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You Don't Call Acheron 'babe.' (valerius) You Don't Call Acheron 'babe' Because...well, That's Just Sick. But I Call Him 'babe' All The Time. (tabitha)

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Nothing Is Ever Truly Set By Fate. In One Blink, Everything Changes. Even Though It Should Be A Clear, Sunny Day, The Softest Whisper Into The Wind Can Become A Hurricane That Destroys Everything It Touches. (acheron)

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

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

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

So I Conjured One Of The Brokers And Promised Him My Soul If He’d Protect Her. (zephyra) You Can’t Do That. Only A Demon Can. (stryker) You’re Such A Brainiac, Baby. And To Think, I Thought I Married You For Those Amazing Abs. Who Knew All That Brainpower Was Buried Under Those Bulging Biceps? (zephyra)

Kindness Is A Rotten Fruit That Poisons Anyone Who Partakes Of It. Throw It In The Face Of Your Enemies And Let It Ruin Them Instead.

You Know–my Flower, I Am Responsible For Her. She Doesn’t Even Have Four Thorns To Protect Herself From Harm.’ (zarek) Why Do You Love That Book So? (astrid) Because I Want To Hear The Bells When I Look Up At The Sky. I Want To Laugh, But I Don’t Know How. (zarek)

Let’s Just Say I Understand Betrayal. And Having Been Where He Is, I Know The Explosion To Come. Trust Me. ‘duck’ Won’t Quite Cover It. (sin)

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

What Are You Doing Here, Simi? (astrid) Feeling Peckish. Is There Any Food? Something Not Too Heavy. Maybe A Cow Or Two? (simi)

Interested In Some ‘undercover’ Work? And To Think, I Was Actually Having A Tender Thought About You. Do Yourself A Favor, Steele…become Mute.

Excuse Me, Scary People. (alix)

This Is Where Wulf’s People Would Get Drunk And Party For A Week. All Hail The Vikings, Forerunners To The Frat Boys! (chris)

Patience To The Spider

You Swore An Oath, Just Like The Rest Of Us. I Won’t Have You Preying On Innocents In My Town. (talon) Ooo. How Cliché, Little Partner. Wanna Tell Me To Be Out By Sunup, Or Better Yet, This Town Ain’t Big Enough For The Two Of Us? (zarek)

What Would You Like? (maggie) I Don’t Care. I’ll Eat Anything Not Tylenol Or Chocolate. (wren)

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)

Why On Earth Would You Want To Talk To Me? (channon) My Lady, Do You Not Own A Mirror? (sebastian) Yes, But It’s Not An Enchanted One. (channon)

Do That Again And, Bracelet Or No Bracelet, I’ll Tear Your Head Off And Use It For A Doorstop. (xypher)

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)

Still Waters Run Deep. ~tabitha

The One Thing All That Battle Taught Me, Is That No One Walks Away Without Scars. No One. (bad Moon Rising)

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

It's Easy To Make Mistakes. It's Living With The Consequences Of Them That's The Hardest.

Oh, Good Grief! I’ve Never Had A Man Pick Me Up Before And Not Grunt Like He’s Dying. I’m In Heaven. Marry Me, Ash, Please! (pam) I Would Say Yes, But I Come With More Baggage Than Even Samsonite Can Cover. (acheron)

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

Don’t Be Stupid, Jess.” – Abigail “brains Don’t Exactly Run In My Family. Suicidal Lunacy, On The Other Hand…” – Sundown

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)

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)

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)

Better To Be Judged By Twelve Than Carried By Six

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)

Everyone Is In Pain.no Matter Where They Come From Or What You Think Of Them. Sorrow Spares No One

You Mean You Don’t Know? (wulf) No. In Fact, I’m Thinking Right Now That One, If Not Both Of Us, Needs To Put Down The Crack Pipe And Start This Night Over. (cassandra)

But One Thing I Realized With My Brother Is That You Can’t Toss Your Pearls Before The Swine. I Think That’s Why My Mother Insisted You Give Anonymously. The Instant Anyone Sees That You’re Kind And Giving, They Immediately Take Advantage Of It. They Seem To Mistake Kindness For Weakness And Giving For Stupidity. (aiden)

