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Where I Come From, Family’s Defined As Those Who Don’t Screw You Over A Pay Check. Blood Makes No Difference. If You Can Trust Them With Your Life And Know That They’ll Be There Come Whatever Hell Rains Down, Then They’re Your Family.

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Sherrilyn Kenyon

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Where I Come From, Family’s Defined As Those Who Don’t Screw You Over A Pay Check. Blood Makes No Difference. If You Can Trust Them With Your Life And Know That They’ll Be There Come Whatever Hell Rains Down, Then They’re Your Family.

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That Depends On The Man. I Like Breasts Myself. A Nice Rack Goes A Long Way In Getting Me To Do Just About Anything. Even Stupid Things. (phobos) You Are So Offensive! (delphine) Oh, Please, I’m Ten Thousand Years Old. You’re Lucky I’m Not More Chauvinistic Than I Am. Babe, I’ve Come A Long Way. (phobos)

Asmodeus! You Don’t See Her, Do You Hear Me? (jericho) Completely Blind, Minor Master. Hearing Is Intact. Is There Anyone Here Besides The Two Of Us? No? Good. I’m Leaving Now Unless Minor Master Has Another Preferably Nonpainful Task For Me. (asmodeus) You're Dismissed. (jericho) Cool Beaners. (asmodeus)

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

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)

I Would Kiss You Anyway, But I Have A Feeling That If I Tried– (rafael) I’d Kick You In The Nuts And Tear Your Ear Off. (celena) That Would Hurt. (rafael) That’s The Idea. (celena)

Yes, But I’ve Already Made My Fortune In Other Things. (solin) Such As? (geary) Viagra. My Brother Learned To Take A Personal Problem And Profit By It. (arik) It’s True. It Pained Me To See A Man As Young As Arik Stricken With Impotency. Therefore I Had To Do Something To Help The Poor Soul. But Alas, There’s Nothing To Be Done For It. He’s As Flaccid As A Wet Noodle. (solin) How Creative Of You To Project Your Problem Onto Me. But Then, They Say Celibacy Is Enough To Make A Man Lose All Reason. Guess You’re Living Proof, Huh? (arik)

Why Did You Hit Him? (grace) Because It Gave Me A Great Deal Of Pleasure. (julian) Nice. You Haven’t Seen Me In What, Two Thousand Years? So, Instead Of A Friendly, Brotherly Hug, I Get Slugged. (eros)

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

I Accept You As You Are, And I Will Always Hold You Close In My Heart. I Will Walk Beside You Forever. (fang)

Uh-huh. You Know With That Sinister Tone You Should Look Into Working For The Irs. I’m Sure They’re Desperate For People Who Can Cow Others With A Single Growl. (susan)

Trust The Simi. She Ain't Never Wrong.

He Attacked Us. What Was I Supposed To Do? Invite Him To Dinner? (sin)

Life Is About Coming To Terms With The Mistakes Made. Learning To Live With Them Even When They Cut Soul Deep.

Not Everyone Who's Homeless Is A Drug-addict Or In Need Of Mental Health Care. Some Are Normal People Who've Been Knocked Down, And It Can Happen To You, Too. Not All Of Us Made Bad Life Choices.

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

You Want Me To Do What? What Part Of Stupid Crawled Up Your Sphincter And Died?” – Caleb

Now, If You Don’t Mind, I’m Going To Sit Over Here With My Throbbing Feet And Bleed In Silence Until We Get To Our Destination. (syn)

Well, Then, If I Admit I Know Who You Are And Really Couldn’t Care Less Will That Assuage Your Damaged Manhood Enough That We Can Get Past This And Move On To Something That Ends With Your Giving Me A Sandwich? (leta)

I Think We Both Need To Work On Our Communication Skills. (kiara) I Tried That Once. (nykyrian) And? (kiara) Darling Told Me That I Could Never Hold A Job As A Suicide Counselor Or Hostage Negotiator. He Said My Failure Rate Would Become The Stuff Of Legends. (nykyrian)

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

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

I Don’t Even Know What To Say To You. (acheron) Me, Either. I Guess We’ll Just Stand Here And Cry At Each Other, Huh? (kat)

Do Me A Favor." "don't Lick Your Seat Belt?" Ash's Expression Was Total Confusion. "huh? Where Did That Randomness Come From?

