Kim Harrison
And then there are the rare ones who know love, who understand it. Who freely give of themselves, demanding only a return of that love,that trust.Collection: Giving
Happy endings were never handed out. You had to fight for them, earn them with bruised hearts and sacrifices.Collection: Heart
Endings are not always bad. Most times they're just beginnings in disguise.Collection: Disguise
Sure, he had a wife and fifty-four kids, but he looked like a college freshman. A yummy college freshman majoring in Oh-my-god-I-gotta-get-me-some-of-that.Collection: Kids
Growing up is hard, love. Otherwise everyone would do it.Collection: Growing Up
I have to save the world tomorrow, and I don't even know what I'm going to wear yet.--Rachel MorganCollection: World
Breaking rules isn't bad when what you're doing is more important than the rule itselfCollection: Important
I told you, computers are like women. If you shout at them or ask them to do too many things at once, they shut down and you won't even get a sniff" pg. 4Collection: Down And
Keep your vampire mitts off me. I'm not your friggin' blood toy.Collection: Blood
Hey, ah, does anyone want a cookie or something? Oh yeah. A cookie. That would make everything better. Dunked in a shot of tequila , maybe? Or better yet, just the bottle? Yeah, that ought to do it.Collection: Doe
Knowledge is Power. Ignorance is Bliss. But curiosity—even if it had killed the cat—is king.Collection: Kings
I was cold, hungry, and in a hole in the ground. But at least I had my elven porn, damnit!Collection: Cold
Maybe he thinks he can rescue me? No one is that stupid.Collection: Stupid
Shouts of dismay rose as the red flesh splattered against the table. It was only a tomato, but one would think I was pulping a decaying heart by the noise the big, strong FIB officers were making.Collection: Strong
I sighed. I hated the maze of bureaucracy with a passion, but I've found the best way to deal with it is to smile and act stupid. That way, no one gets confused.Collection: Confused
There were no more choices, no more options, no more clever ways out of a tough situation. And the rush, I realized in a brutal wash of despair, is a false god I’ve chased my entire life. One that cost me everything in the blind search for sensation. My entire existence amounted to nothing.Collection: Clever
Numb, I took the perfectly browned puff. Okay. Let me see if I have this right. Al provokes me into defending myself. I nearly kill him. Then Newt tries to kill me, thinking I'm Ku'Sox. Al stops her, saving my life. And now we're all going to have s'mores together?Collection: Thinking
Minias smiled. Great. Another charming demon. I sort of prefer the insane ones.Collection: Insane
It is not always what we do, Sa'han, but who we love that makes us who we are. QuenCollection: Who We Are
Yes, but . . .” She hesitated, her gaze finally coming to me. “I survived because I fell in love.” With you was unspoken.Collection: Love You
His attitude, though always bad, has changed since he helped me prep the Pandora charm for Morgan. He thinks I'm falling for her, as ridiculous as that sounds, and he might be tempted to take matters into his hands.Collection: Attitude
Listen before you draw your battle lines, lest you alienate your allies.Collection: Battle
...Everyone had to eat, but eating people wasn't polite.Collection: People
Inside Junior's it was peaceful. I can change that, I thought dryly.Collection: Peaceful
And while seeing Trent in his tighty-whities would make my decade, I’d found out long ago that I couldn’t stay mad at a man wearing nothing but underwear. They looked so charmingly vulnerable.Collection: Men
I’ve got your back. Nothing alive will ever hurt you if I have breath in me. And nothing dead will hurt you if I don’t.” (Kisten)Collection: Hurt
Shut up," I hissed. Ticked that he was taller than me, I stepped up onto a nearby coffee table. "I'm not in a cage anymore," I said, keeping enough presence of mind not to poke him in the chest with a finger. His face went startled, then cloric. "The only thing between your head and my foot becoming real close and personal right now is my questionable professionalism. And if you ever threaten me again, I'll slam you halfway across the room before you can say number-two pencil. Got it, you tall freak of nature?Collection: Real