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

You Both Sicken Me. (markus) It’s What I Live For…father. Your Eternal Disgust Succors Me Like Mother’s Milk. (fang)

By The Time I Finish With The Two Of You, You Will Be Begging Me To Let You Die. (desiderius) Desi Dearest, I Have Never Begged A Day In My Life, And The Sun Will Surely Splinter Before I Ever Plead For Anything From The Likes Of You. (kyrian)

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)

Why Is It When I’m The One Shot, I’m A Baby, But When It’s You, It’s A Matter Of Life And Death And National Security? (joe) Because I’m Cuter In A Short Skirt. (tee)

Tell Me Of A Happy Memory, Zarek. One Thing In Your Life That Was Good. (astrid) You. (zarek)

She’s My Wife. (stryker) Was. You Seem To Have Forgotten An Important Verb Tense. (zephyra)

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

I’m Adron’s Baby Sister. Dad Just Told Me About The Marriage, And I Had To Come Meet You And Make Sure Dad Hadn’t Snapped A Wheel And Started Hallucinating Or Something. (zarina)

Vane Passed The Mashed Potatoes Across Bride To Fury, Who Stared At Them With A Fierce Frown "what Are These?" He Asked. "potatoes," Vane Told Him. "what Did They Do To Them?

You Mean Teletubbies? (berith) The Fact That You Know What They’re Called, Berith, Truly Scares Me. (jericho) As A Demon Of Torture, It Behooves Me To Know All Things That Are Deeply Annoying. You’d Be Amazed How Many People In The Modern Age No Longer Fear Zombies As Much As Teletubbies. (berith) Not Really. I’d Rather Battle A Brain-eating Zombie Any Day Than Hear Them Sing. (jericho)

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I Wasn't Going To Say Anything About That, Tabitha," He Said Quietly. "i Only Wanted To Tell You That Your Compassion For Other People Overwhelms Me.""oh." She Offered Him A Tenuous Smile. "i'm Just Used To People Condemning Everything I Do."he Lifted Her Hand To His Lips And Kissed Her Knuckles. "i Don't Condemn You, My Lady. I Only Admire You.

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And This Atlantean Destroyer Is Now Leading The Daimons And Sending Them Out To Battle Against Acheron, Who Is Just Using Us And The Humans As Cannon Fodder To Protect Himself? Really, Kyros, Put Down The Crack Pipe...or Go Write Children’s Fantasy Novels. I’ll Bet You Even Know Exactly Who Conspired To Kill Kennedy, Huh? I’m Sure The Money From D.b. Cooper Is What Financed Your Stunning Collection Of Furniture. (danger)

What Are You Talking About? Are You For Real? (nick) What Do You Mean? The Simi’s Not Turning Invisible Again, Is She? Ooo, That Would Be Bad. I Promised Akri I Wouldn’t Do That No More In Public Places. But Sometimes The Simi Can’t Help It. Kind Of Like Putting Barbecue Sauce On Salads. It’s Just Mandatory And Reflexive ‘cause You Gots To Kill The Taste Of The Ick Rabbit Food. (simi)

You Are Incredibly Wise. (kat) Only When It Comes To Other People. It’s Easy To See How To Fix Their Lives. It’s Much Harder To See The Cracks In Your Own House. (acheron)

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

Grim Sighed Heavily. "i Swear I'm Getting A Migraine." "my Mom Suffers From Those A Lot, Too." "being Around You, I Imagine She Does.

Alright, You'll Get Your Bonus, Buy Play Nice With Her. Keep Your Sarcasm To A Minimum. (kyrian) Yes, O Great Lord And Master. Be Nice To Woman, Keep Mouth Shut. (nick)

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

A Questioning Mind Is The Most Cherished Resource Man Has And The Rarest.

Even If He Doesn’t Eat, He Knows The Cookies. I’ll Bet His Mother Stuffed Him Full As A Kid. (tory) Not Really. My Mom Wasn’t The Betty Crocker Kind. (acheron) (not Unless It Involved Napalm Or Plagues.)

