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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)

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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)

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Yeah, Well, I Guess I Feel Like All Of Us Misfits Need To Hang Together. At Least That Way We Don't Swing Along. (tabitha)

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(the Tree Bend Over. Suddenly, A Hiss And A Meow Sounded An Instant Before Two Cats Darted Off Across The Backyard.) Look, Lanie, It’s Mr. Tomcat Come To Save Me From My Celibacy. Oh, Help Me, Moon Mistress. Whatever Am I To Do With The Attentions Of Such An Unwanted Suitor! Help Me Quick, Before He Kills Me With My Allergies. (grace)

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Sometimes Dead Wasn’t Dead Enough.’ – Sundown

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There Are Cases Where Examinations Are Admitted, Namely, Before The Coroner, And Before Magistrates In Cases Of Felony. That Appears To Me To Go Rather In Support Of The General Rule Than In Destruction Of It. Every Exception That Can Be Accounted For Is So Much A Confirmation Of The Rule That It Has Become A Maxim, Exceptio Probat Regulam.

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How Could You Let Him Do This? (shahara) I Know You’re Not Going To Pin This On Me, Shay. I Didn’t Raise The Embryo. You Did. It’s What You Get For Teaching Him Things Like Honor, Love, Courage, And Loyalty. If You’d Left Him A Scared Little Snot-nose, He’d Still Be Living In Your Basement. (vik)

Humans Are Capable Of So Much Creativity And Goodness And At The Same Time They Are Destructive And Cruel. (leta)

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)

...you're Omniscient, Right?" "for The Most Part, Yes." "then You Have To Tell Me This ‘cause I Have To Know. What's At The End Of Everything?" He Shrugged. "that's Easy Enough." "then Tell Me." "the Letter G.

I Follow After My Father, Who Likes To Protect Mankind, And I Really Don’t Want To See A Bunch Of Demons Eating People. Call Me Sentimental. (kat)

If I Could Have One Wish, It Would Be For People To Look At One Another With Open Hearts And Minds. Most Of All, To Look At Each Other With Compassion. No Matter Who They Are.

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)

They’re Ogling You, Dude. Talking About Your Assets And The Fact That You’re Nauseatingly Ripped, Which I Would Have Been Had I Not Bit The Dust At Seventeen. I’m Forever Trapped In My Tall, Gangly Phase. (jesse)

No Worries. They Don’t Scare Me. (devyn) All Right, But If My Brain Matter Ends Up Smeared Against A Wall, I’ll Never Forgive You. (alix)

He Was Death, And He'd Ridden In On A Pale Horse.

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)

I Saw My Whole Life Flash Before My Eyes, Boss. It Was Horrific. I Haven’t Done Anything To Regret Yet And It’s Been Way Too Brief. I At Least Want A License Before I Check Out, You Know?

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)

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)

One Word Can Give Someone The Strengththey Needed At The Moment Or It Can Shred Them Down To Nothing. A Single Smile Can Turn A Bad Moment Good. And One Wrong Outburstcould Be That Tiny Push That Causes Someone To Slip Over The Edge Of Destruction.

Life Has A Way Of Breaking Even The Strongest Among Us.

There Is No Magic In Words.

Growing Up, Books Were My Lifeline, And I Owe A Debt To Those Writers That Can Never Be Repaid. They Saved My Sanity And Gave Me A World I Could Escape To. If I Can Pay That Forward To Another Person, That's All I Ask.

Akri Hides From No One. He Don’t Need To. Anyone Hurt My Akri, I Eat Them. (simi)

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

Then Let Me Put It To You This Way. There Is Seldom Black And White In Our World. Sometimes Things We Perceive As Good Have Moments Of Profound Evil, But Profound Evil Will Always Tell You That It’s Always Good. It Never Admits That It Could, In Any Way, Be Evil. (alexion)

Black And White

Still Waters Run Deep. ~tabitha

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)

What Made You So Unforgiving? (simone) Be Grateful That You Have The Luxury Of Asking Me That Question. Pray To Whatever God You Worship That You’ll Always Be Ignorant. (xypher)

Oh, Yeah, Insanity Ran Deep In The Roots Of That Family Tree.’ (talon)

What Kind Of Life Have You Lived Little One? Where Fair Has Anything To Do With It? Life And Death Just Are. Fair Has Nothing To Do With It.