Human Will Is The Strongest Will Ever Created. There Are Those Who Are Born To Succeed And Those Who Are Determined To Succeed. The Former Fall Into It, And The Latter Pursue It At All Costs. They Won’t Be Denied. Nothing Daunts Them.

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A What? (fang) Badass Demon With A Superiority Complex Who Picks His Teeth With Bones Of Infants. Let’s Just Keep It Simple And Say He’s A Demon I Want Out Of The Human Realm. Asap. (thorn)

I Know What It’s Like To Be Torn Between A Love So Pure It Burns You Deep Down In A Place You Didn’t Know Someone Could Touch You And Between Your Oath And Duties. Between The Love Of A Father You’ve Always Known And One You Know You Can Depend On Forever Versus A Love That’s New And Untested. But You Know What I Learned? It’s A Lot Easier To Live Without My Father’s Love Than It Is To Live Without Phoebe’s. (urian) (acheron Didn’t Speak As Urian Left Him Alone.) That Just Makes You Want To Vomit, Doesn’t It? (jaden)

You Asked My Opinion And I Gave It. Of Course You Have To Remember That If I’d Been On The Island With Gilligan, He’d Have Been Killed Ten Minutes Into The First Episode. Where I Come From, Incompetence And Stupidity Are Reasons For Justifiable Homicide. (varyk)

It's The Lack Of Humanity In The Human Psyche That Haunts Me. The Hypocrisy. How People As A Group Can Take Something Like Tolerance And Contort It Into A New Form Of Intolerance And Conformity. The Way Humanity Can Justify Any Kind Of Evil.

And If I Don’t Want You To? (ravyn) You Know, You’d Look Really Weird In A Dress And High Heels. (susan) What’s That Supposed To Mean? (ravyn) It Means You’re Not My Mother. Now Stop Arguing And Help Me Find My Shoes. (susan)

You’re Such A Crybaby. (tee) Let Me Almost Shoot Off One Of Your Testicles And See How You Cope. (joe) You Shouldn’t Have Moved, Joe. It Was Your Fault. (tee) Yeah, Everything’s My Fault. (joe) Good, Then We Agree. (tee)

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

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)

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He Made A Sound Of Disgust In The Back Of His Throat. "oh Thank You So Much. That's What Every Man Wants To Hear About His Name. You Might As Well Call Me 'little Pecker' While You're At It And Tell Me You Would Love To Have Me Go Shopping With You For Feminine Hygiene Products. Oh And By All Means, Carry A Big, Sparkling Pink Bag With Flowers On It And Make Me Hold It.

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You Must Be The Brother. I Hope So, I'm Wearing His Pants.

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One Single Word And I Swear I’ll Rip Your Tongue Out. (zephyra)

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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?

Then Shut Up Or Grab A Sword And Come Help. (takeshi) Is That A Challenge? (savitar) It Would Be If I Didn’t Know For A Fact That You’re Too Lazy To Rise To One. (takeshi)

It's Settled, Then," Grace Said. She Turned Back To Nick. "take The Jag To The Car Wash And For Heaven's Sake Clean The Mcdonald's Happy Meal Boxes Out Of It." "hey," Nick Said, His Face Offended. "that's A Low Blow. Those Boxes Are Collectibles.

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)

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)

Call Me Buffy. I’m Even Blond, But Don’t Ask Me To Wear A Halter Top. Or Corset.

