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No Stops Are Ever Inserted In Acts Of Parliament, Or In Deeds; But The Courts Of Law, In Construing Them, Must Read Them With Such Stops As Will Give Effect To The Whole.

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No Stops Are Ever

Sherrilyn Kenyon

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No Stops Are Ever Inserted In Acts Of Parliament, Or In Deeds; But The Courts Of Law, In Construing Them, Must Read Them With Such Stops As Will Give Effect To The Whole.

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I Apologize For Pam. I Accidentally Hit Her In The Head With A Baseball When We Were In Fifth Grade And Knocked Her Out Cold. She’s Never Been Right Since. (tory)

Now There’s A Sight You Don’t See Every Day, Huh? Two Punked-out Goths Throwing A Christmas Party For Sick Children. (doctor)

Start Walking. When You Hit A Spot Where You’re Gasping For Breath, That Should Tell Us Our Limitations. (xypher) Oh, Joy. I Can’t Wait To Be The Guppy. (simone) Glub, Glub, Little Fishy. Start Walking. (xypher)

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

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Trust No One At Your Back Unless You Want Them To Bury A Knife In It.’ (syn)

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)

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.

Hey. (she Took His Chin In Her Hand So That She Could Move His Head Back And Forth While She Examined Him.) You’re Hurting In There. That Would Make Akri Very Sad. He Doesn’t Like For His Dark-hunters To Hurt And The Simi Don’t Like It When Akri Is Sad. Why Are You Hurt? (simi)

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)

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I'm Beginning To Think My Name Has Been Changed To 'damn It' Or 'asshole'” Styxx

As Nietzsche Said, ‘that Which Doesn’t Kill You– ’(alexion) Will Only Require Brief Hospitalization. And If You’re A Dark-hunter, Just A Good Day’s Sleep. (danger)

Are All Knights So Gentle? (taryn) I Know Not, Taryn, Since I Don’t Make It My Habit To Lie Abed With Other Knights. (sparhawk)

Cause Hearts Are Amazing Things. They Get Lots Bigger To Make Room For New People To Love Alongside The Old People You Love. -simi

I’m Not A Child. Don’t Talk To Me Like I Am. (kiara) No, You’re Worse. You’re An Adult Who Still Thinks The World Is A Beautiful Place, Filled With People Who Will Help You Just For The Sake Of Being Nice. Wake Up And Smell The Bloodbath And Humility The Rest Of Us Have To Cope With. (syn)

I Like That Zarek. He Quality People! He Even Gave Me A Can Opener So I Don’t Have To Use My Fangs. I Like That. Metal Is Hard On The Teeth. Pork And Beans Popsicle. Yummy! My Favorite! (simi)

And I Flunked Anger Management The Moment I Put The Counselor Through A Stone Wall. You Might Want To Keep That In Mind. [thorn]

Technical Advisor. Since You Know Our Enemies So Well, We’re Going To Pick Your Brain. (jericho) I’ll Tell You What You Want To Know. There's No Need To Torture Me For It. (asmodeus) Pick Your Brain Is An Idiomatic Expression, Asmodeus. It Means We’ll Have You Tell Us Things. We’re Not Actually Going In There To Mess With Your Head. (delphine) Oh, Thank The Source. I Can’t Stand It When Someone Opens My Skull. It Really Hurts. (asmodeus)

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)

May The Strength Of Ares And Wisdom Of Athena See You Through. (eros) And May Hades Roast Your Hoary Soul. (julian)

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)

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

I Can’t Believe I Was Ever Stupid Enough To Trust Noir. Come To The Dark Side. We Have Cookies. (zeth)

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

I’ve Never Met Anyone Who Had A Monkey For A Friend Before. (maggie) I Don’t Know. I Think Those Two Guys You Were With Would Qualify As Primates, But Then, That’s An Insult To The Primate And I Don’t Want Marvin To Get Pissed At Me. He Has Higher Sensibilities, You Know? (wren)

Because I Have No Boobs. My Ears Stand Out, And I Have Freckles All Over Me. (grace) Boobs? (julian) Breasts. (grace) You Have Very Nice Breasts. (julian) Thanks. What About You? (grace) I Have No Breasts. (julian)

Oh God, I Just Kissed A Vampire!" Oh Gods, I Just Kissed A Human!

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.

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

Any Problems With Your Flight? (acheron) I Didn’t Eat My Pilot If That’s What You Mean. And Little Nicky Here Is Still Breathing And Not Bleeding. (zarek)

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)

I Have Some Telekinesis, Which You Already Discovered. Premonitions. Can See Auras And…i Make A Killer Omelet.” – Sundown

Nice Knees, Bud, But The Hairy Legs Could Use A Bush Hog. (kyrian)

Your Father Wasn’t A Positive Influence On You, Was He? (simone) Being The God Of Nightmares, He Wasn’t A Warm Fuzzy Bunny. Unless You Count Happy Bunny. Amazingly The Two Of Them Have A Lot In Common…and I Have To Say That I’ve Developed A Fondness For That Pissy Rodent. (xypher)

The One Thing I Try To Do With Everything I Write Is Open People's Eyes To Those They Normally Ignore Or Dismiss. To Make People Aware Of The "other" Side Of Things. That Someone's Circumstances May Not Be What You Think They Are Or What They Show To The World.