You Have Ten Minutes. Tops. (carlos) I Have Been Knocked Overboard, Shot At, Kidnapped, Handcuffed, Terrified, And Held Prisoner. I Will Not Be Told How Long To Take In The Loo. (gabrielle)

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)

I’ve Been Around A Lot Of Wraiths, And He Doesn’t Feel Like That Either, Though. It’s A Strange Sensation. Like Human Wrapped In Evil.” – Caleb “oh, Great. Our Coach Is A Pig-in-the-blanket For Satan.” – Nick

My Mission Is To Kill The Bad Guy, Save The World, And Hopefully End Up With The Girl. (steele)

When I Was Younger, I Never Thought There Could Be Anything Better Than The Glory Of Battle. (sparhawk) And Now? (taryn) Now I Would Much Rather Coax A Smile From Your Face. (sparhawk)

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

I Agree, Dad. I Was Just Explaining To The Woman Why We Don’t Look Anything Alike And Why You Would Have Been Younger Than Me When I Was Born. It Doesn’t Mean I Don’t Love You ‘cause You Know I Do. Make One Snotty Comment In Anger When You’re Twelve Years Old Going Through Puberty And Getting Grounded, And You Pay For It For The Rest Of Your Life. Parents Ain’t Got No Sense Of Humor. (omari)

Just Because You Can Doesn't Mean You Should.

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

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)

Fang Laughed As He Shoved Vane Away 'man, Quit Hugging On Me. You Are A Perv." Vane Punched Him In The Arm. "you're Such An A**hole," Trace Gasped. "daddy Said A Bad Word!" Fang Said "you Tell Him Pup. Keep Your Daddy Straight.

What Are You? Insane? I’m Not Interested In Ms. Preppy Uptight Sloan Ranger. Jeez. I’d Get Khaki Between My Teeth. Can You Imagine? I’ve Never Been In Khaki And I Never Want To See A Woman Out It. It Scares Me. (dev)

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

I’m Just Trying To Imagine You In Flannel Pink Sock Monkey Pajamas. I’m Sure You Look Stunning In Pink. (damien) Actually, With His Skin Tone He Probably Does Look Really Good In It. I Would Definitely Say He’s An Autumn. (kish) That’s Summer, You Dweeb. (damien) I Find It Fascinating That You Two Women Know That Color Palettes For Clothes Have A Name. The Fact You Corrected Him Really Scares Me. (sin)

Jess! Oh My God! Oh My God! Oh My God! Are You All Right? Are You Alive? Did I Hurt You? Jess? Can You Speak?” – Abigail “yeah, I Can Talk. But I Kind Of Like The Attention You’re Giving Me. You Want To Grope A Little Lower, It’d Be Even Better.” – Sundown

Don’t Worry, We’re Not Letting Her Out Of Our Sight…and After The Nick Incident, We’re Not Letting Her Out From Behind This Bar. (aimee) Yeah, Prisoners R Us. (tory)

You Don’t Like People Who Have Money, Do You? (astrid) I’m Not Prejudiced Against Anyone, Princess. I Hate Everyone Equally. (zarek)

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

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)

My Mother Fed My Love Of Demons, Science Fiction, And Paranormal. She Was A Devout Horror Movie Fan Who Kept Me Up Until The Wee Hours To Watch Outer Limits, Night Gallery, Twilight Zone, And Star Trek. We Lived To Watch Those Reruns.

Bubba Was The One Person Who Wouldn’t Even Bat An Eyelash That Nick Was Talking To An “imaginary” Friend. Heck, He’d Probably Bring One Of His Own Out To Play, Too. ~nick

Ewwww-eee-wwww. Hey Ash, You Vant To Suck My Blud? (fang) No, Thanks. The Last Thing I Want Is To Catch Parvo From You, Or Some Other Freaky Dog Disease That Makes Me Lift My Leg Around Hydrants. (acheron)

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)

Okay, I’m Dreaming. Hallucinating. Brought On By Stress. I Had A Hard Day Today And This Is My Mind Trying To Protect Itself From…from Stuff. Lots Of Stuff. (geary) (arik, Trieg, And Zt Stare At Geary.) Oh, Like I’m Any Less Sane Than The Three Of You Just Because I Talk To Myself. (geary)

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)

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)

But Life Isn’t About Learning To Forgive Those Who Have Hurt You Or Forgetting Your Past. It’s About Learning To Forgive Yourself For Being Human And Making Mistakes.

