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"It's a reflex. Hear a bell, get food. See an undead, throw a knife. Same thing, really."

Ilona Andrews, American Writer

Combat, Survival, Humor, Training, Instinct

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"It's a reflex. Hear a bell, get food. See an undead, throw a knife. Same thing, really."

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"I suggest you give up now. According to my research, in a vampire-werewolf love triangle, the vampire always gets the girl."

"Men and swords. My father said that if you put any able-bodied man, no matter how peaceful, into a room with a sword and a practice dummy and leave him alone, eventually the man would pick up the sword and try to stab the dummy. It is human nature."

"Mom?" Mother turned to Grandmother."What?""She's going to lunch with her kidnapper!""Take a picture for me," Grandma said."

"Because he has the best equipment in the City and he knows how to use it!"

"This doesn't mean you're getting a discount."Audrey heaved a mock sigh. "Oh well. I guess I'll have to ply you with sexual favors, then."Gnome choked on the soup. "I'm old enough to be your grandfather!"Audrey winked at him, gathering the empty bags. "But you're not."

"I know human nature. We might sacrifice a few, because we are stupid and hardwired for group survival. But we would never die in the thousands because a god wished it. Those kinds of numbers require material gains, like power, wealth, territory."

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