You Worthless Sonofabitch. You Should Never Have Been Anything More Than A Cum Stain! (stryker)

Step Aside, Boys. I Have The Evil Powers For This.” – Abigail “my Lady Got Mad Skills.” – Sundown

Does Fang Have An Off Switch? Talon Asked Vane.

Victory To The Spider. Patience Wins The Day. And Today My Patience Ends. (apollymi)

I Have Found My Star. She Is Beauty And Grace. Elegance And Goodness. My Laughter In Winter. She Is Courageous And Strong. Bold And Tempting. Unlike Any Other In All The Universe, And I Cannot Touch Her. I Dare Not Even Try." [zarek]

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

Contrary To What You Think, Not All Preternatural Beings Hang Out At The Local Supernatural Pub Looking For Humans And Dates.

Akri Won't Let Me Eat Any Of Them Nasty Gods. What's The World Coming To When A Demon Gots To Beg For Tidbits...not Eve A Finger Sandwich Or A Single Knuckle. Tragic. Terribly Tragic.

Simi, Why Did Acheron Send You Here? (astrid) To Protect You From Thanatos So That Your Sisters Don’t Get All Freaky And Destroy The World. Or Something Like That. I Don’t Know Why All Of You Fear The End Of The World. It’s Not So Bad, Really. At Least Then Akri’s Mama Be Free. Then She Wouldn’t Be So Cranky At The Simi All The Time. (simi) Ash’s Mother Is Still Alive? (zarek) Oh, Akri Get Mad Whenever I Tell That. Bad Simi. I Not Talk Anymore. I Need Food. (simi)

You Know The Beauty Of Driving One Of These? (wulf) No. (cassandra) You Can Swat A Daimon Like A Mosquito. (wulf) Well, Since They’re Both Bloodsucking Insects, I Say Go For It. (cassandra)

Better To Be Judged By Twelve Than Carried By Six

You Know, It’s Amazing To Me The Wounds We Carry For Eternity. But What Has Fascinated Me Most These Last Few Years Is How The Right Person Can Heal Them. I Remember A Wise Man Once Said To Me That Everyone Deserves To Be Loved. Even You. (zarek)

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)

That’s Ash’s Baby. (kyrian) Lucy, You Got Some ‘splaining To Do. (wulf)

Why Does The Destroyer Hate Artemis? (cassandra) Love. Why Else? Love, Hatred, And Revenge Are The Most Powerful Emotions On Earth. Apollymi Wants Revenge On Artemis For Killing The One Thing She Loved Most In The Universe. (katra) And That Is? (cassandra) I Would Never Betray Either One By Saying It. (katra) Would You Write It Down?...oh, Yeah, Like The Two Of You Weren’t Thinking The Same Thing. (chris)

If People With The Very Best Intentions Carry On Prosecutions That Are Oppressive, The End May Not Always Perhaps Sanctify The Means.

We Got Latched Together And I Was Hoping You Could Separate Us? (amanda) They Were Made By Your Stepfather. Any Chance You Have A Key Lying Around? (kyrian) I Guess I Shouldn't Be Surprised. At Least This Time She's Not An Amazon Princess With An Irate Mother Demanding Parts Of Your Body Be Removed. Two Thousand Years Later, And You're Still Getting Into Unbelievable Messes. (julian)

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.

No, But It’s What I Need To Know The Answer To. (sin) Yes, Sin. I Missed You. I’ve Mourned For You. I’ve Hated You. I’ve Wanted To Sic Simi On You With Barbecue Sauce And I’ve Done Nothing But Think About How Much I Just Want To Hold You…and Yes, I’ve Missed Every Part Of You, From That Annoying Little Sound You Make When You’re Irritated To The Way You Hold Me When We Sleep. Now Are You Happy? (kat) I’m Delirious. (sin)

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)

You I Expected Better Of." He Turned His Swirling Sliver Gaze From Sam To Dev And Fang. "you Two Not So Much." -acheron

So I Take It You Guys Are Going To Stay Inside My Flat And Not Out In The Hallway Like My Father’s Guards? (kiara) You Know That’s The Most Pathetic Way To Guard Someone. (in A Falsetto He Added.) Please Protect My Life By Being Outside So That When They Come In And Kill Me You Can’t Hear It. (syn)

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

I Was In The Army, Terri. Special Ops, Sent Into The Most Godforsaken Places You Can Imagine, Where I Did Unspeakable Things. We Weren’t Exactly Sent In To Teach Our Enemies To Knit. (nathan)

People Started Down The Road With Good Intentions, But The Moment The Road Became Rough Or Difficult, They'd Abandon It.