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

There Can Be No Faith Without Doubt. No Strength Without Temptation. (rafael)

You Dare To Stand With My Enemy? (stryker) Against You, Father, I’d Stand With Mickey Mouse. (urian)

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

Menoeceus Is A Great Name. (astrid) For An Old Man Or A Feminine Hygiene Product. Not For My Son. And Next Time I Get To Name The Kid And It Won’t Be Something That Sounds Like Meningitis. (zarek) You Keep That Up And Next Time You’ll Be The One Birthing It, And Don’t Mess With Me, Bucko, I Have Connections In That Department. A Pregnant Man Is Not An Impossibility In My Neighborhood. (astrid)

Speaking Of Friends…why Did Our New Coyote Buddies Run From You?” – Sundown “i’m That Badass.” – Sasha “seriously.” – Sundown “o Ye Of Little Faith. You Doubt My Rep? My Skills?” – Sasha “and Your Brains.” – Sundown

Excuse Me?" Jess Asked In Disbelief. "this Is Frozen Zarek I'm Talking To, Right? Not Some Weird Pod Person?" He Shook His Head At Jess's Joking. "it's Me, Dickless." "hey, Now, That's Way Too Personal. I Don't Need To Know That Much About You.

We’re Not Dead Yet.” – Sundown “yet Is The Operative Word. If That’s All That’s In The Way, I’ll Kill You And End It. Ren? Give Me Your Knife.” – Sasha “it’s Their Decision.” – Ren “oh, That’s It. You’re Fired Buddy. Get Off My Island Until You Learn To Be A Team Player.” – Sasha

Without A Word Or Hesitation, Pain Took The Mop From Nick. Suffering Moved To Pick Up Glass. "wow. Where Have You Two Been All My Life?" Pain Quirked And Eyebrow As He Mopped The Floor. "walking Hand In Hand With You. Haven't You Noticed?

Just Out Of Curiosity, How Many Weapons Are In That Thing? (kiara) Enough To Make Me Happy. (nykyrian)

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

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

You Were Overwhelmed By My Desire? What Planet Are You From? (geary To Arik) Moronia. Every Full Moon They Teleport The Morons To Earth And Let Them Loose. Consider This Your First Encounter. (solin)

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

You Can’t Protect Yourself. No Matter How Safe You Think You Are. No Matter How Much Precaution You Take, The Rodents Always Find A Way In.’ (kiara)

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

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)

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.

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

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)

Man, He Deserves A Hero Cookie. (selena)

You Told Me Once, Long Ago, To Look Into A Mirror And See Your Face. I Refused To Then. But Now Mnimi Has Forced Me To Look At My Own Reflection. I’ve Seen It Through My Eyes And I’ve Seen It Through Yours. I Wish To The Gods That I Could Change What Happened Between Us. If I Could Go Back, I Would Never Deny You. But I Can’t. We Both Know That. Now I Just Want The Chance To Know You As I Should Have Known You All Those Centuries Ago. (styxx)

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

What An Alliance, Huh? A Dark-hunter And A Spathi United To Guard An Apollite. Who Would Have Ever Imagined? (wulf) Love Makes Strange Bedfellows. (acheron) I Thought That Was Politics. (wulf) It’s Both. (acheron)

There Is More Than One Kind Of Death? (kat) Yes. Cowards Aren’t The Only Ones Who Die A Thousand Deaths. Sometimes Heroes Do, Too. (sin)

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

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

But Don’t Ever Let Yourself Forget That The Person You Care About Fills An Emptiness No One Else Ever Has And That While Life With Them Can Seriously Suck At Times, Those Moments When It Doesn’t Are Worth All The Aggravation Of Falling Into The Toilet And Getting Soaked When You’re Half Asleep.