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)

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

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

Sway Says You’ve Been Taking Really Good Care Of Him For Me. (claria) Well, His Mom Did A Great Job Housebreaking Him, So He Doesn’t Require Too Much Work. Not To Mention Vik Doesn’t Mind Walking Him Once A Day. It’s All Good. (devyn) You’re Such A Smartass. (claria)

Do You Own Anything Not Pink? (talon) I Have A Purple Razor If You’d Rather. (sunshine) Please. (talon) (she Pulled Out A Darker Pink One.) That’s Not Purple. It’s Pink Too. (talon) Well, That’s All I Have Unless You Want My X-acto Blade. (sunshine)

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

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)

How Was I To Know Your Pet Was A God-killer? What Kind Of Idiot Ties Herself Down To One Of His Kind? (dionysus) Well, Gee, What Was I Supposed To Do? Hook Up With Mr. All-powerful God-killer Or Get Myself A Mardi Gras Float And Hang Out With Him? (she Pointed To Camulus, Who Looked Extremely Offended By Her Comment.) You’re Such A Moron. No Wonder You’re The Patron God Of Drunken Frat Boys. (artemis)

Yes, And For The Record, He Thinks You’re Insane, Too. (otto) Oh, Goodie. But I Guess That’s Only Fair Since I Think He’s Psychotic. (susan)

Now, That’s My Boy You’re Talking About, And I Don’t Want To Get Crossed Up With You, Sasha. But You Keep That Tone And Attitude About Him, And We Will.” – Sundown “sorry. I Forget You And Ash Are Weird Enough To Actually Like Him. No Accounting For Taste.” – Sasha

Interesting, Isn’t It? What Do You Have To Say About That, Fury? (savitar) They’re On Crack. (fury) Anyone Else On Crack? (savitar)

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

No, I Was Just Wondering Who You Killed To Reclaim Your Health. (wulf) I’m Sure The Cows You Eat Aren’t Exactly Thrilled By Their Slaughter Either. (urian) They’re Not People. (wulf) In Case You Haven’t Noticed, Dark-hunter, There Are A Lot Of People Out There Who Aren’t Human Either. (urian)

His Mom Always Said That Trust Was Something You Earned. And It Wasn't Something You Gave Easy. Too Often, It Was A Tool Your Enemies Used To Hurt You With. 'give Them Nothing, Baby. Not Until You Have No Choice. The World Is Harsh And It Is Cold. People Can Be Good And Decent, But Most Of Them Are Only Out For Themselves And They'll Hurt Anyone They Can'.

Every Person You Meet Is Waging His Or Her Own War Against A Callous Universe That Is Plotting Against Them.

If It Makes You Feel Better, I’m Not Happy With The Way All This Went Down Any More Than You Are. But Sometimes Things Have To Go Wrong In Order To Go Right. (acheron)

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

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)

I’d Rather Have My Eyes Gouged Out. (urian) If I Do That, Can The Simi Eat Them? (simi) You Have To Share If You Do! (xirena)

You Are One Seriously Testy Creature Of The Night. (amanda)

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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)

Works For Me. For The Ones We Love, Today We’re Allies. Tomorrow We Resume Our Natural Order Of Mortal Enemies. Gentlemen, And I Use That Term Loosely For All Of Us, Have We An Accord? (acheron)

I Think It's Important For People To Know That Bad Things Do Happen To Good People And That Life Can Throw A Serious Curveball At Even The Most Cautious And "prepared" People Out There.

Sundown- When The Sun Must Make Peace With The Moon And For A Few Brief Moments, The Two Touch In Mutual Friendship And Respect. Perfect Balance Between The Light And Dark. A Time For Reflection And For Preparation.

Good God, Dev. Have You Completely Lost Your Mind? Don’t Tease The Psychotic Tiger. He’s Getting All Angry And Frothing At The Mouth. Someone’s Going To Think He’s Rabid. (serre) Yeah, But Teasing Him Is Like Throwing Meat At Kyle. It’s Highly Entertaining. (dev)

Ah, Man. (talon) What? (wulf) Friggin’ Fabio Alert. (talon) Hey, You’re Not Too Far From The Mark Either, Blondie. (wulf) Bite Me, Viking. (talon)

Possible Or Not, They Tried To Turn Me Into A Nick Mcnugget. (nick)

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)

You Make One Tiny Variable And So Help Me, I’ll Have You Slaughtered Where You Sit. (kiefer) He’s Just Such A Nice Man. (nykyrian)

