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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)

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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)

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

I Got A Shotgun And A Backhoe And No One Looks Under A Septic Tank For A Dead Body. (bubba)

"i'm Human," He Said In A Tormented Tone. "and I'm Not." He Dropped His Hand To Her Shoulder. "i Never Knew Softness," He Breathed. "not Until The Moment You Touched Me In Your Store. My Life Is Violent And Dangerous. It's Dark And Twisted And No Place For Someone Like You. I Have More People Wanting Me Dead Than I Can Count. They Will Stop At Nothing, And You.." He Ground His Teeth Before He Spoke Again. "you'll Never Want Again For Anything In Your Life. I Swear It On What Little Bit Of Human Soul I Have Left."

A Human’s Love. I Couldn’t Wish Anything Better For Him. Animals Protect What They Know. They Protect What They Are Bound To, But Humans…humans Have A Greater Capacity For Sacrifice For Those Who Live In Their Hearts. (aristotle)

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

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

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)

You Must Have Had Such A Great Childhood With A Man Like That For Your Father. (delphine) Yeah. All Puppy Dogs And Rainbows And Those Weird Furry People With Padded Coat Hangers On Their Heads That Look Like Space Aliens On Acid. (jericho)

What Do You Mean I Have A Predetermined Death?” – Nick “did I Stutter?” – Death “no.” – Nick “do I Look Like Webster’s?” – Death “no.” – Nick “then You Should Understand What I Said, Since I Didn’t Speak In Code. Every Mortal Creature Is Born With An Expiration Date. Some Immortals, Too. Set By The Big Clockmaker. But Excessive Stupidity And Moronic Tendencies Can Shorten It. Pissing Me Off Is One Really Good Way To Cut Yours Down To Three Seconds From Now.” – Death

What? Had A Dry Spell Of Killing People Lately? (susan) As A Matter Of Fact, Yes. If It Doesn’t End Soon, I Might Get Out Of Practice. (otto)

Yes, He’s A Good Boy. Never Been In Trouble At School And He’s On The Honor Roll. Captain Of The Football Team. All-around Psycho Serial Killer Who Hides Bodies In The Fridge Whenever His Parents Go Out Of Town. (nick) I Also Eat Babies For Breakfast And Torture Small Animals For Fun. My Therapist Says I’m Making Real Progress Though. (caleb)

What Happened?" -ethon "obviously Something Was Hungry And Bit The Bear." -kali

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

Believe Me, Lady, My Strength Is The One Thing I Never Doubt. (vane) It’s Amazing The Lies We Tell Other People, Isn’t It? (sunshine's Grandmother)

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.

How Long Till Our Powers Are Back? (kat) A Few Hours According To Last Time. (sin) Sweet, And We Have How Long Till The Bitches Awake? (kat) Less Than Two. (sin) Can You Say Screwed, Boys And Girls? Yes, I Thought You Could. (kat)

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

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

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)

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

Black Belt In Akihito. (amanda) Any Other Time, I'd Kiss You For That. (kyrian)

For The Record, We’re Not Friends. (stryker) For The Record, I Don’t Care. (savitar)

No Problem, But Just Know That No One Steals From Nero. He Knows Who You Are And He Will Hunt You Down And Make You Pay In Ways You Can’t Imagine – Including This Whole Brain Squeeze Thing He Does That Will Leave You With A Migraine So Bad, You’ll Wish You Could Bleed Out Your Eyes To Stop The Pain. He’s Nasty That Way. (syn)

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

Athena Came To Stand By Her Side. She Reached Out And Ran A Light Touch Over The Read Wrap. 'nice Dress." Grace Frowned In Disbelief. 'they're Fighting To The Death And You're Admiring My Clothes?' Athena Laughed. 'trust Me, I Pick My Generals Well. Priapus Doesn't Stand A Chance.

Honey, You Need To Get Laid. (selena) Why Don’t You Speak A Little Louder, Lanie? I Don’t Think The Guys In Canada Were Able To Hear You. (grace) Oh, I Don’t Know. They’re Probably Headed South Even As We Speak. (waiter)

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)

Are You Suggesting I’m Not Normal? (nykyrian) Oh Yeah, Baby, You Ooze Normality. From The Top Of That Assassin’s Braid To The Tip Of Those Boots That I’m Pretty Sure Conceal Retractable Blades. You’re Just An Average Joe. No Doubt About It. Cause, You Know, Everyone Sits For Hours Doing Nothing But Typing. (kiara)

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

So Why Did You Get Shot? One Of Your Witticisms Go Awry? (nekoda)