Here You’re Just A Person…one With A Life Force That Can Feed Us All. (misery) Baby, I’m Not Worth The Indigestion. Trust Me. (fang)

Holy Green Guacamole! (selena)

The Tiger Lies Low Not From Fear, But For Aim. ~wren

I’m Here Because I Know The Sadness Inside You. I Know What It Feels Like To Wake In The Morning, Lost And Lonely And Aching For Someone To Be There With Me. (sebastian)

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)

In Case You Haven’t Noticed, There’s Not A Plethora Of Engineers Here. (devyn) Plethora? What Kind Of Girl Word Is That? (sway)

You Are So Vicious. (tee) Hence The Nickname. (syd) You Know It’s Bad When You Make Me Look Like Glinda The Good Witch, Right? (tee) Just Call Me Elphaba. But Don’t Drop A House On Me, ‘kay? (syd)

So Why The Sudden Girlspeak, Urian? Neither One Of Us Is Really Into Discussing Our Feelings…and No Offense, I Like The Fact We Don’t. (acheron) I Do Too Most Times And I’m Truly Grateful You Don’t Pry, But As A Man Who Defied Everything He Once Valued In This World And One Who Sacrificed The Love Of A Father He Worshiped…even Though It Ended Badly, The Days I Had With Phoebe Were Worth Every Wound I’ve Suffered. (urian)

Where Did You Find An Andarion? I’ve Never Seen One On Gouran Before. Aren’t You Afraid To Be With Him? (sales Woman) Why No, I’m Not Afraid. He’s Already Had His Daily Feeding. (kiara) What Do You Feed Him? (sales Woman) Babies. Lots And Lots Of Babies. (kiara)

If Brute Force Doesn't Work, You Aren't Using Enough

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.

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

You Have To Learn To Smile Through Your Pain. Sometimes It’s All We Got.

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

So Let Me See If I Got Everything Straight … This … Means That We Are Somehow Meant To Be Husband And Wife. But If I Refuse You, You Spend The Rest Of Your Life Impotent And Alone? But I, On The Other Hand, Am Free To Live My Life However I See Fit?” He Nodded. “it Really Sucks To Be You, Doesn’t It?

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

I’m No Longer Human And There Is No Past.’ (acheron's Litany)

Yeah, Well, Your People Happen To Be Soul-sucking Demons. (wulf) You Ever Met A Banker Or A Lawyer? Tell Me Who’s Worse, My Urian Or One Of Them? At Least We Need The Food; They Do It Just For Profit Margins. (phoebe)

(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 Doesn’t Anger Easily. This Is Good. (takeshi) Yes, I’m More Of A Simmer Slowly Until It Boils Over And Ruins Everything Kind Of Man. (acheron)

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)

Aren’t You Afraid They’ll Arrest You? (shahara) I Wasn’t A Convict, Dagan. I Was An Illegally Purchased Slave. My Owner Has No Legal Claim On Me. And I’m No Longer A Kid Learning My Powers. I’m A Full-grown Man With An Ax I Want To Bury In The Forehead Of Anyone Dumb Enough To Come At Me. I Defy The Bastards To Try Something Now. (nero)

I'm Not People, I Only Eat Them.

Not Many People Carry Out Thoughts They Know Going Into It Are Stupid…morons Not Included. (apollymi)

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

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

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

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)

Can You Stand? (aimee) I’m Not Helpless. (fang) Oh, Look! Mr. Macho Is Back In All His Glory. Hello, Mr. Macho, It’s So Not Good To See You Again. But You Know, Mr. Macho, That You’ve Been Bedridden To The Point That Your Legs Aren’t Used To Carrying Your Weight And You’re Not Really Human. So If You Want To Get Up And Fall, Gods Forbid I Do Anything To Stop It. After All, I Live For America’s Funniest Home Videos. Should I Fetch A Camcorder Now? (aimee)

If You Don’t Live Though And Drop Dead From It, Can The Simi Eat You? Akri Says The Simi Can’t Eat No Living People, But He Never Said No Doubt Them Newly Dead People. Maybe That’s Why He Don’t Let Me Near Them Fresh Dead. (simi)

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

See What? I Didn’t See Anything. There Were No Scary People There. Nothing Freaky. I’m Going Home Now And Tomorrow I’m Going To Have The Doctors Check For A Brain Tumor. Full Battery Of Tests. Whole Nine Yard. Whatever’s Wrong With Me, We’ll Find It And Deal With It. At This Point, My Vote Is Either Tumor Or Space Alien Testing. Either One Works For Me. (geary)

Are You Okay? (simone) No, I’m In Ecstasy. I Blew Straight Past Okay The Minute You Touched Me. (xypher)

The Past Is History Written In Stone That Can't Be Altered. The Future Is Transitory And Never Guaranteed. Today Is The Only Thing You Can Alter For Certain. Make The Most Of It.