For all his sourness, he was ruled by his heart.Collection: Heart
Sure, it was nice now, but eventually there would be running and screaming and blood on the floor.Collection: Running
Elves apparently had a short childhood. Not like witches, who seemed to take forever to grow up, according to Jenks.Collection: Growing Up
If it was up to me, I’d choose the hard path with the easy ending, not the easy path with the hard end.Collection: Path
I'll always be here," he said softly. "You can never fill my need, never drive me away, no matter how much you give me. The good or the bad. I'll always be hungry for emotion, always and forever, and I can feel you hurting. I can turn it to joy. If you'll let me.Collection: Hurt
...treat people with understanding when you can, and fake it when you can't until you do understand.Collection: Kindness
Being poor is not an indication of potential or worth. It’s a lack of resources.Collection: Poor
That’s my girl,” she said, her eyes holding a shared pain as she saw my confusion. “Al, where are you going to put her? Not in your room. She’d pull a line through you and kill you when you hog the blankets. I’ll take the waif in. I promise I’ll bring this one up properly.Collection: Girl
Go to sleep, baby,Mama will sing. Of blue butterflies, and dragonfly wings. Moonlight and sunbeams, raiments so fine. Silver and gold, for baby of mine. Go to sleep, baby. Sister will tell, of wolves and of lambs, and demons who fell.-Pierce's Lullaby Kim Harrison (Black Magic Sanction)Collection: Baby
Come on, Rachel!" Jenks shrilled. "You're a badass, not a bad witch!Collection: Badass
Trent and Ellasbeth did the nasty? Ewwww!Collection: Nasty
She just threatened to throw the next man who shoots at you out the window. Megan is awake. She offered to help. God, Trent, what is it with you and women?Collection: Men
He didn't want Lucy to grow up feeling alone, surrounded by everything and having nothing.Collection: Growing Up
Rachel knew what she was doing. And when she didn't, she could improvise on the fly, coming up with options that left a lot of collateral damage but usually only hurt herself, not the people around her. It was one of the things he would never admit that he admired about her.Collection: Hurt
You tried to slide his original curse back onto him?” Al said in wonder. “At the restaurant? And I stopped you? Sweet mother pus bucket!” he exclaimed, and I swear, dust sifted from the ceiling. “Rachel, we have to work on this communication thing.Collection: Mother
Sweet mother of chaos," he breathed. "Rachel, you are indeed one of us. Have your time in the sun. You're worth the extra wait.Collection: Mother
I’m your worst nightmare come to walk this side of the lines. I’m an elf, Trent something you’re forgotten how to be. You’re scared of black magic. I can see fear shimmering under your aura like sweat. I live and breathe black magic. I’m so tainted with it that I will use it without thought, without guilt and without hesitation.Collection: Sweat
Sure am glad I'm not royalty," I muttered. "I wouldn't want to have to bump uglies with someone I can't stand. On a regular basis. And no one else." "Ow!" I exclaimed, trying to yank my fingers from Trent but finding them caught. Then I colored, realizing what I'd said. "Oh… sorry," I stammered, meaning it. "That was insensitive." Trent's frown turned into a sly smirk. "Bump uglies?" he said, eyes on the table behind me. "You are a font of gutter slang, Rachel. We must do this again.Collection: Sorry
Rachel, we've been over this. This is what I do," he said, crumbs of whiten cheese falling from the knife. "Find a way for your lofty, unrealistic ideals to deal with it.Collection: Fall
No exclusive,” I said aloud, watching Al for his opinion and seeing him shake his head and hold his hands out in a “bigger” gesture. He didn’t even know how large the offer was, and he thought I could get one bigger.Collection: Hands
A demon was asking me what I wanted. My eyes flicked to Al, and he shrugged. “What do you want?” he said softly.Collection: Eye
Welcome home, Rachel mariana Morgan, he said, his goat-slitted eyes holding a new, dangerous light. It's a pleasure to finally meet you.Collection: Home
He grinned. “That’s because pixies are ever-after. We’re magic, baby. Just ask Matalina.Collection: Baby