Jennifer L. Armentrout, Obsidian
14 quotes
"People tend to look on the beliefs of the past as being primitive and unintelligent, yet we are seeing more truth in the past every day."
"Remind me," he paused, drawing in a stuttered gasp, "to never piss you off again. Christ, are you secretly a ninja?"
"Daemon!" Dee called from the kitchen. "I need your help!""We should go see what she's doing before she destroys your kitchen." He rubbed his hands down his face. "It's possible."
"I'm sure I look like a drowned cat.""You look fine. The wet look works for you."I scowled. "Now I know you're lying."
"Is this what you do with your spare time?” he asked me, ignoring his sister.“What—are you deciding to talk to me now?” Smiling tightly, I grabbed a handful of mulch and dumped it. Rinse and repeat. “Yeah, it’s kind of a hobby. What’s yours? Kicking puppies?"
"Once I got home, though, and saw several packages on my front porch, all the crap from the day disappeared. A few had smiley faces on them. Squealing, I grabbed the boxes. Books were inside-- new release books I'd preordered weeks ago."
"I've always found that the most beautiful people, truly beautiful inside and out, are those who are quietly unaware of their effect."
"Am I glowing?""Like a Christmas tree.""Not just the star?"The bed moved a little, and I felt his hand brush my arm. "No. You're super bright. It's kind of like looking at the sun."
"He returned my smile with a half grin. "So what do you blog about? Knitting? Puzzles? Being lonely?"
"I've always found that the most beautiful people, truly beautiful inside and out, are the ones who are quietly unaware of their effect." His eyes searched mine intently, and for a moment we stood there toe to toe. "The ones who throw their beauty around, waste what they have? Their beauty is only passing. It's just a shell hiding nothing but shadows and emptiness."
"At least I don't look like a Christmas tree.""You look like the star atop the tree."
"Oh no I know that look. What are you thinking?That this is the most ridiculous declaration of attraction I've ever heard"
"I've alway found that the most beautiful people, truly beautiful inside and out, are the ones who are quietly unaware of their effect."
"Will you show me what you really look like? You don't sparkle, do you?"