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

And Neither Do I, Asshole. (wren) Wow. Multiple Syllables And A Whole Sentence From The Tiger. Who’d Have Ever Thought It? Whoever She Was, She Must Have Had A Lot Of Talent To Make You Speak. Next Thing You Know, She’ll Have The Dead Walking. Quick, Call A Dark-hunter. I’m Sure Some Of Them Would Like Another Resurrection. (dev)

Yeah. And Savitar Predates Him. He Has Presided Over This Council Since The Very Beginning, And Notice, Savitar Looks About Thirty. We Don’t Know What He Is, But He Ain’t One Of Us And He Ain’t Human. And Trust Me, You Don’t Want To Mess With Him. (paris) Thank You For That Highly Unamusing Summation. Next Time I Have Insomnia, I Know Who To Call. In The Meantime, Little Lioness Who Would Probably Like To Live Another Year, Don’t Interrupt Me Again. I Don’t Like It And I Tend To Kill The Things I Don’t Like. (savitar)

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

There Is Always A Way

The Liberty Of The Press Is Dear To England; The Licentiousness Of The Press Is Odious To England: The Liberty Of It Can Never Be So Well Protected As By Beating Down The Licentiousness.

I Never Lied To You. (kiara) Of Course You Did –you Said You Could See The Real Us– That We Weren’t As Bad As We Claimed. But You Didn’t And, Just Like Everyone Else, So Long As We Risk Our Lives To Protect And Save You, We’re Okay. But The Moment We Have To Make A Choice Not Ours, The Moment You See What Our Pasts Have Made Us, You’re Horrified By The Truth And Hate Us For It Like We Had Some Kind Of Choice In What We Are. (syn)

For The Record, This Isn’t A Male/female Thing. It’s A People Thing. You Talk About Men Being Cold...you Should See Women From My Standpoint. We’re Talking The Arctic Tundra Would Be Warmer. Believe Me, You Don’t Want To Know My Vantage Point On Your Gender. As A Man, If I Grabbed Your Breasts, I’d Be Arrested. Any Idea How Many Women Have Felt Free To Grab My Crotch At Will? (acheron)

Where Are You Anyway? (acheron) I Don't Know. I Hear Some Godawful Kind Of Music From Outside, Horns Blaring, And I'm In A House With A Mohawk Cuckoo Bird, A Transvestite, And A Knife-wielding Lunatic. (valerius) Why Are You At Tabitha's? (acheron)

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)

You Could Have Said ‘excuse Me.’ (zarek) I’m Not Talking To You. (astrid) Love You, Too, Babe. (zarek) You Really Are An Animal, Aren’t You? (astrid) Woof, Woof. (zarek)

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)

Did You Do That? (simone) Sometimes My Powers Work. Sometimes They Don’t. Looks Like This Time They Did. Yea, Us. (xypher)

I Can’t Undo The Past. But In The Future, I Will Gladly Lay My Life Down For You, Brother. (styxx)

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)

As The Great Poet Wrote, ‘to Thine Own Self Be True.’…what? You Don’t Think A Skotos Can Be Literate? I Happen To Love Shakespeare. Hamlet Is One Of My Faves. (zeth) I’m Not Touching That One With Tongs And A Gas Mask. (jericho)

I'm Not People, I Only Eat Them.

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)

Surprise, Dickhead, Mama Forgot To Tell You A Few Things About Me. (zarek)

Good Question. (acheron) I Have A Better One. How Are We Going To Clean Up This Mess? (kyrian) Nah, Mine’s Even Better. How Do You Hide A Chainsaw In Your Locker At School? I’m Thinking They’re Not Going To Stop, And While The School Has A Strict No-weapons Policy, I Don’t Think The Plastic Sporks In The Cafeteria Are Going To Do Much To Combat Them. I Need Protection, Man. Serious Protection. (nick)

So What Name Would You Rather I Call You? She Asked As She Headed Out Of The Parking Lot. Ias Or Alexion. He Gave Her A Devilish Grin That Set Fire To Her Hormones. I Would Rather You Call Me Lover. He Wagged His Eyebrows Playfully At Her. Danger Rolled Her Eyes. Like All Men With A Onetrack Mind, He Was Incorrigible. Don't Blame Me, Alexion Said In An Almost Offended Tone. I Can't Help It. You Should See The Way You Fight. It Really Turned Me On. Could You Tell Me How To Turn You Off? -danger And Alexion

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)

Someone Please Tell Me That We’re Not Seriously Having A Friggin’ Debate Over The Genius Of ‘karma Chameleon’ At Seven O’clock In The Morning? (xypher)

We’re Multigenerational Squires. (carl) Which Means What? You Prance Around With Tinfoil Armor And Plastic Swords Pretending To Be Knights? (nick)

We Just Need Some Faith.

