Quotes by Julie Kagawa

Silly me, thinking you actually had potential. I thought, Finally, shes realized shes a vampire. Now were getting somewhere. But now youre just a big fluffy bunny with sharp teeth.

From here on, Kanin said, you will have to decide what kind of demon you will be. Not all meals will come to you so easily, ignorant and seeking to do you harm. What will you do if your prey invites you inside, offers you a place at the table? What will you do if they flee, or cower down, begging you not to hurt them? How you stalk your prey is something you must come to terms with, or you will quickly drive yourself mad. And once you cross that threshold, there is no coming back from it.

Zekes snort sounded suspiciously like laughter. Allie youre a beautiful, exotic-looking vampire girl with a katana. Trust me, if anyone is going to attract attention, its not going to be me.

I get a little poetic sometimes. The moonlight does that to me.

Ash nodded. “Look for Oberon or Mab,” he said grimly, scanning the battlefield. “They’ll likely be on opposite sides of the river. Try not to engage anything, Goodfellow. We don’t want a fight — we just want to get the scepter to the queen.”“Don’t kid yourself, Prince.” Puck grinned and drew his daggers, pointing to Ash with the tip. “You’re a traitor, Meghan’s the Summer princess, and I’m Robin Goodfellow. I’m sure the ranks of Unseelie will just let us waltz right through.

You know, Im really starting to hate the insect life around here. Next time, remind me to bring a can of Off!

My emotions still held a stubborn hope that humans could be loyal, that they could hold out against the promise of an easy life. But I knew better.

What was with this family, that all the sons were so freaking handsome it hurt to look at them

If you are going to do that, would you mind not jostling the bed so much? came a sarcastic voice near the head board. Perhaps you could roll around on the floor.

You don’t need a plan. You have the Puck with you, remember? I’m an expert at this. And I’ve never needed an elaborate plan to pull anything off.”...“Worry not, human,” the cat sighed, giving himself a thorough shake. “I am going with you as well. With Goodfellow’s exemplary planning, someone has to make sure you go through the right door.

Human? The girl cocked her head the other way. I caught a glimpse of pink gills under her chin. My sisters told me stories of humans. They said they sometimes sing to them to lure them underwater. She grinned, showing off her sharp needle-teeth. Ive been practicing. Want to hear?

Running away? He taunted, as I drew my glamour to me, feeling it surge beneath my skin. Always a coward, werent you, prince? Never had the guts to really go for the kill. Youre right, I murmured, startling him. He frowned in wary surprise, and I smiled. I always regretted my words against Puck. There was always a part of me that didnt want to go through with it. I lowered my blade, touching the tip to the floor. Ice spread from the point of the weapon, coating the ground and the walls, freezing the mirrors with sharp crinkling sounds.But with you, I continued, narrowing my eyes, its different. Youre the part of him that I hate. The part that revels in the chaos you cause, the lives you destroy. And I can say this with complete certainty - killing you will be a pleasure.

It was almost better to be caught by the hungry, soulless vampires; the most they would probably do was drink your blood and leave you to die. Humans were capable of far, far worse.

Im trying to keep your safe! Puck exploded, whirling on me. His eyes feverish, and I shrank back. This isnt a game, Meghan! The shit is about to hit the fan, and youre right in the middle of it without knowing enough to duck!

Eventually we will all wither and die in the wasteland of logic and science.

Cant anyone ever start a fight without all the posturing and cheesy Bond-villain threats? Its not that hard. Here, let me demonstrate. And he smashed a fist into Colins nose.

Rnesh karr slithis, I hissed back, which was Draconic for eat your own tail, the dragon version of go screw yourself. No extra translation needed.

They wanted me to sit, listen, learn, be quiet, when I wanted to run, shout, jump, fly.

I found myself hating him, wanting to hurt him, to drive him away from the red-haired girl who was supposed to be mine.Breathless, I slumped to the wall, numb with the realization. This anger, these illogical feelings of rage and possessiveness...I was jealous. I was jealous of a girl I was supposed to be stalking, seducing, for the sole purpose of revealing her true nature. This had become more than an objective, more than a mission.I was falling for her.

Shark! I yelled as my feet hit the wet sand. Theres a shark out there! Everyone get out of the water!Man, you want to see humans move fast? Scream that on a crowded beach and watch what happens. Its amazing the fear people have for a scaly, sharp toothed predator. I watched the water empty in seconds, parents scooping up their children and heading to shore, desperate to get out of the ocean, and found it a little ironic. They were so terrified of the big, nasty monster out in the water, when there was a bigger, nastier, deadlier one right here on the beach.