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You’re A Slave? (eleni) I Was. I’m Sorry. I Shouldn’t Have Come Here. (acheron) Take Your Cloak Off And Sit, Acheron. You’ve Done Nothing To Apologize For. I Admire You All The More For Stopping To Help Us. It’s Nothing For A Nobleman To Do So, Yet They Seldom Bother To Help Those Less Fortunate. For A Freedman To Speak Up In Defense Of Another Takes Great Courage And Character. What You Did Is All The More Noble And Kind, And I Would Be Honored To Have You Sit At My Table With Us. (acheron)

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You’re A Slave? (eleni) I Was. I’m Sorry. I Shouldn’t Have Come Here. (acheron) Take Your Cloak Off And Sit, Acheron. You’ve Done Nothing To Apologize For. I Admire You All The More For Stopping To Help Us. It’s Nothing For A Nobleman To Do So, Yet They Seldom Bother To Help Those Less Fortunate. For A Freedman To Speak Up In Defense Of Another Takes Great Courage And Character. What You Did Is All The More Noble And Kind, And I Would Be Honored To Have You Sit At My Table With Us. (acheron)

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

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Um, Guys, I Hate To Interrupt Whatever Weirdness You Two Are Partaking In, But We Have A Situation In Here You Might Want To Check On. (phobos)

Greetings, O Great Gazoo. How Nice Of You To Join Us Here On Planet Earth Again. (cael) Thanks, Barney. How’s Betty And Bam Bam Doing? (acheron) Great, If I Could Only Get Them Away From Wilma And Pebbles. Those Women Are Nothing But Trouble. (cael) Nah, They’re Good Women. It’s The Ones In Red Who Are Always The Downfall Of Good Men. (acheron)

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To Quote The Tsalagi, You Should Never Allow Your Yesterday To Use Up Too Much Of Today. The Past Is Gone And Tomorrow Is At Best A Maybe. Live For This Moment Because It May Be All You'll Ever Have.

Oh, Pooh, You’re Just Like Akri. No, Simmi, Don’t Be Breathing Fire Around The Flammable Objects Or Small Children. Except For That Black Plastic Card That’s Not Really Plastic. It Some Metal Thing, But The Simi Loves It Cause It Let Her Buy Everything She Want Without Limit. He Never Say No To Simi When She Use It. Oh, Hello, There, Fang. You Okay? You Looking Kind Of Peaked Or Piqued Or…? Oh, Heck, The Simi Can Never Keep Those Straight. (simi)

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

I'm The Top Of The Food Chain And Well...you're The Food.

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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.

You Like Rock? Little Boy, I’m Not Your Friend. I’m Not Your Dark-hunter And I’m Not Your Friggin’ Date. You Only Speak To Me When I Ask You A Question. Otherwise You Keep Your Mouth Shut, Your Eyes Off Me, And You Might Live Long Enough To Get Me To The French Quarter. (zarek)

Why Can’t You Ever Answer A Simple Question? (wulf) Ask Me A Simple Question And You Will Get A Simple Answer. (acheron)

In Time, You Won’t Need It To Do That. You’ll Be Able To Access That Part Of Yourself Anytime You Need To. But For Now, You’ll Require A Tool To Help You Channel All That Teenage Hormonal Add That’s Bouncing Around And Through You.” – Death

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Life Isn’t Supposed To Be Easy. Ever. But With The Hardest Challenges Go The Greatest Rewards. And Every Incredible Moment Of My Life Came Only After I Did Something That Made My Gut Clench With Fear. - Caleb

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)

By Understanding The Nuances Of The World Around You And How To Survive The Temptations, You Can Rule Anything. Even Yourself

Oh, Gods, You’re Mated! I Really Hope It’s To Aimee. (bride) Thankfully So. Otherwise I’d Have Had To Kill Me Some Ho And Then Beat Fang Senseless. (aimee)

The Only Person On This Ship Who Gets Paid For What They Do Is You, Alix. The Rest Of Us Live Off Our Trust Funds And We Use Those Funds For Our Humanitarian Missions. I Do What I Do Because I Can’t Stand To See Innocent People Bullied By A Corrupt Government. I Don’t Want To See A Baby Starve And Die Because Some Fat Politician Wants To Work Its Parents Into The Ground For A Mineral Most Of Them Can’t Even Pronounce. (devyn)

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

My Ma Used To Say That Crying Is Good For You. Tears Are The Path That Free Your Mind Of Sorrowful Thoughts.

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

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)

Shut Up, Already. Just Once, Could I Get A Demon With No Vocal Cords? (anonymous) At Least They’re Not Puking On Us This Time. (wynter) Small Favor That. (anonymous)

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)

In My Stories, I Controlled What Happened In A Way I Couldn't In Real Life. My Characters Lived Through The Horror And Degradation Of The Cruelty Of Others And They Not Only Survived, They Thrived. They Gave Me Hope And Laughter, And They Kept Me Going In Spite Of Everything Else. They Were My Heroes.