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)

There’s A Reason Mia Is Currently An Only Child. Family Drama Takes On A Whole New Meaning When They’re Feuding Gods Who Can’t Stand The Sight Of Each Other And Always Try To Kill One Another Whenever They’re In The Same Room.” – Kat

Return With Your Shield, Or Upon It.’ (julian's Stepmother)

Hey, T-rex? Remind Me Next Time I Want To Get Smartass With You That It’s A Really Stupid Move On My Part? (talon) Oh, No, You Don’t, You Wuss. You Told Me The Next Time You Saw Ash You Were Going To Ask Him If He’d Seen The Movie 10,000 Bc And If It’d Made Him Homesick. (wulf)

I Haven't Fought With Anyone Else In Over Two Thousand Years. (kyrian) Well, You're Never Too Old To Learn. (amanda) You Can't Teach An Old Dog New Tricks. (kyrian) There's No Time Like The Present. (amanda) Time Is Of The Essence. (kyrian) God Helps Those Who Help Themselves. (amanda) You're Not Going To Let Me Win This, Are You? (kyrian)

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

A Clever Enemy Would Kiss My Hand, Then Stab At My Back While I Was Distracted. (stryker) A Coward’s Action. Truly. Don’t Insult Either One Of Us With Such A Suggestion. I Don’t Believe In Petty Juvenile Attacks. I Go After What I Want, And When It’s The Life Of An Enemy I Don’t Want There To Be Any Mistaking My Intention. If You’re Worth My Hatred, Then You’re Worth My Letting You Know That I’m Coming For You. (zephyra)

So What Are You In The Mood For? (sunshine) How About Naked Sunshine Al Dente Covered In Whipped Cream And Chocolate? We Could Even Put A Cherry On Top. (talon)

How Old Are You?” – Nick “that Many Zeros And You Just Get Tired Of Counting.” – Caleb

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)

I Learned The Bad Guys Are Not Always Bad, The Good Guys Are Not Always Good.

Where I Come From, Family’s Defined As Those Who Don’t Screw You Over A Pay Check. Blood Makes No Difference. If You Can Trust Them With Your Life And Know That They’ll Be There Come Whatever Hell Rains Down, Then They’re Your Family.

Now Would Be A Good Time To Tell Me You Have Your Sais With You, Kat. (cassandra) Nada. You Got Your Kamas On You? (kat) Yeah. I Tucked Them Into My Bra Before I Left Home. (cassandra)

I’d Rather Be Vindictive Than Smart. (solin)

When You Love Someone, Truly Love Them, You Lay Your Heart Open To Them. You Give Them A Part Of Yourself That You Give To No One Else, And You Let Them Inside A Part Of You That Only They Can Hurt-you Literally Hand Them The Razor With A Map Of Where To Cut Deepest And Most Painfully On Your Heart And Soul. And When They Do Strike, It’s Crippling-like Having Your Heart Carved Out.

It’s A Responsibility That I Take Most Seriously, So Excuse Me For Banning You From Killing Them Because You Have Reverse Pms. (acheron) Reverse Pms? (artemis) Yeah, Unlike A Normal Woman, You’re Cranky Twenty-eight Days Out Of The Month. (acheron)

I Want Your Opinion On The Best Way To Proceed. (eli) I’d Start By Killing Your Son And His Crew Of Idiots Before Their Stupidity Spreads To Anyone Else And Infects Them. (varyk)