Can You Take Human Form In Daylight? (talon) Obviously So. Ever Tried To Answer A Phone Without Opposable Thumbs? (vane)

While Books Provided Me With Some Escape From The Mental And Physical Horrors Of My Early Life, They Were Unreliable. Many Times The Protagonists Suffered Terribly And Then Died At The End.

What Are You Doing Here? (devyn) I Love You, Too, Pookie Bear. (zarina)

Ahhh The Beauty Of Annihilation. There's Nothing Like It.

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

I Need Some Starbucks. What About You? (cassandra) Always Game For Java. Give Me Ground-up Beans Or Give Me Death. (katra)

No One Can Make You Feel Low Unless You Allow Them To. You’re Not Stupid, Alix. And You’re Very Beautiful. I Just Thought You Should Know That. (devyn)

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

You Know The Saying, Don’t Kill The Messenger? Hold That Thought Really, Really Close To Your Hearts. (hermes)

No Power From Above Can Make One Human Love Another. Love Comes From Within The Heart. (julian)

Would You Leave Me Alone, You Walking Pair Of Boots! Let Go Of My Easel, You Refugee From A Luggage Factory. If You Need Some Wood For A Toothpick, There’s A Bunch Of It On The Porch. (sunshine) Beth. What Are You Doing?...she Says She Was Forcing You Inside Before It Got Dark And Something Decided To Eat You. (talon) Tell Swamp Breath I Was Headed This Way. Why Was She…oh Jeez, Am I Really Have A Conversation With A Gator? (sunshine)

My Father Used To Say That Life Is What You Make It. Today Is The First Day Of The Rest Of Your Life. You Can’t Change The Past, But The Future Isn’t Set In Stone. You Can Effect A Change There. Move Forward Not With Hatred Or Love. Move Forward With Purpose. (simone)

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

You Gonna Keep Staring At Me, Great Acheron, Or Are You Ready To Chew Me A New One?

It Is Of Infinite Importance To The Public That The Acts Of Magistrates Should Not Only Be Substantially Good, But Also That They Should Be Decorous.

She’s A Slave. (paden) You Better Be Glad I’m Cuffed Or You’d Be Looking For Your Teeth Right Now. Alix Gerran Isn’t A Slave. She’s A Lady, And I Would Die For Her. (devyn)

Life's Not Easy For Anyone. Everyone Has Scars They're Afraid To Show And We All Get Slammed Headfirst Into A Proverbial Locker From Time To Time By Someone Bigger And Badder.

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)

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)

No, He Wasn't A Pig. He Was A Lonely, Hurt Man Who Didn't Know How To Cope In A World That Had Turned Its Back On Him. [astrid]

What Are You Doing Here Snooping Around, Tory? (medea) I Didn’t Think I Was Snooping. It Didn’t Feel Like A Snoop. I Have Snooped Before And Can Honestly Say This Isn’t It. (tory)

Stop Calling Your Akri Your Daddy. It Makes My Wings Droop. (xirena) My Akri Is My Daddy. He Said So And It Is So, So Your Wings Can Droop All They Want, ‘cause It Won’t Change Anything! (simi)

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)

Bring Mine Unopened, With A Napkin And An Opener. (blaine) What? Afraid I’m Going To Spit In It, Big Boy? (aimee)

How Many More Are There Like You? (maggie) Enough To Make The Cast Of A Cecil B. Demille Film Look Like A Two-man Opera. (wren)

