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“I've got a bad case of the 3:00 am guilts - you know, when you lie in bed awake and replay all those things you didn't do right? Because, as we all know, nothing solves insomnia like a nice warm glass of regret, depression and self-loathing.”
― Dying Bites
― Dying Bites
“I look over at him. He stares straight ahead.
"So," I say. "Golem, huh?"
"I prefer the term 'Mineral-American.”
― Dying Bites
"So," I say. "Golem, huh?"
"I prefer the term 'Mineral-American.”
― Dying Bites
“Paranoia is just the bastard child of fear and good sense." (Charlie)
"Poor thing. Let's adopt it, give it a last name and raise it right." (Jace)
"You want to get it a puppy, too?"
"Sure. We'll call it Panic. It and little Paranoia can play together at the park and scare the hell out of all the other kids.”
― Back from the Undead
"Poor thing. Let's adopt it, give it a last name and raise it right." (Jace)
"You want to get it a puppy, too?"
"Sure. We'll call it Panic. It and little Paranoia can play together at the park and scare the hell out of all the other kids.”
― Back from the Undead
“Yeah? Feels like we just traded one set of rumors for another. We still have no idea where he is, what his plans are, or even what he looks like."
Patience, dear girl, patience."
Easy for you to say. You're immortal.”
―
Patience, dear girl, patience."
Easy for you to say. You're immortal.”
―
“What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas. Except for tattoos and STDs.”
― Killing Rocks
― Killing Rocks
“You can't do that kind of thing normally, but normal dumped without a note nearly a month ago. These days, I'll happily set fire to a bridge the second after I've crossed it - I don't plan on being around for the consequences to catch up with me.”
― Dying Bites
― Dying Bites
“Is that a scanning electron microscope? “This’ll do, pig, this’ll do,” I murmur.
“Excuse me?”
“Sorry. Film reference, wasn’t meant as an insult.”
“Ah. I see.” His tone tells me he clearly doesn’t. I briefly consider educating him, but explaining a movie
about a talking pig who wants to be a sheepdog to a Japanese vampire just isn’t all that high on my to-do
list.”
― Dying Bites
“Excuse me?”
“Sorry. Film reference, wasn’t meant as an insult.”
“Ah. I see.” His tone tells me he clearly doesn’t. I briefly consider educating him, but explaining a movie
about a talking pig who wants to be a sheepdog to a Japanese vampire just isn’t all that high on my to-do
list.”
― Dying Bites
“Most people need a reason to argue - you just need a place.”
― Better Off Undead
― Better Off Undead
“I don't do romance, in the same way I don't do heroin Russian roulette, or nude alligator wrestling. I consider all of the above self-destructive, and demeaning and these are things up with which I will not put.”
― Dying Bites
― Dying Bites
“I don't care if we're on our way to look at the dismembered corpse of the pope, I want coffee.”
― Death Blows
― Death Blows
“I talk better when I’m drinking coffee.” “Me, too. If by coffee you mean beer, and by better you mean louder.”
― Dying Bites
― Dying Bites
“Wait", I say. "That's-you-what?"
"That's what I love about working with you, Valchek. Your eloquence."
"But -but- but-"
"And your motorboat impressions."
"Charlie, if you were there, why didn't you arrest him?”
― Better Off Undead
"That's what I love about working with you, Valchek. Your eloquence."
"But -but- but-"
"And your motorboat impressions."
"Charlie, if you were there, why didn't you arrest him?”
― Better Off Undead
“We doing a traffic stop?"
"Yeah. I have a reasonable suspicion that we're witnessing a violation of the law."
"Which law?"
"I'll decide later.”
― Better Off Undead
"Yeah. I have a reasonable suspicion that we're witnessing a violation of the law."
"Which law?"
"I'll decide later.”
― Better Off Undead
“Deep spirit scanning,” Eisfanger says. His voice has a strange resonance to it, like I’m hearing him through a bad phone connection. “Don’t worry, it’s completely safe. Well, mostly.”
“Mostly?”
“Side effects have been documented,” he admits. “In a very small percentage of cases. Less than two percent.”
“What kind of side effects?” Suddenly I’m feeling nauseous. Feels like the ants are crawling around inside me now, which is exactly as disturbing as it sounds.
“Memory loss. Synesthesia. And occasionally … vestigial growths.”
“So I could forget my own name, start smelling purple everywhere and have an extra nipple sprout from my forehead?”
― Back from the Undead
“Mostly?”
“Side effects have been documented,” he admits. “In a very small percentage of cases. Less than two percent.”