Jealousy Can’t Sour Someone To This Extreme, Can It? (aiden) It Can And It Does. Believe Me. I’ve Seen A Lot Worse Than This In My Billion Or So Years Of Existence – The First Murder Man Committed Was One Brother Against The Other For No Other Reason Than That One Petty Emotion. Jealousy Turns To Hatred Which Then Turns To Poison. It Infects And It Destroys Until It Eats Someone Alive. (deimos)

Holy Green Guacamole! (selena)

I'm Not Human, Ms. Deveraux. In Case You Haven't Noticed, I'm One Of The Damned. (valerius) Baby, Open Your Eyes And Look Around. We're All Damned In One Way Or Another. But Damned Is A Far Cry From Dead. And You Live Like You're Dead. (tabitha) I'm That, Too. (valerius)

Sometimes Dead Wasn’t Dead Enough.’ – Sundown

People Will Knife You In The Back For A Stinking Crumb And Then Go On With Their Lives As If You’re Nothing But A Worthless Roach. (aiden)

Just Out Of Curiosity, Can An Immortal Choke To Death On A Bagel? (francesca)

You’re Really Not Right, Are You? Yeah, I Know. It Was All The Paint Chips I Ate As A Kid. They Were Good, But Chromosomally Damaging. (nick)

To Infinity Then. (bubba) What’s That Mean? (nick) It’s Something My Dad Used To Say When I Was A Kid. To Infinity, Meaning You’d See Something Through To The End. (bubba) Infinity Is Never-ending. (nick) That’s Right, Which Means You Keep Going And Going No Matter What Happens Or What Obstacles You Meet. Over, Under, Around Or Through. There’s Always A Way. And If You Have To Chase Something To Infinity, Strap On Your Big-boy Pants, Hiking Boots, And Go. (bubba)

Sasha Snorted. "i Have Never In My Extremely Long Life Seen Anyone Take So Long To Answer A Question. It's Like You Went Into Your Brain And Got Lost. You Need A Bread Crumb, Buddy?" He Made A Noise Like He Was Calling His Pet. "here Lassie, Here. Come Back Girl.

These Are Used Solely For Blood Rites. (leo) Is That Like Special Ed? (susan)

If Sasha’s Threatened, Astrid’s Upset. If Astrid’s Upset, I’m Going To Kill Whatever’s Upsetting Her Until She’s Happy Again. (zarek)

If I Want To Play Mind Games, I'd Buy A Rubik's Cube. ~ Acheron, A Character.

Don’t Worry About It. We’re Used To Being Told To Go Screw Ourselves. And That’s From The People Who Actually Like Us. You Should Hear What Our Enemies Say. (nykyrian)

If Wishes Were Horses, Even Beggars Would Ride. (dark-hunter)

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

Excuse Me, Scary People. (alix)

So What Really Happened To You? (astrid) Nothing. (zarek) Well, I Hope I Never Come Across Nothing Then If It’s Capable Of Putting A Hole In My Back. (astrid)

Yeah. I Don’t Need Much, And Whatever Else I Need I’m Sure I Can Buy Since The Council Knows That I Am The Charmed One Who Has To Be Humored Lest The Big Bad Norseman Go A Viking On Their Heads. (chris)

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.

Do Y’all Have Enough Stun Guns For Them? (madaug) Does A Bear Defecate Rurally? What Kind Of Question Is That For Someone Who Owns The Biggest Gun Store In Town? Of Course I Got Plenty. I Got Enough Tasers To Light Up New York City And Boston Just For Giggles. (bubba)

I Want Blood! Two Of Aksel’s Dogs Cornered Me Near Tondara. They Shot Me. Those Bastards Actually Shot A Hole In My Stabilizer The Size Of Mirala…aren’t You Going To Say Something? (syn) Were You Hurt? (nykyrian) No. (syn) Then Why Are You Having A Fit? (nykyrian) I Don’t Know, It Just Felt Right. You See Why I Don’t Like Being Sober? I Overreact Like An Old Woman. (he Opened His Flask, Then Slammed It Down On Nykyrian’s Desk.) Figures The Damned Thing Would Be Empty. (syn)

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

People Destroy Beauty When They Find It. (acheron) How So? (artemis) By Nature, People Are Petty And Jealous. They Envy What They Lack And Because They Don’t Know How To Acquire Something, They Try To Destroy Anyone Who Has It. Beauty Is One Of Those Things They Hate Most In Others. (acheron)

There’s No Reason For You To Know All That About Me. My Memories Have Never Served Good To Anyone. (acheron)

Akri Infallible. Well, Except For A Couple Of Things, And We Don’t Talk About Those ‘cause It Makes Akri Cranky. I Like That Word ‘infallible.’ It Just Like Me. Infallible. (simi)

