"You again, she said, and she did not sound happy."I know, the warrior replied with a heartfelt sigh. "You're so lucky to see me twice in one day. You're honored by my presence, yada, yada, heard it all before. Let's just move on, shall we. I don't handle fawning very well."

"Destruction was calm, almost content- would he next break out in song like a Disney princess?"

"Last will never be more important than commitment. Commitment stacks the odds of a successful relationship in my favor."

"Leap out the window, my inner Tigress cried. You aren't ready to face such a powerful Tiger. I frowned. I thought a true Tigress never backed down from a fight. Don't you know anything? When she's in heat, she avoids everything male. Now run!"

"Back off, asshole. I haven't had a woman today, so I'm in no mood for this kind of bullshit."

"If I decide to help you, I want only two things in return. Freedom for my people" - it was what he planned to bargin for all along, and one bargain was good as any other - "and possessiom of the girl.""I'm afraid she's not on the table," Blue eyes said."Of course she isn't on the table," he said confused. "She's right in front of you."

"THE WOMAN WAS GOING TO KILL HIM, and not because she was stronger and more vicious than he was. Which, if he thought about it, she was. He'd never ripped a man's throat out with his teeth, and he was damned impressed that Gwen had. She'd made the Lords of the Underworld look like marshmallows."

"Once I learned, I went online and ordered every romance novel I could find. They're fairy tales for grown-ups."

"Let your light shine, never look back and live as if today is your last day...because it just might be."

"He licked at her lips."We are going to have some amazing children. The best this world has ever seen."

"Pops: How about you finish this sentence for me, Jason? When a girl says no she means...Justin, looking desperately at me: No?Nana: Are you sure?Justin, shifting uncomfortably: I'm sure. No means no.Nana: Well look at you. You got one right. Now here's another, even tougher sentence for you to finish. Premarital sex is...Me: Nana! I'm so sorry Justin.Nana: Unlike Pops, I'm not moving on. Justin?Pops: His name is Jason.Justin:Uh....uh....Pops: While you think about that, why don't you tell me how you feel about drinking and driving?Justin: I'm totally against it, I swear!Nana: Methinks he protests too much."

"Just in case you get any ideas, know that I'll be sleeping with a can of Mace in one hand and pepper spray in the other. - KatieJorlan's expression turned mocking. "Just in case you get any ideas, know that I'll be sleeping with a feather in one hand and massage oil in the other."

"It is my job-no,-my privilege-to make the fire become an inferno."

"I'm William, but you can call me Sexy. Everyone does."

"I'm not trying to-What do teenagers say nowadays? he asked my grandmother."Get all up in her biznez, Nana said.Without cracking a smile."That's right, he replied. "We're not trying to get all up in your biznez, Ali."

"There are times I wish I were invisible. Which is silly, since I do everything I can to stand out."

"Dallas popped his jaw. "I do not cackle. I bitch like a he-man."

"You speak as if I actually have a soul. As if mine wasn't ripped from me by lies and betrayal."

"I'm not a bad person. I haven't killed anyone. I (rarely) lie. I don't kick little puppies. So why do people look at me as if the world would be a better place without me?"

"Happy to say you passed the sobriety test. Sad to say you failed the asshole test."

"He had a bleeding cut on his leg and he smelled like shit.Her nose wrinkled. "Step in something?" she asked innocently. mind was being hit by a cab, then landing on the lap of a naked man. With an erection, Anya. He had an erection."

"Nicolai, the Dark Seducer as his people called him, had been in bed, but not alone. He was never alone. He was a man known for the violence of his temper as well as the deliciousness of his touch."

"Her little fists pummeled at him, and he accepted the abuse. Until he realized she'd made an improper fist and was actually hurting herself. He wound an arm around her waist, spun her and slammed her into the hard line of his body to still her."Let me go!"In a minute. As she struggled, he pulled her thumb out from beneath her fingers and rearranged her fist. "Hit like this. Done, he released her."

"I've known him a long time. I admire him. Hell, I might even love him. He helped me when-well, he helped me, and I owe him. He never lies, never plays games. He always says what he means and means what he says. And he has made it clear you're off-limits."

"He was in my nose, my mouth, on my skin, inside my cells, deep in the marrow of my bones. Just then, he was everything to me."