Good Intentions

I Live For A Woman Who Scratches, Just Make Sure To Keep It On The Back, Baby, I Dont Like Scars." ~otto Carvalletti

Forgotten History. You, However, Are My Present. (varyk) Oh, Goody. Do I Have To Wear A Bow? (fang)

My People Never Dreamed Of A World Like This. Of Having So Much Without Backbreaking, Debilitating Work. And Yet For All The Physical Improvements, People Are Still People. They’re Killing Each Other To Get More To Prove A Point Only The Killer Understands. Still Brutalizing And Torturing Each Other Over Things That In Another Hundred Years Won’t Even Matter.

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.

I Waited Two Thousand Years For You, Grace Alexander,” He Whispered In Her Ear. “and You Were Worth Every Second Of It.

We All Have Regrets, Urian. Nothing That Lives Is Immune From That Nasty Emotion. (acheron) So What? You Want Me To Go Kiss And Make Up? (urian) Hardly. But I Want You To Set Aside Your Own Hurt And Anger To See Clearly For A Minute. This Isn’t About You And Your Father Anymore Than It’s About Me And Nick Hating Each Other Over Something We Can’t Change. This Is About Saving The Lives Of A Million Innocent People. People Like Phoebe Who Don’t Deserve To Be Hunted And Killed. If I Can Stand At The Side Of My Enemies For The Greater Good, So Can You. (acheron)

So Long As You Minded Your Manners And Kept Your Weapons Concealed, They Let You Enter And Leave In Peace. Those Who Broke The One House Rule Of “no Spill Blood” Quickly Found Themselves Leaving In Pieces.’ (gallagher)

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

But It’s Like Cherise Says, The Hardest Ones To Love Are Always The Ones Who Need It Most. (aimee)

You Of All Beings Know How Fate Works. What Happened To You As A Human Happened Because Everyone From Your Parents On Down Tried To Circumvent What Was Supposed To Be – Which Ultimately Was The Destruction Of The Atlantean Pantheon. There Was No Changing That Prophecy. But The Way You Suffered Was Completely Unnecessary. Had Your Parents Embraced Their True Destiny, You Would Have Been Saved Years Of Torment. Fate Will Not Be Denied. We Can Sculpt It, But In The End We’re All Pawns To Our Final Destinies. Good, Bad, Or Indifferent. (savitar)

Look And You Wlll See, That Which Was Can Never Be. When They Seek A Boy Your Age, Run, You Flippin Moron, Run!

So Just Look Mean And Don’t Make Eye Contact With Anyone. (syn) Gee, Hon, You Take Me To The Most Wonderful Places. (shahara)

Next Time I’ll Just Send The Three Of You E-mails. What Was I Thinking When I Decided To Have This Meeting? (acheron) Oh, I Know. That Men Who Are A Couple Of Thousand Years Old Could Actually Behave Like Grownups? (nick) (zarek Elbowed Nick In The Stomach.) Oops. Involuntary Arm Spasm. (zarek)

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

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)

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

I Pity Those Born Of The Lighter Side. They Have No Understanding Of How Seductive Cruelty Is. The Music Made Out Of Screams And Pleas For Mercy. Mmmm. Nothing Better. (noir)

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

Oh, By The Way, Is This Your Armor? (grace) It Is, Or Was. (julian) Can We Keep It? (grace) If You Like. Why? (julian) ’cause, Ooo Baby, You Are One Hot Tamale In That Getup. This Outfit Alone Will Get You Laid At Least Four Or Five Times A Day. (grace)

Even If I Were Lying On The Sun Itself, I Would Be Freezing There Without You. (zarek)

Unfortunately, The Heart Played Its Own Tune, And It Was Deaf To What The Head Tried To Tell It.’ – Abigail

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)

Ectoplasmic Plane? What The Devil Is That? (simone) It’s Jargon From Those Of Us Who Are Corporeally Challenged. It’s The Great Beyond Where We Bounce Into Each Other Like Floundering Atoms. It’s Really Kind Of Gross – Which Is Why I Hang Out With You. But Only Because You’re Less Gross Than They Are. (jesse)

Now You Know I’m A Reporter, So You Might As Well Answer My Question Truthfully, Or I’ll Just Keep Asking It Until You Lose Your Mind. (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

The Chinese Say That You Should Never, Ever Buy A Used Desk Unless You Know The History Of It. They Claim That If It Belonged To A Bad Businessman, His Karma Will Befall You. This One Here Belonged To President Kennedy. So What Do You Think That Means? (randy) I Don’t Know, But If I Were You, I Wouldn’t Ride Through Dallas In A Convertible In November. Bad Feng Shui. (steele)

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