What Is That Smell? (nick) (it Was Like Three-day-old Cat Vomit Mixed With Rotten Asparagus.) Duck Urine. It Keeps The Zombies From Thinking I’m Human. (mark) Yeah, Well It Keeps Me From Thinking You’re Sane. (nick)

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

I’m Sorry, You Just Remind Me Of Someone. (rose) Old Boyfriend? (gallagher) No, My Great-grandfather. (rose) That’s Not Particularly Flattering. I Thought I Looked Rather Good For My Age. (gallagher)

The Dead Won’t Hurt You, Shahara. Only The Living Can Do That. (syn)

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

You Are Such An Optimist. My Spidey-sense Is Tingling All Over The Place. (tory) That’s From Eating The Ice Cream. Relax. (acheron) Relax. Trust Me. It’ll Be All Right. Isn’t That How I Ended Up Dead? (danger) Stop Feeding Her Anxiety. (acheron) Anxiety. The Simi’s Never Eaten That Before. Is That Tasty? (simi) Not Really. (danger) Oh. Maybe We Should Put Barbecue Sauce On It. Everything’s Better With Barbecue. (simi)

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)

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)

Because She’s Acheron Companion. (astrid) Ash Has A Companion? (zarek) (the Demon Snorted. She Stood Up And Whispered Loudly In Astrid’s Ear.) Dark-hunters Are Cute, But Very Stupid. (simi)

Come Home With Me, Acheron. I’ll Make It Well Worth Your While. (artemis) I Have A Headache. (acheron) You’ve Had A Headache For Two Hundred Years! (artemis) And You’ve Had Pms For Eleven Thousand. (acheron)

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

Oh Yeah, Scooby, It Does. You And I Have Gone Round Many A Day. I’m The Reason You Keep Thinking You’ve Had Alien Abductions. (caleb)

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

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)

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)

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)

Adron! Don’t You Hurt Him. (kiara) I’m Not Going To Hurt Him, Mom. I’m Going To Kill Him. (young Adron)

Law Of The Jungle. The Betrayee Gets To Eat The Betrayer. --dante Pontis

Now, If I Could Get Mark To Put Down His Phone And Stop Taking Breaks, We’d Be Able To Finish Up Before Oprah Comes On.” – Bubba “bubba, What Are You Going To Do When They Cancel Her Show?” – Caleb “shut Your Mouth, Boy. That’s Sacrilege In This Store. You Talk Like That, And I’ll Toss You Through The Window Like An Old-timey Hobo In A Western.” – Bubba

It Is Sometimes Difficult To Get Rid Of First Impressions.

First Impression

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)

Hey!" Sam Snapped, Ducking The Sticky Shrapnel. "keep Your Snot To Yourself." Dev Scoffed At That. "oh, So Now You Don't Want To Touch Me, Huh?" He Tsked. "what Is It With Women? The Instant You Put A Little Slime On Them, They Get Squeamish And Have No More Use For You.

Oh, Come On. I Have To Know About The Who-do Voodoo That You Do. (nick)

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

You’re Being Remanded Into Gourish Custody…dead. (a Partini) ‘cause Let’s Face It, Dead Was Just Easier. Or So They Thought.’ (syn)

So Eager To Die Are You? (zakar) Not Particularly, But I’d Rather Go Down Clubbing Kessar Than From Boredom. (kat)

I Just Can’t, Nick, Okay? Now, Please Give Me A Second To Lie Here In Silence And Bleed.” – Caleb

So Is There Any Part Of You That’s Not A Lethal Weapon? (kiara) No. Even My Wits Are Sharpened. (nykyrian)

Stop The Pain.” – Tory “you Know I Can’t.” – Acheron “fine. But Next Time You’re The One Who’s Doing Labor Duty. I Get To Sit There And Hold Your Hand.” – Tory (and Again He Laughed. She Glared At Him.) “you Have No Sense Of Self Preservation, Do You?” – Tory

I Just Love The Gifts You Bring Me For Lunch. Other Girls Get Diamonds. Me? I Get Mayhem And Blood – And All Before Noon. Thanks, Tate. (simone)

And You Are? (xypher) Pissed Off. You Wrecked My Car, Shoved Me Around, And Are A Complete And Utter Dickhead! (simone) Dear God, What A Mouthful – Your Mom Must Have Really Wanted A Son. Mind If I Call You ‘pissed’ For Short? The Rest Of That Is Just Too Much To Say Every Time I Want Your Attention. (xypher)

She’s Best Friends With My Wife. (julian) Gracie? You’re Married To Gracie? That Was You? You’re Mr. Hot Bottom! (sunshine)

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?

So, What’s Your Style Preference? (grace) For What I Have In Mind, Nudity Works Best. (julian)

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)

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.

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