"Sienna, meet Zacharel. He's a warrior angel for the One, True Deity. Zacharel, meet Sienna. She's mine."

"Have you ever wondered what a witness is? It's someone who has died, who lives in heaven and watches over the lives of those she loved. That's what I do. I watch you. I cheer you on. I hurt when you hurt."

"Roses are red, violets are blue, I have five fingers, the middle one is for you."

"Oh, sweet! New man meat's made it to town, y'all. Let's gobble."

"Sister? Jessie Kay scowled. "Do I really look like his sister? I clearly come from grade-A stock while his ancestors made a few poor choices along the way."

"Sticks and stones may break my bones, but I might be a vampire so I don't give a shit. I'll heal."

"She stopped at the desk and held up a can for his view. "This looks like an ordinary hairspray can, right?""Of course." he said though he had no idea what hairspray was."

"Don't look now, but that's my ex over there."Surely I'm not the only one who takes "don't look now" as "there's no better time than now." I looked."Bad, Ali!" Another slap to my arm. "Bad, bad, bad Ali! Have you no self control?"

"Aren't all fairy tales based in fact? You yourself are supposed to be nothing more than a myth.Pandora's box is a story parents read to their children at night, she countered. "That means life itself is afairy tale. Like the characters, we all live and love and search for a happily-ever-after."

"Feelings are fleeting, no matter how eart-shattering they seem; they never last, always change."

"He's called you, like, four times in the past week. And seriously, you should be embarrassed. I've never met anyone who has as much phone sex as you two. My eyes narrowed on her. "How do you know about the phone sex? "Duh. I pick up the phone and listen. I gaped at her."

"Honestly, I'd rather be anywhere else. Even home, where my dad begins almost every conversation with, "You should lose the black clothes and wear something with color." Puh-lease. Like I want to look like every Barbie clone in Hell High, a.k.a. Oklahoma's insignificant Haloway High School. Ironically, Dad doesn't appreciate the bright blue streaks in my originally blond/now-dyed-black hair. Go figure. That's color, right?"

"And the peace! The most magnificent peace. I lose myself in a place where time no longer exists and nothing is impossible. I can do anything I imagine. I can fight and win any war. Nothing frightens me, because I know I'm here for a reason; and I'm not alone. I have friends in high places. Friends here. Friends up there. Victory is mine."

"He was here! And he was performing live and in-person girl porn-household tasks!"

"No one could ever truly be free as long as they loved, and life wasn't worth living without love. So freedom? Overrated."

"Knock him out, Paris!''Sure. Want me to spew diamonds from my ass while I'm at it?"

"You're just begging for a piece of me, you know that? she growled. "I don't know what gave you the idea I've lowered my standards, but I assure you, I haven't. I want no part of you."

"What I've learned over the years is that people shouldn't be defined by a single mistake. Everyone messes up," she said. "You have to forgive yourself and move one."

"Sweet pea, you are my favorite hello and my hardest goodbye, and I don't want to go a day without you. Consider that your official invitation."

"You are mine, woman, and I am yours. Until you, my life was desolate. I existed, but I didn't truly live. Now I live, even in my death."

"One day, Dane snarled, "I'm going to put your nuts in a grinder and make a testicle salad sandwich."

"CPR dummy looked like him and had clearly been stabbed. Repeatedly. In the groin. He thought she might have used the dummy for target practice, and tried not to be offended. Key word: tried."

"You're going to have to settle on one eventually. Why not save us both the hassle, close your eyes and point. Whoever you're pointing at will be our winner." "I've played that game once before. Ended up--" Paris shuddered. "Never mind. It's not good to wander down that particular memory trail. So no. Just no."

"Are you suggesting I'm working with thezombies? That I paid them to pretend toattack me so that I'd trick you into letting me join you?"Did you? Mr. Holland demanded."Yeah, okay, I said in a sugar-sweet tone. "You're right. I was having dinner with Zombie Carl the other night. You know, steaks, rare, and a bottle of vintage type A. He told me all his secrets, but too bad for you I promised him I wouldn't tell. In exchange I asked him to gather hisbest undead buddies and stalk me throughmy friend's yard. And oh, yeah, it wastotally fine if they wanted to use me as an all-night dinner buffet, because having organs is so last season."

"Real love never fails, never fades, and the greatest expression of it is giving."