Romance

"my good qualities are under your protection, and you are to exaggerate them as much as possible; and, in return, it belongs to me to find occasion for teasing and quarreling with you as often as may be..."

". . I tell you Dain is a splendid catch. I advise you to set your hooks and reel him in.”Jessica took a long swallow of her cognac. “This is not a trout, Genevieve. This is a great, hungry shark.”“Then use a harpoon."

"Hate. Huh. He'd never hated himself. If anything, he'd always liked himself a little too much. Once, a human female had even accused him of picturing his own face while he climaxed. He hadn't denied it, either, and next time he'd slept with her, he'd made sure to scream, "Strider" at the pivotal moment." --Strider, keeper of the demon of Defeat--"

"How poor are they that have no patients! What wound did ever heal but by degrees'"Shakespeare isn't going to save you this time, Superman. Your time's run out."!"

"[Ranger] "How's your mental health" he asked. "I heard about Soder."[Stephanie] "I'm rattled."I have a cure."Oh, boy. He put the truck in gear and headed for the exit. "I know what you're thinking," he said. "And that wasn't where I was going. I was going to suggest work."I knew that."He looked over at me and grinned. "You want me bad."I did. God help me."

"Jenks enthusiastically leaned against the counter and opened the box. Bypassing the plastic knife, he broke off about a third of it and took a huge bite. Ivy watched, appalled, and I shrugged. His mouth moving as he hummed, Jenks finished unpacking the sacks. I was half dead, Ivy was whoring herself to keep me safe, but Jenks was okay as long as he had chocolate."

"Kitty need's a tounge bath"

"You know,” she said dreamily, passing over his question, “you’re not nearly as handsome as Lord St. Vincent.”“There’s a surprise,” he said dryly.“But for some reason,” she continued, “I never want to kiss him the way I do you.” It was a good thing that she had closed her eyes, for if she had seen his expression, she might not have continued. “There is something about you that makes me feel terribly wicked. You make me want to do shocking things. Maybe it’s because you’re so proper. Your necktie is never crooked, and your shoes are always shiny. And your shirts are so starchy. Sometimes when I look at you, I want to tear off all your buttons. Or set your trousers on fire."

"I spent most of my youth hauling sides of beef and pork to my father's shop. Carrying you is far more enjoyable."How sweet," Annabelle mumbled sickly, her eyes closed. "Every woman dreams of being told that she's preferable to a dead cow."

"Looks like Kelsey wins the award for early riser. And doesn’t she look purtier than a pat of butter meltin’ all over a stack of griddle cakes?"

"If not for me being stoned and clinging to a taco, it would have been terribly romantic."

"Patience is a virtue and the best things in life are worth waiting for."

"A witch, a vampire, and a pixy walk into a bar, I thought as I led the way into the Squirrel’s End. It was early, and the sun had yet to set when the door swung shut behind Jenks, sealing us in the warm air smelling faintly of smoke. Immediately Nick yanked it open to come in behind us. And there’s the punch line."

"Come to think of it, she did not speak a word. Yet I could have sworn she had the most beautiful voice."

"Not really hungry."She’ll eat." Pritkin said curtly."I said —"If you starve to death it would damage my professional reputation."I eat plenty."The same does not apply should I strangle you in understandable irritation, however."I’ll have a sandwich," I told Nick. "No meat."

"And if you say that's because you lot barged into her home like a herd of mentally deficient sheep, I'm disowning all three of you."

"She had not made a decision to give up sex, only the clamor of romance, because it was exhausting her, doing her no good and too much harm..."

"Girls," their mother interjected, "you must both stop being strange - it is unattractive. And don't forget your hats. It would be absolutely the end for me if you two came down with freckles at a time like this."

"When you choose a man who thinks eight seconds is a long time, perhaps you need two of them. Hmm?"

"Join us next time for Days of the Undead when Rachel learns her long lost brother is really a crown prince from outer space."