Ramy Vance > Quotes

“I might’ve just blown my diet, but sometimes a girl’s just gotta indulge. Especially if this was your last night on earth. “I”
― Ramy Vance, Kidnapping Phoenixes and Other Ways to Die: The Complete Series

“The rules are all over the place because the essence of being mortal is navigating the Charybdis that is chaos, and the Scylla that is order. Humans have a unique ability to live in both.”
― Ramy Vance, Run, Kat, Run and Encantado Dreams

“Dark Gate Angels Complete Series Omnibus”
― Ramy Vance, Dark Gate Angels Complete Series Omnibus

“He turned to the lumbering crowd who, in the last two hours, had sacrificed a bit of their time to heal a stranger and thrown themselves into a fight against one hell of an angel. These were the GoneGod World’s lost, but as I stared out at the crowd of kitsune, alps and vodniks, dwarves, wondjinas, and pixies, the hodge-podge of Others who had travelled from all over the world to try to better themselves, in their ill-fitting clothes and with their confused looks, I knew I was standing before this world’s elite.”
― Ramy Vance, Run, Kat, Run and Encantado Dreams

“Those minor indications of time marching on in both my body and soul stood out like signposts in an otherwise empty desert. And every time I felt one, I would freeze in anguish and self-pity as the thought “I’m going to die one day” rang in my mind. That was exactly what I felt the afternoon I saw Boggie lying there.”
― Ramy Vance, Mortality Bites Boxed Set

“In those early days, I cried so much that I got used to seeing the world through the prism of my own tears.”
― Ramy Vance, Mortality Bites Boxed Set

“I bet even Ma in LA would be impressed with your actin’. Hey, wonder how she’s doin’.” “I don’t know. As crazy as LA is, she could probably write a book about her exploits. Probably a whole series.” Noff scratched behind his ear. “Ya think people would really wanna read about an elf in LA?”
― Ramy Vance, Mantle and Key Complete Series Boxed Set

“Guilt is the unconstructive punishment we self-inflict in some vain attempt to fix what was done. That’s useless. Purposeful action as an answer to the sins of our past … that’s something else. But purposeful action is only effective if we are our whole selves—clear-thinking, determined, strong.”
― Ramy Vance, Mortality Bites Boxed Set

“each”
― Ramy Vance, Kidnapping Phoenixes and Other Ways to Die: The Complete Series

“It’s always nice working with you to save the day. You are a badass. Sage said your hair ate off a demon’s face?” The harionago smiled mysteriously.”
― Ramy Vance, Mantle and Key Complete Series Boxed Set

“focus one”
― Ramy Vance, Dark Gate Angels Complete Series Omnibus

“The two war jackals slammed into some cabinets while cackling madly,”
― Ramy Vance, Mantle and Key Complete Series Boxed Set

“Coincidence is the weak mind’s excuse for not understanding. When you have lived as long as I have, you learn that coincidences are simply connections whose meaning remain hidden.”
― Ramy Vance, Mortality Bites Boxed Set

“I diverted my gaze back to the book, pretending to be embarrassed rather than a liar. I wasn’t used to lying so much. If I ever needed to get out of a tight situation before, I usually just ripped off someone’s head and had a quick snack.”
― Ramy Vance, Mortality Bites Boxed Set

“I can feel it,” I said, looking at my hands, which only an hour ago wanted to kill a prone angel. “I can feel the monster within me. It’s still there and it wants out. It wants to be a part of me again. And what’s worrying is that I want it, too. I never had any doubts when it was a part of me. I knew exactly what to do at any given moment. Granted, those moments were filled with guzzling blood and hedonistic bliss … but they were moments when no uncertainty muddled what I needed to do next.” My”
― Ramy Vance, Run, Kat, Run and Encantado Dreams

“And so, let me tell you the secret to being mortal. It’s knowing when to walk the straight line of order and when to dance the hurricane of chaos. That’s it. Figure that out, and you will live the rest of your years happy, secure and joyous.”
― Ramy Vance, Run, Kat, Run and Encantado Dreams

“Fine. I was trying to annoy you, but it didn’t work, did it? Clearly your annoyance-fu is stronger than mine.”
― Ramy Vance, Mortality Bites Boxed Set

“Have you ever truly explored the ravages of age? I don’t mean looking into your grandfather’s eyes or running your fingers along your grandmother’s wrinkles. And I certainly don’t mean discussing with some friend or relative about how time has caught up with them and whether they need more help now. Old age is terrifying. As in soul-crushingly, knee-wobblingly, nightmare-inducingly terrifying. And everything horrible about it stems from one undeniable and sad fact: as your body grows weak, your mind grows stronger.”
― Ramy Vance, Mortality Bites Boxed Set

“May the fleas of a thousand camels infest your groins, and may your arms be too short to scratch,” the demon snarled. “Good-day, halfwits.”
― Ramy Vance, Kidnapping Phoenixes and Other Ways to Die: The Complete Series

“How exactly did you get to know Death?” “Bumped into ’em at the grocery store. Showed ’em how to pick a ripe avocado.”
― Ramy Vance, Mantle and Key Complete Series Boxed Set

“Old age is terrifying. As in soul-crushingly, knee-wobblingly, nightmare-inducingly terrifying. And everything horrible about it stems from one undeniable and sad fact: as your body grows weak, your mind grows stronger. I believe it is this contrast that makes mortality truly cruel.”
― Ramy Vance, Mortality Bites Boxed Set

“Just because the gods aren’t there to pull the apocalypse lever doesn’t mean someone else can’t bump it.” I slumped against my truck and scrubbed my face with my hands. “Why does this happen to me? Why’s it always gotta be me?”
― Ramy Vance, Kidnapping Phoenixes and Other Ways to Die: The Complete Series

“In my limited three hundred years of experience, I’ve come to learn two truths. One—the real bad guys are the ones who think they’re the good guys.” “And,” Jean said gesturing for me to hurry up with my point. “Two,” I said, drawing out the word for an unnecessarily long time … you know, just to annoy the soldier, “good guys have to do bad things to stop them.”
― Ramy Vance, Mortality Bites Boxed Set

“Hmm, Mythos: The Conjuring is coming to town in a few weeks.” “What’s that?” Maine asked. “Like a wizard’s conference or something?” “Nah. It’s the mythical creatures’ version of Magic: The Gathering. A sister company. It’s huge in the Veil.”
― Ramy Vance, Mantle and Key Complete Series Boxed Set

“Embrace the demon, but also embrace the angel within.”
― Ramy Vance, Run, Kat, Run and Encantado Dreams