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

It’s True, And I Was Really Hideous As A Preteen. Tall And Gawky. I Used To Bump My Head Into Everything. Still Do Sometimes. (kat) You Are My Daughter. (acheron) Sure I Am, I Can’t Imagine You Ever Being Uncoordinated. (kat) Oh, I Assure You I’ve Nailed Quite A Few Signs With My Forehead. It’s A Wonder ‘exit’ Isn’t Permanently Imprinted Right Between My Eyes. (acheron)

Could You Please Stop With The Beating? (kat) He’s Being Punished. Hello? This Is Tartarus, Remember The Purpose Of This Part Of The Underworld? We’re Not Really Warm And Fluffy Over Here. (hades)

Because People Learn From Their Mistakes, Danger. Pain And Failure Are A Natural Part Of Life. It's Kind Of Like A Parent Who Watches Their Child Fall Down While Learning To Walk. Instead Of Coddling The Child, You Set Them Back On Their Feet And Let Them Try Again. They Have To Stumble Before They Can Run. (alexion) Do You Really Believe That We Need To Have Our Hearts Ripped Out? (danger) A Flower Can't Grow Without Rain. (alexion) Too Much Rain And It Drowns. (danger) And Yet The Most Beautiful Of The Lotus Flowers Are The Ones That Grow In The Deepest Mud. (alexion)

Is He A Good Boy? (cherise) No, Mom, He’s Satan Incarnate. In Fact, Once It’s Over, We’re Going To Get Liquored Up And Tattooed, Then Find Some Cheap Hos And Have A Good Time With His Trust Fund. (nick)

You Risked The Cub? (dev) He’s Not Just A Cub. (aimee) You’re Right. He’s The Passenger Who Fell Off The Short Bus. (dev)

Tell Me Again How Great You Are, Asshole. Nothing Like A Steel Enema To Ruin Even Your Best Day. (fang)

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

You Don't Believe In Love, Do You?" - "i Think It Exists. I Just Don't Think It Will Ever Exist For Me.

Believe In Love

Are You Always This Random? (jericho) Mostly. It Really Irritates Noir. Which Is Just An Added Bonus For Me. At Least So Long As I Can Outrun Him. (asmodeus) Add Me To That List Of People You Annoy. (jericho) Oh. You’re Not Going To Singe My Testicles Over It, Are You?! (asmodeus) No Plans To. (jericho) Good. We Can Be Friends, Then. (asmodeus)

Like This Cake. It’s Really Very Good. (arik) As The Girth To My Hips Will Attest. (geary)

It Would Have Really Cramped My Future Plans Had I Died. (nick)

Future Planning

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

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

Death Always Before Dishonor. (julian)

But He’s Never Been Interested In Me, And The Last Time I Made A Move On Him, Caillen Almost Tore My Arm Out Of Its Socket. Lesson Learned. Syn Off-limits. (kasen)

You’re So Hilarious. You Know, If This Whole Daimon-slaying Gig Doesn’t Work Out For You, You Should Really Consider Being A Comedian. The Bright Barney Hair Color Would Just Add To The Overall Entertainment Factor.

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)

People Make Their Own Reality. That Was What Praxis Had Taught Him Years Ago. A Hundred People Can Witness The Exact Same Event, And Give Two Hundred And Three Different Accountings Of It.

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)

I Think You Need Humour And A Sense Of Fun, Which Is What I Try To Bring To My Books To Leaven The Danger And Action. The Ones That Really Transcend The Genre Always Have A Great Laugh In Them, Such As 'fright Night,' 'lost Boys,' 'american Werewolf In London' - Just To Name A Few.

What Was That Action? (aimee) Chuck Norris Meets Jet Li. (dev)

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)

After That, Anytime She Caught Me Near A Kitchen She’d Start In On Me. So I Have An Automatic Sphincter Clench Any Time I Reach For A Pan. (devyn)

You’ve No Idea...my Tongue Has Been Known To Let Blood On Four Continents. (geary)

These Atlantikoinonia. They’re Human? (acheron) What Else Would They Be? Turnips? (tory)

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 Don’t Need Friends. All They Do Is Eat Your Food, Drink Your Beer, Then Spew Your Secrets The First Time You Do Something That Displeases Them. No Offense, But When You Have As Many Enemies As I Do, You Keep Your Secrets Under Lock And Key. (solin)

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)

What I Like To Believe, And What I Do Firmly Hold To, Is That In Us All We Do Have The Ability To Remain Honorable, No Matter What Has Been Done To Us. No Matter What Horrors We've Witnessed.