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

Look, I Admit You Seem Like A Decent Person. For All I Know You Stop And Move Turtles Out Of The Road Whenever You See One To Keep Someone From Running It Over. But This Turtle Is Tired Of Having Its Guts Spattered On The Pavement While Other People Drive Right Over Him. I Just Want To Scrape Myself Up And Hide In The Woods, Okay? (aiden)

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

What Are You Doing Here? (jericho) Do My Accommodations Offend You? I’ve Grown Quite Used To Them. Though A View Of Something Other Than Mangled Bodies Might Be Nice For A Change. (jaden)

St. Ash – Who Knew? (gallagher)

So, You Got Qvc? (simi) Afraid Not, Sweetie. (astrid) You Got Soap Net? (zarek Shook His Head.) You Got Any Tv? (simi) Sorry. (zarek) Are You Kidding? You Boring People. A Demon Needs Her Cable. Akri Done Tricked Me. He Didn’t Tell Me I’d Have To Go Without Cable. (simi)

I Still Don’t Believe It. It’s Not In Him. Yeah, And You Are Delusional. Babe, News Flash, With The Exception Of You And The Pirate, We’re All Animals Here. And We All Have A Killer’s Instinct.

Knock, Knock. You Have The Day To Hide. Come Nightfall, We Hunt. (desiderius) Yeah, Yeah...you And Your Little Dog, Too. (kyrian) You're Not Scared Of His Threats? (amanda) Chere, The Day I Fear Something Like Him Is The Day I Lie Down At His Feet And Hand Him The Knife To Cut My Heart Out. The Only Fear I Have Is Getting You Back To Your Sister And Convincing High Queen Hard Head To Leave Off This Matter Until I Can Locate Desiderius And Send His Soul Into Oblivion Where It Belongs. (kyrian)

That’s Right. Get Thee Behind Me, Bitches. I Don’t Got No Time For You. Ha! (tabitha)

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

I Just Love To Put A Hurt On Evil Things. (katra)

We’ve Got To Get These Guys To Bubba’s. Anyone Got A Clue How To Do It? (nick) They Gotta Be Breathing? (simi) Yes. (nick And Caleb) Well, Pooh. That Just Takes All The Fun Out Of It. (simi)

Redemption Is Never Where You Expect To Find It.

I’ve Lost Her. Can You Give Me Any Guidance?” – Sundown “on What? A New Personality? Car Buying? I’m A Wolf, Cowboy, Not A Life Counselor.” – Sasha

Fine. You Win. I Quit. You Two Deal With This. I’m Going Home. Packing Up All My Personal Items, And When You, Caleb, End Up Dead Because The Coach Has Your Jockstrap Or Something Else I Didn’t Steal But Someone Else Did, Don’t Call Me. I’m Done And I’m Going To Hide In A Bunker Until All Of This Is Over With.” – Nick “i Hate You, Nick.” – Caleb “feels Mutual, Demon.” – Nick

I Don’t Wanna Die, Man. They’re Not Playing. Have You Seen How Many Of Them Are Out There? One Just Took A Shot At Me, So Unlike You Morons, I’m Hiding. Hiding Is Nice. (vik)

Then I’ll Do Some Digging. (fury) You Just Can’t Help This Kamikaze Streak You Have, Can You? (sasha)

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 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)

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.

All You Need To Know Is That I Have An Old Enemy Pretending To Be Me. (acheron) Why? (talon) Well, It Obviously Isn’t To Be Nice To Me And Win Over My Friends, Now Is It? (acheron)

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)

In All The Universe, Your Mother Is The Only Thing That Truly Scares Me, Especially Where You’re Concerned. I Don’t Ever Want To Be On Her Dark Side. (adron) Ha Ha. And Need I Remind You My Mother Wasn’t The One Screaming At The Pool When You Got Shoved In. (devyn) Yeah, All Right, So We Both Have Screwed-up, Irrational Mothers. (adron)

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

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

Good Tuna-fish Sandwiches; He’s The Tallest Man I’ve Ever Seen! (pam)

Just Because You Can Doesn't Mean You Should.

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)

You Know, There Are Just Some Things You Never Expect To Face Even On This Job. A Flying Primate That Shoots Fire Out Its Nose Is One Of Them.