I Am Darkness. I Am Shadow. I Am The Ruler Of The Night. I, Alone, Stand Between Mankind And Those Who Would See Mankind Destroyed. I Am The Guardian. The Soulless Keeper. Neither Human, Nor Apollite, I Exist Beyond The Realm Of The Living, Beyond The Realm Of The Dead. I Am The Dark-hunter. And I Am Eternal…unless I Find That One Pure Heart Who Will Never Betray Me. The One Whose Faith And Courage Can Return My Soul To Me And Bring Me Back Into The Light. (dark-hunter Creed)

Wolves Don’t Socialize With Humans. You Guys Tend To Freak Out When You Learn What We Are. Not To Mention, Your Females Are Rather Frail. I Don’t Like Having To Hold Back For Fear Of Bruising Or Killing My Partner When I Mate. (vane) And People Think I Speak My Mind. Jeez. You Will Just Say Anything, Won’t You? (sunshine)

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.

Your Mama-akra Sent That To You, Akri, To Hurt The Heathen-god. Now It’s Dimonique Time. The Simi Can’t Be Bothered We No Greek God Messing With The One Who Pays The Plastic Bills. Can The Simi Have That Black Metal Card She Loves So Much? (simi)

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)

That Would Be Like Making A Pact With Lucifer. (zarek) Yes, But I Don’t Smell Like Sulfur. And I Happen To Dress Better. Luc Always Looks Like A Pimp. (dionysus)

Sunny, Tell Me Truthfully, What Are Your Intentions Toward Talon? (selena) What Are You? His Mom? I Promise I’ll Respect Him In The Morning. (sunshine)

I Take It That Didn’t Go Well. (cassandra) About Like Walking Into A Bear Cave Covered In Honey. (wulf)

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)

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

There Is Always A Way

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

Acheron Kissed Her Lightly On The Cheek. "rest. We'll Be Back When He Needs You." He Watched Her Climb Into Bed Before He Took His Nephew Down To His Room. "well, It Appears To Be Just The Two Of Us, Little One. What Say You We Get Naked, Drunk And Find Us Some Wenches?" The Baby Actually Smiled Up At Him As If He Understood. Acheron Nodded. "so That's It, Eh? Barely A Month Old And You're Already Lecherous. You Are Your Father's Son.

Yeah, Well, If Ifs And Buts Were Candy And Nuts, Then We’d Never Go Hungry. (syn)

I’m Going To Go Out There And Wait Until You Two Are Dressed. (tiernan) Why Don’t You Keep Walking Until You Get To The Other Side Of The Front Door? (adron)

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)

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

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

Beat Him Until There’s No Skin Left On His Back. If He Passes Out, Wake Him And Beat Him Again. (father) Love You, Too, Father. (acheron)

You’re Not A Morning Person, Are You? (simone) I’m A Dream-hunter/demon. By My Very Nature I’m Nocturnal. That Big Yellow Ball In The Sky Offends Me To The Very Core Of My Being. (xypher)

And You Take Care, Too, Shahara. Remember The Lies We Tell Ourselves To Survive Seldom Bring Peace To Our Souls. (nero)

Lies We Tell Ourselves

Believe Me, If I Start Getting Sick, You’ll Be The First To Know Since I’m Sure It’ll Be All Over You. (alix)

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

All Right, Two Dozen House Specials. Any Chance One Of You Might Want To Live Dangerously And Try A Vegetable? (aimee) Do We Look Like Rabbits To You? (fury)

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

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)

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

Really, If That’s The Case, You Need To Stop Letting Your Mother Dress You Funny. It’s Hard To Take Anyone Serious As A Killer When He Looks Like An Investment Banker. The Only Part Of Me That’s Nervous Is My Checkbook. (kat)

I Feel I Should Warn You, I’m In A Really Bad Mood. (syn) You’ll Be In A Worse Mood When We Haul You In Dead! (a Partini) ‘syn Grimaced In Pain At A Comment So Stupid It Didn’t Even Rate A Snotty Comeback.’ (syn)

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)

Jess:"sasha? I Need Some Tissue To Pack My Nose With." Sasha:"is That Hygienically Sound?" Jess:"sasha..." Sasha:"fine, But If You Get Toxic Shock Up Your Nose, Buddy, Remember I Warned You." Jess Pulled A Couple Out And Wedged Them Into His Nostrils. He Gave Abigail A Sheepish Smile. "sexy, Right?" Abby: "oh Yeah, Baby. You're So Hot Right Now, If I Was A Chicken I'd Lay Hard-boiled Eggs.