If You Really Love Her, Cratus, Let Her Know It Every Day. And Always Put Her Before You And Your Wants Just As You’ve Done Here Today. Take It From Someone Who Knows. Love Lost Is The Hardest Burden To Shoulder, And It’s One You Can Never Get Under. (artemis)

Dev-"come In Peace Or Leave In Pieces

I’m Partial To The Truth, Lo. Good, Bad Or Indifferent. (vane)

You Know, I Would Date, If I Could Find A Man Worth Shaving My Legs For. (grace)

Hey, Man. Where Have You Been? (dev) Out And About. You? (talon) (dev Gave Him A Wicked Grin.) Mostly In And Out. (dev)

The Way To Overcome The Angry Man Is With Gentleness, The Evil Man Goodness, The Miser With Generosity, And The Liar With Truth. (indian Proverb) It Sounds Good, Doesn’t It? If Only People And Life Were That Effing Easy. Trust Me, It Takes More Than A Friendly Biscuit To Tame A Hungry Lion. And It’s All Fun And Games Until Someone Gets Hurt. Then It’s War. (savitar)

You Know I Can’t Go Out There. There’s Daylight Outside. (ravyn) Well, That’s What Happens When The Big Yellow Ball Comes Up Over The Mountains. Amazing Isn’t It? (susan)

Life Only Has The Value A Person Gives It. If I Killed You Here And Now, Yours Would Be Worthless And No One Would Mourn You. Is That Really What You Want? (sin) I Don’t Own My Life. It Means Nothing To Me. (kish) Then It Means Nothing To Anyone. But If You Had Your Life Again, Would It Still Be Worthless? (sin)

Hope Is That Tiny Light That The Gods Have Given Us So That We Can Find Our Way Through Our Darkest Hours. And While We Might Stub Our Toes And Bruise Our Knees, If We Keep Moving Forward, Even When Our Progress Is Slow And Painful, We Will Overcome And Be Made Better By Our Journey. … No Misery Or Bad Situation Is Ever Infinite Or Final Until We Make A Conscious Decision For It To Be So.

Does This Mean You Made A Decision? (carlos) No, I Took My Clothes Off And Came In Here To Tell You I Wasn’t Going To Make Love With You. To Use Your Words, ‘for Someone So Intelligent, You Can Be Pretty Dense.' (gabrielle)

Asteros's Motto: "most Experience Comes From Bad Judgement.

This Can’t Be Happening. It’s Just Not Possible. (cassandra) Oh, Well, Let’s Not Have Reality Intrude Now, Shall We? I Mean, Hey, You’re A Mythological Being Descended From Mythological Beings And You’re In The House Of An Immortal Guardian No Human Can Remember Five Minutes After They Leave His Presence. Who’s To Say That You Can’t Get Pregnant In A Dream By Him? What? We’re Jumping Into The Realm Of Reality Now? (katra)

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)

For A Woman Who Can Handle Herself So Well In A Fight, I Can’t Believe You Got Taken Out By A Defenseless Doorjamb. (ravyn) Given The Size Of My Goose Egg, I Would Argue The Defenseless Part. That Doorjamb Has A Mean Left Hook.(susan)

He Didn't Want The Respect Of People Who Weren’t Worth Wiping His Nose On—people Who Weren't Worth The Spatout Gum Attached To The Bottom Of His Worn-out Shoes. The Only Respect He Wanted Was From Himself And The People Who Really Mattered In His Life. The People Who Really Loved And Cared About Him.

How Did You Fastforward And Turn It Off? (danger) I Wanted It Off And Off It Went. (alexion) Wow, That’s Amazing. I Guess This Makes Me The Luckiest Woman In The World. (danger) How So? (alexion) I’ve Found The Only Man Alive Who Won’t Ever Shout Out, ‘honey, Where’s The Remote?’ Then Tear My House Apart In Pursuit Of It. (danger)

Whoever Had Said That The Hand Rocked The Cradle Ruled The World Must Have Has A Southern,born Bred Mother.