You Were Supposed To Die. It Would Have Been A Good Start. (kessar) I Don’t Know. I Die, You Get Bored. World Ends. Doesn’t Really Fit, Does It? Besides, I Can’t Make Things Too Easy On You. What’s Life Without Pain? (sin)

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)

Ah, You Fight Like A Sissy Demon. (takeshi) Sissy Demon? Have You Ever Met A Sissy Demon? (savitar) I Killed Three This Morning. (takeshi)

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

(his Heart Clenched As She Made A Kissing Noise To Him Then Handed The Phone Back To Vane. Gods, How He Loved That Woman.) Ahh, Tally, Me Lub You Too. (vane) Shut Up, Crotch-sniffer. You’re Not Allowed To Make Lovey Noises At Me, Only My Honey Is. (talon)

(he Glared At Them While It Rang And Rang And Rang. Grimacing At The Delay, Nick Glanced Toward Kody.) “do Necromancers Not Have Voice Mail?” – Nick

What Are You? (danger) Well, Had You Listened Before You Stabbed Me, You Would Have Heard The ‘i’m Acheron’s Squire’ Part. Apparently That Somehow Escaped Your Hearing And You Mistook Me For A Pin Cushion. (alexion)

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)

You Should Try Them, Nick. They’re Delicious. No One Makes Cookies That Taste Like This.” – Kara ‘probably Because Arsenic Was A Key Ingredient.’ “have To Watch My Girlish Figure. ‘cause If I Don’t, No One Will.” – Nick

Charonte Are Guarding A Dimme? Is The World Coming To An End And I Missed The Memo? (stryker)

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)

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

Well, Lord Debonair And Lady Lethal, If We Can Have A Minute Of Your Time, We Do Have A Psycho To Hunt. (allen) (jess Glared Over His Shoulder At Allen, But Before He Could Comment, Syra Shot Another Bolt From Her Crossbow. Allen Went Flying And Landed Flat On His Back In The Snow. Syra Walked Over To Him And Stared Down.) I Don’t Particularly Like Squires And I Really Hate The Blood Rites. So Save Yourself Some Pain And Don’t Speak To Me Again. (syra)

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.

Hard To Argue With A Woman, Period. Only Time A Man Wins With One Of Them Is When The Woman Is Either On Tv Or Dead. (jack)

Please Don’t Let It Be Another Cop. I’m Outta Bail Money. Wait A Minute…i Could Sell You On Ebay And Make A Killing. (mark) Not In My Current Condition. You’d Have To Sell Caleb Or Madaug. I’m Sure There’s Someone Willing To Buy Two Perfectly Good White Boys. (nick)

Don't Cross Me Scooby-doo. I'm Not An Old Man In A Mask Waiting To Be Thwarted By You Meddling Kids.

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

I'm A Gunfighter, Jim, Not A Demonologist." Sin Moved Past Him So That He Could Burn The Body O N The Ground. "nice Bones Impression. Roddenberry Would Be Proud.

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)

Do People Always Act This Way Around You? (kiara) You Should Have Seen The Reactions When I Wore A League Uniform. Those Were Actually Comical. Except For The Ones Who Lost Control Of Their Bowels. Then It Was Just Messy. (nykyrian)

Familiarity Breeds Contempt. By Bringing Them In Close, They Realize That You’re Just As Human As They Are. That’s When The Madness Sets In. They Can’t Understand Why You Have More Than They Do When You’re Just A Regular Human Being The Same As Them. Then They Hate You For It. (leta)

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)

Where Am I? (nick) Hospital. (kyrian) Really? No Kidding? And Here I Thought I Was At Mcdonald’s. (nick)

You Got Guts Taking That Tone With Me. (nykyrian) What You Gonna Do, Oh Great Wounded One? I’m The One With The Injector. (syn)

All Right, Everyone. Fess Up. Who Just Shat In Their Pants? C’mon. Admit It. I Know I Did And I’m Wolf Enough To Own It.” – Sasha

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

Yeah, Well, I’ll Be Glad To Birth It If It Means I Can Name Him Something Normal. (zarek) Yeah, Yeah. This From A Man Who Whines Like A Two-year-old When He Stubs His Toe. I’d Like To See You Survive Ten Hours Of Childbirth. (astrid)

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

Old Enough To Know Better, Pissed Enough Not To Care. (jaden)

Now Leave. (adron) Why Would I Want To Do That? I Mean, Heaven Forbid I Should Be Around Someone Who Actually Likes Me. It’s So Much More Fun To Be Here With You Insulting My Manhood And Questioning My Parentage Every Five Seconds. (tiernan)

I Have You Here. Why Shouldn’t I Be Pleased? (stryker) I Can Think Of A Million Reasons, Starting With The Fact That I Want To Kill You More Than I Want To Breathe. As For The Others, Would You Prefer Them In Order Of Importance Or Alphabetically? (zephyra)

The Whole Point Of Life Is Learning To Live With The Consequences Of The Bad Decision We've Made.

So How Do You Know Him? (shahara) I Knocked On His Door One Day And Said, ‘hi, I’m Here To Rob You. Hope You Don’t Mind. Oh, And By The Way, Will You Be My Friend?’ (syn)

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