going To Spontaneously Combust Or Do Anything Else Freaky. Promise. (tory)

I Don't Want You Skinny, Bride. I Like You As You Are." His Breath Tickled Her Neck As He Spoke And Sent Heat All Over Her. "my People Have A Saying. Meat Is For The Man, The Bone Is For The Dog." "yeah, But You're Both." "and When Given A Choice Between Ribs And Steak, I Go For Top Choice Every Time.

How Did You Escape? (syd) I Fought My Way Out In A Manner That Would Have Made Rambo Proud. And When I Got Home Without His Body Because I Couldn’t Pull Him Out Without Getting Myself Killed, I Got Slapped In My Face By Everyone Around Me. So Don’t Talk To Me About Death, Little Girl. I Wrote The Book On It. (steele)

The Wife Correct " Lorelei Prompted. "she Makes Sure Her Husband Is Treated With The Proper Regard And She Is The One Who Sees After His Care Just Like You Would Do A Treasured Pup." Annabeth Frowned. "i Suppose That's True." "thank You " Lorelei Said. "now If You Wish To Train A Man To Listen To You You Never Shout You Whisper. They Take Extra Special Care To Listen To A Quiet Tone While They Automatically Shut Out Loud Ones. And Just Like You Would A Dog When He Comes At Your Bidding You Reward Him. That Way He'll Always Come Instead Of Ignoring You Or Putting You Off.

No Offense But I Don't Relish Being Someone's Science Experiment. Been There, Done That, And Sold The T-shirt For Profit. (sebastian)

Precedent Goes In Support Of Justice.

I Love You, Don’t I? And The Gods Know You Are Definitely Not Easy To Deal With. (aimee) Thanks, Aim. By The Way I Still Have A Tiny Bit Of Confidence Left. Please Make Sure You Stomp On It Too While You’re At It. Gods Forbid It Should Actually Grow Into Something Called Self-esteem. (fang)

Well, I Would Turn Into A Dragon And Fly You Home, But Something Tells Me You Would Protest. (sebastian) No Doubt. I Imagine The Scales Would Also Chafe My Skin. (channon) True. Not To Mention, I Once Learned The Hard Way That They Really Do Call The Military Out On You. You Know, Fighter Jets Are Hard To Dodge When You Have A Forty-foot Wingspan. (sebastian)

Anyone Ever Tell You You Should Be A Lawyer? (otto) Only Bill When We Argue. Besides, I Like Killing Bloodsuckers Too Much To Ever Be One Of Them. Tabitha Deveraux. Pleased To Meet You. (tabitha)

And You Haven’t Been Betrayed Yet, Nick. You Don’t Know What That’s Like. What It Does To You. The Scars It Leaves That Never Fade. (ambrose)

Are You Two Having Some Sort Of Strange Human Thing That You Can’t Follow What I’m Saying? (simi)

What Are You? (zarek) I’m A Nymph. (astrid) I Hope You Just Left An Important Syllable Off That Word, Princess. (zarek)

How Frail You Are. I Don’t Want To Hurt You By Accident. (nykyrian) I’m Not As Frail As I Appear. I Know From Lots Of Experience That I Bounce Really Well. (kiara) I Would Kill Anyone Who Hurt You. (nykyrian)

So, You're Like Angel? (amanda) You Watch Way Too Much Television. Angel Has A Soul. I Don't. (kyrian) Now You're Back To Being Scary Again. (amanda) Baby, You Ain't Seen Scary Yet. (kyrian)

It Can’t Eat Him. I Forbid It. (artemis) She Can Do As She Pleases. I Taught Her To Waste Not, Want Not. (acheron)

Yeah, You Go After Her, And I Suggest You Invest In A Steel Plated Jockstrap. Last Guy Who Said Something Sexual To Her And Pissed Her Off Is Still Limping Around The Office. (carlos)

The Worst Wounds, The Deadliest Of Them, Aren't The Ones People See On The Outside. They're The Ones That Make Us Bleed Internally.

I Know What You Are, Talon. You Are The Man I Was Born To Love. The Only Man I Was Born To Love.” “i’m Not A Man. Not Anymore.” “you Are Mine And I Will Not Let You Go Without A Fight.

We Just Need Some Faith.

So Would You Like To Join Me For Something To Eat? (jericho) As Long As It Doesn’t Involve The Entrails Of Demons, I Might Be Persuaded. (delphine) Demon Entrails Have No Appeal For Me, Either. Zeus’s Are Another Matter. (jericho)

Hi, Mom…yes, I Know My Heart Rate’s Dangerously Elevated. That Sound? I’m Being Shot At, Ma. Gotta Go Now. Love You Much. Hugs And Kisses. (devyn)

Look. Let’s Just Say He’s In Tabitha’s Line Of Work. Okay? (selena) Ladies’ Lingerie? He Hardly Looks The Type To Sell That. (sunshine)

Don’t Ask Me Any More Questions, Keller. I’m Just Going To Lie To You And I’d Rather Not Have The Stress Of Trying To Remember What Lie I Handed You. (alexion)

(adron Leveled A Scowl That Made Him Shrink Back.) Jeeze, You Ought To Bottle That Look. I Know Armies That Would Pay A Fortune To Have Something That Toxic In Their Arsenal. (tiernan)

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