Death Is Just A New Beginning…at Least In My Religion. And Extreme Inebriation Seriously Helps. (syn)

But It Was For Your Own Good.” – Nick “so’s The Spanking I’m About To Give You.” – Cherise “i’m Too Big To Spank.” – Nick “fine, You’re Grounded Until Your Grandkids Are Old.” – Cherise “kind Of Hard To Do. How Am I Supposed To Have Grandkids If I’m Grounded?” – Nick “precisely My Point, You Demon Spawn. You’re Never Going To Get Off Restriction.” – Cherise

I Think They’re Having Trouble Adjusting To The Emotions They Have Outside Of Their Dreams. At Any Rate, They Keep Acting Like Demented Teenagers From A Porno Version Of A John Hughes Film. (asmodeus)

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)

You Are Not Human,” The Demon Announced. “you Have No Soul.” “thank You For The Obvious. Did You Know You Have Horns On Your Head?

What Planet Are You From? Obviously Planet Insanity Was Missing A Local, Long-term Resident.' (nick)

He Won’t Last Long, Akri. Thanatos Is Barbecue. And I Like My Barbecue. Just Tell Me How You Want Him, Akri, Normal Recipe Or Extra Crispy. I’m Partial To Extra Crispy Myself. They Crunch Louder When Deep-fried. Reminds Me, I Need Some Bread Crumbs. (simi)

Come On, Megeara. Walk On The Wild Side With Me. Let’s Get Naked And Ruin Solin’s Upholstery. It Serves Two Purposes. We’re Happy And He’s Pissed. (arik)

Kat Laughed. 'who Wants To Live Forever?' Kish Put His Hand Up. 'for The Record, I Do.' Sin Scowled At Him. 'then Why Do You Irritate Me So Often?' Suicidal Tendencies Are Inherent In My Species?

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)

I Wish I Could Just Fling Myself Into Bed With You, But I Can’t. I Don’t Want To Be Used That Way And I Don’t Want To Use You! Can’t You Understand That?

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)

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

Dragons Have Sharp Talons. Sometimes I Don’t Get Out Of The Way Quickly Enough. (sebastian) Maybe You Should Fight Smaller Dragons. (channon)

No, Simi. No Food. (astrid) ‘no, Simi. No Food.’ You Sound Like Akri. ‘don’t Eat That, Simi, You’ll Cause An Ecological Disaster.’ What Is An Ecological Disaster, That’s What I Want To Know? Akri Says It’s Me On Hunger Binge, But I Don’t Think That’s Quite Right, But That’s All He’ll Say About It. (simi)

I Swear, Kat, You Drive Like You’re Playing A Video Game. (cassandra) Yeah, Yeah. Wanna See The Ray Gun I Have Under The Hood To Zap Them If They Don’t Get Out Of My Way? (katra)

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)

No One Has Ever Touched Me Like You Do. You’re Like A Whisper. Gentle, Soft. Soothing. In My World, The People Only Shout And Scream. But You… You’re My Haven. “ … “god, You’re Good

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

Sunshine, It’s The Celt Wanting A Little Reassurance That I Haven’t Eaten You Or Anything. (vane)

Precedent Goes In Support Of Justice.

Hush, Self, Let Me Think.

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)

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

Tabitha Checked Her Watch. It Was Almost Ten. “i Don’t Know About You, But I’m Famished. Want To Go Grab A Bite?” Valerius Gave Her An Amused Stare. “you Have To Be The Only Woman Alive Who Would Ask A Man With Fangs That Question.

Ugh! Why Couldn’t Anyone Ever Trust Her? She Wasn’t A Two-year-old. If Her Kindness Killed Her, Then She Was Better Off Dead Than Living A Cold, Unfeeling Life Where She Misered Up All Her Feelings And Possessions.’ (sunshine)

Not To Mention, It’d Be Worth Guarding Her Just For The Eye Candy Alone – Sheez, Can You Imagine Being Around That Day In And Day Out. Wonder If She Sleeps Naked…bet She Showers That Way. Every Day Even. Think About It. I’ll Even Bet She’s Naked Underneath Her Clothes. (syn)

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

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