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)

Modus In Rebus There Must Be An End Of Things.

I Can Tell You Love Him. (syn) Yeah, Like A Boil In My Nether Regions. (kiara)

For The Moment, He's Off Plotting His Igoresque Revenge. I Don't Know About You, But I Have This Image Of Him Rubbing His Hands Together And Laughing Like Dexter From Dexter's Laboratory. (kyrian)

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

Are You Out Of Your Collective Minds? I Swear I Can’t Leave You Two Alone For Three Seconds That You Don’t Go Off And Hurt Yourselves. I Expect Stupid Out Of You, But You Know Better.” – Caleb “i Tried To Tell Him That. He Won’t Listen To Me. Tag. You’re It.” – Nekoda

One Of You Guys Is Going To Have To Feed The Vampiric Lawyer Some Blood And It Can’t Be Me. (caleb) Why? You Afraid Of A Little Bite? I’m Anemic. (nick) And I’m Catholic. Doesn’t That Knock Me Out Of The Running? (nick)

I Need Dating Advice. Fast.” Ash Arched A Single Brow At That. “i’m Useless. I’ve Never Been On One.” The Three Human Men Turned To Gape At Him. “what?” Ash Asked Them Defensively. Nick Started Laughing. “oh Man, This Is Priceless. Don’t Tell Me The Great Acheron Is A Virgin?” Ash Gave Him A Droll Look. “yeah, Nick. I’m Lily-white.

All That Matters To Me Is The Man In Front Of Me Right Now. (tory) I’m Not A Man, Soteria. (acheron) I Know. But If You Think Your Godhood Excuses You From Putting The Toilet Seat Down, Think Again. (tory)

Why Do I Constantly Feel As If All Of You Are Speaking A Foreign Language? What Is ‘grabbing A Burger At The Hard Rock’ Supposed To Mean? (julian) The Hard Rock Café Is A Restaurant. (grace) You Eat At A Place That Advertises Its Food Is Hard As A Rock? (julian)

Still Alive? (randy) No. I’m A Walking Corpse. Can’t You Tell? (steele)

We Come From A Long Line Of People Who Live To Read Boring Texts – I Think It May Be Why We All Die Young. Complete Boredom. (geary)

So What Brings You Here? (devyn) People Needed Killing. (adron)

The Interest Of The Public Is Never Better Advanced Than When We Can Inculcate By Our Rules The Advantage Of Acting Honestly.

Yeah, You Were Doing A Real Bang-up Job Of It. I Particularly Liked The Way You Were Bruising His Fists With Your Face. A Few Minutes More And I’m Sure Your Heart Would Have Been On The Attack...after It Was Ripped From Your Chest. (kat)

I, For One, Am Exhausted. I’ve Been Threatened, Beaten, Bitten And Killed, And That Was Just In The Last Hour. (jericho)

Have You Ever Heard Of Feng Shui? (randy) Yeah. It’s The ‘put The Mirror On Your Door And Sleep In The Right Direction’ Bullshit. (steele)

Life Before Toilet Paper Was Not Worth Living.

Want A Closer Look? (tate) Like A Screwdriver Through My Eye Socket. Sure, Let’s Have A Look-see. (simone) Ooo, Welcome Back, Ms. Snark. I’ve Missed You. (tate)

My Father Used To Say That It’s Not Enough To Just Beat An Attacker Off. You Have To Hurt Them Enough That They’ll Know Not To Tangle With You Anymore. Or Preferably Kill Them. (wren)

I'm Loved By Some, Hated By Many, Envied By Most, Yet Wanted By All. (josiah)

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.

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)

Cupid Is Anything But Cute. As For Handing Our Hearts, He’s More Likely To Rip Them Out. (julian) But He Can Make People Fall In Love. (selena) No. What He Offers Is An Illusion. No Power From Above Can Make One Human Love Another. Love Comes From Within The Heart. (julian)

Falling In Love

Are You Calling Me Out? (varyk) I’m Calling You Slow. Not Out. (dev)

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