Karen Chance Quotes

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He had the look of an atheist who'd just had a visit from God: stunned, disbelieving and faintly ill.

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This was Dante's. Crazy was what we had for breakfast when we ran out of Corn Flakes

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I turned over, and those big hands got to work on my back. I stifled a whimper in the pillow, because Marco's idea of a massage bore no resemblance whatsoever to the relaxing spa variety. There was no lavender oil, no soothing music, no hot towels. Just an all-out assault on cramped muscles, until they cowered in surrender and turned to Jell-O.

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So,high heels weren't a modern invention. I couldn't believe women had been putting up with these torture devices for centuries.

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Fresh blood at midnight isn't red. It's a purplish black that easily blends into the shadows.

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Mircea leaned over to refill my wineglass, and a section of his bare chest showed under the robe, along with a hint of dusky nipple. It's a good thing I'm too stuffed to move, I thought hazily. I would so have jumped that.

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Laura won't hurt you, I said, wrestling him for control. She's one of the sweetest ghosts I ever met. She just likes to play. Yeah, I bet. With my bones, if I had any! She isn't like that! Sure. 'Cause when the innocent little girl shows up in a horror flick, it's always a good thing!

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Country is based on folk music, which has been around for centuries— So has the plague.

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He's a war mage. They're almost impossible to kill. He scowled. Even on purpose.

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Pritkin and Mircea mixed like oil and water, only not so well.

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There are things we want, and things we may have.... Sanity lies in knowing the difference.

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You decent? I pulled the towel up a little higher. Yes, if my wrinkled toes don't offend. Marco's swarthy head popped around the doorjamb. Naw, they're cute.

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If I'm not supposed to be awake, why are you here?" I mumbled. "To be the little spoon.

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Look, I said, trying to reason with him despite extensive experience that this rarely worked. This isn't a great time. I have my inauguration— Coronation. —coming up,

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Yes, but knee pants are so much more flattering. You can see my legs." You want people to see your legs?" I have very nice legs!" We both paused to admire them for a moment.

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It's about time! It's supposed to be a ritual, not a marathon.

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I'd have been dead a long time ago if not for my friends, one of whom had just jumped off the cliff after me. I'd have been a lot more appreciative if he hadn't pushed me first.

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You gotta think it's a waste of— Ray! I glanced around, but there was nobody within earshot. Well, excuse me if I'm not used to buying condoms for aliens, he said more softly. They're not aliens. Well, they're not human. I mean, they could have anything under those tunics, you know?

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I stared at him, unable to believe this was happening. That he could just disappear, along with everything rich and strange he'd brought into my life. Vanished, like magic.

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The worst part was the silence. Death was supposed to be loud — gunshots, explosions, screams and thunder. Not this eerie quiet that wrapped around me like a shroud.

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Then why are you getting dressed? Maybe I don't like being the only naked one in the room, I said sarcastically. And immediately regretted it. That is easily remedied, he told me, and pulled off his sweater.

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I felt betrayed and absolutely livid, but my body wasn't smart enough to know it. It had liked the feel of his hands, wanted more of it, wanted it now. It was almost like there were two of me, one who heartily approved of the mage and one who would have dearly loved to see him dead.

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I looked up, but had to crane my head back, leaving the features above me wrong-side up. The clear green eyes were the same, and, unfortunately, so was the spiky blond hair. It didn't look any better from this angle, I decided.

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Pritkin gave me a little shake and I eyed him without favor. The only other occasions when I had been dragged back in time, the trip had been triggered by proximity to a person whose past was being threatened. I have to tell you, I said frankly, if someone is trying to mess with your conception or something, I'm not feeling a pressing need to intervene.

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How did you hear about that?' 'Are you kidding me? So far, I had that runt Kyle-' 'I hate him. I hate all vamps. That complete toad, Michael-' '-tell me you were pregnant by a vamp-' 'kidnapped me and-Kyle said WHAT?' 'and then a member of the Domi shows up and informs me-' 'The Domi sent someone HERE?' '-that you're actually pregnant by the late king of the Fey.' 'Late?!' Heidar squeaked.

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My name is Cassie Palmer and I've cheated death more times than anyone has a right to expect. In the last two months, I've been shot, stabbed, beaten and blown up a few dozen times, and that doesn't count all the magical ways I've almost been killed. I'd have been dead a long time ago if not for my friends, one of whom had just jumped off the cliff after me. I'd have been a lot more appreciative if he hadn't pushed me first.

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He wasn't that good looking, he had the social skills of a wet cat and the patience of a caffeinated hummingbird

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More worryingly, my baby fangs were out, which usually happened only when I was perilously close to tipping over into Mr. Hyde territory. I quickly drew them back in. It didn't help much. I still looked like Dracula's daughter. Which was completely unfair, since he'd only been an uncle.

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I looked up to find a slim blond figure standing in the doorway to the kitchen. For a frozen second, I looked at him and he looked at me, and then I screamed and threw my coffee, which hit him square in the groin.

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What is your problem? I asked, scooping the freezing mess out of my cleavage. We got unfinished business, he reminded me. My name's not Bill. He chuckled. Yeah, I loved that movie. Shoulda brought a katana, but it seemed like an unfair advantage.

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