I Don’t Like Being Threatened, Lied To, Or Manipulated. You’d Do Well To Remember That. (simone) Or What? You’re Going To Snivel At Me? (xypher)

Some Kisses Are Worth Living For

I'm Not An Easy Lay, Alexion” He Actually Smiled A Real Smile At Her. It Was Charming And Unexpected. "i Am.

Rocking Her Gently In His Arms, Wulf Wondered Which Of Them Had It Worse. The Mother Who Wouldn’t Live To See The Baby Grow, Or The Father Who Was Damned To Watch The Baby And All Those After Him Die.’ (wulf)

Have You Ever Wanted Something That You Knew Was Bad For You? Something That You Ached For So Much You Could Think Of Nothing Else? [wren]

Don't Be Cocky, 'pride Cometh Before The Fall

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)

Mrs. Gautier, I Hear There Are Places Online Where You Can Sell Children For A Good Price. Nick Is Still Young Enough, He Should Fetch Enough To Tide You Over For A Bit.” – Rosa

Why Lily?” “it’s The Most Sacred And Beautiful Of All Flowers In Egypt. They Bloom In Mud And Shine In The Darkness Like A Gift From The Gods To Remind You That No Matter How Bad Something Is, It Will Get Better. That No Matter How Dark The Night, The Light Will Come For You. If You Partake Of Them, They Have The Power To Calm And Soothe You, And To Heal Your Wounds.” When He Spoke His Next Words, They Were Laced With Emotion And Sincerity. “you Are, And Will Always Be, My Sšn.

Good Grief, Fury, Warn Me If You’re Going To Jump In Here Naked. (bride)

I Fell Out Of The Hammock While I Was Sleeping. (arik) On Your Head? (geary) Apparently. Good Thing It’s Hard, Huh? (arik)

I Found My Happy Place The Minute I Saw You

Note To Self On Waking. Lay Off The Beer On An Empty Stomach. This Dream Is Even More Screwed Up Than The Time I Had A Donkey And A Corkscrew. (aiden) Donkey And A Corkscrew? (leta) I Don’t Know You Well Enough To Fill You In On Those Details. (aiden)

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

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

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)

And He’s Just Plain Odd. And What Is Your Problem That You Keep Putting Yourself In My Way? (geary) She’s Feisty, Skotos. I Can See The Appeal. (zt)

It's Not Your Fault. You Had No Way Of Knowing I'd Traded My Soul. It's Not Exactly How I Start Out Conversations. Hi, I'm Kyrian. I Have No Soul. What About You? (kyrian)

It Actually Dawned On Me That I Don’t Fight. I Just Kill Whatever Annoys Me, And It’s Over. (savitar)

Please, By All The Blessed Saints And Their Bladders, Tell Me You Two Didn’t…have You Lost All Semblance Of Intelligence? (syn)

I Should Be Extremely Sorry To Find That In A Fictitious Proceeding, Instituted For The More Easy Attaining Of Justice, Different Rules Were To Obtain In The Different Courts.

I'm Sorry. (valerius) It's Okay. We All Have Scars. I'm Just Lucky Most Of Mine Are On The Outside. (tabitha)

You Want Me Here. (artemis) Yeah, Like An Alien Rectal Probe Up My Sphincter.' (acheron)

.’..all This Talk About Your Son’s Loyalty And Fidelity Has Made Me Feel A Sudden Urge To Go Riding.’ His Father Scowled. ‘you Shouldn't Ride In Your Condition. You Could Fall From A Horse And Lose Or Injure The Babe You Carry.’ Holding Styxx’s Hand In Hers, She Paused To Smile Graciously At Him. ‘i Never Said Anything About Horse, Majesty. It’s Your Son I Intend To Mount And Ride. Good Day.

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