“What kind of side effects?” Suddenly I’m feeling nauseous. Feels like the ants are crawling around inside me now, which is exactly as disturbing as it sounds.
“Memory loss. Synesthesia. And occasionally … vestigial growths.”
“So I could forget my own name, start smelling purple everywhere and have an extra nipple sprout from my forehead?”
― Back from the Undead
“I'm in position." Charlie's voice, coming through my earpiece.
"Wish I could say the same. All the blood's rushing to my head."
"Thrope stuff?" Charlie sounds a little worried.
"No, I'm upside down."
"Why?"
"I thought it would make me look all cool and ninja-y."
"No one's supposed to be bale to see you."
"Ah. I knew there was a flaw in my plan. Also, i slipped."
"In fact, the whole point of being a ninja is not to be seen."
"Fortunately I have this nifty safety harness, which is why I'm dangling instead of plummeting. Thanks for asking.”
― Better Off Undead
"Wish I could say the same. All the blood's rushing to my head."
"Thrope stuff?" Charlie sounds a little worried.
"No, I'm upside down."
"Why?"
"I thought it would make me look all cool and ninja-y."
"No one's supposed to be bale to see you."
"Ah. I knew there was a flaw in my plan. Also, i slipped."
"In fact, the whole point of being a ninja is not to be seen."
"Fortunately I have this nifty safety harness, which is why I'm dangling instead of plummeting. Thanks for asking.”
― Better Off Undead
“What happens if I try to run?” I ask as the doors close. (jace)
“I’ll stop you.” (charlie)
“You don’t look too quick.” (jace)
“You’d be surprised.” (charlie)
“I hate surprises.” (jace)
“Then don’t run. (charlie)”
―
“I’ll stop you.” (charlie)
“You don’t look too quick.” (jace)
“You’d be surprised.” (charlie)
“I hate surprises.” (jace)
“Then don’t run. (charlie)”
―
“I stare at him. "Gee, don't feel like you have to sugarcoat it or anything."
"Some people need a cold dose of reality to help them focus."
"You could have just slapped me."
"I considered it. But you hate clichés, and I hate being shot."
"Good point. Plus, this is a hospital. Guns are kind of noisy."
"Are they? I thought it was just a personal statement on your part, like women who wear too much makeup.”
―
"Some people need a cold dose of reality to help them focus."
"You could have just slapped me."
"I considered it. But you hate clichés, and I hate being shot."
"Good point. Plus, this is a hospital. Guns are kind of noisy."
"Are they? I thought it was just a personal statement on your part, like women who wear too much makeup.”
―
“I take one day off," he says, "and you almost get yourself killed."
"Almost being the operative word."
"Killed being the operative word. Almost is the word Killed used to beat up in high school.”
―
"Almost being the operative word."
"Killed being the operative word. Almost is the word Killed used to beat up in high school.”
―
“How...how are you doing, Jace?'
Holding on. Just barely. Charlie?'
Charlie's tone is almost conversational. 'Kind of getting the urge to kill both of you. Think I'm gonna head back.'
Sure, okay, no problem.'
Yeah, yeah, good idea. You do that.”
―
Holding on. Just barely. Charlie?'
Charlie's tone is almost conversational. 'Kind of getting the urge to kill both of you. Think I'm gonna head back.'
Sure, okay, no problem.'
Yeah, yeah, good idea. You do that.”
―
“Dr Adams was following my orders if you want to blame someone blame me -casius
oh i do,I'm just so pissed i had extra left over - Jace”
― Death Blows
oh i do,I'm just so pissed i had extra left over - Jace”
― Death Blows
“Get down!" Azura yells. I have the bizarre urge to yell back, "Get funky!" but fortunately that part of my brain isn't in charge of my reflexes.”
― Killing Rocks
― Killing Rocks
“Why is it men think you have to accept an apology, just because one is offered?”
―
―
“My backup plan is to challenge Bearbreaker to single combat, defeat him, become Queen of the Zerkers and spend the rest of my life riding a giant motorcycle over frozen tundra.”
― Dying Bites
― Dying Bites
“You might think that's selfish of me - and maybe it is - but I am a trained psychologist. No matter how depressed someone is, no matter how deep or unrelenting their pain may seem to be, there's always more to the picture. Situations change. Things get better. The human mind, no matter how stressed, still retains a capacity for joy.”
― Better Off Undead
― Better Off Undead
“Paranoia is just the bastard child of fear and good sense.”
― Back from the Undead
― Back from the Undead
“Sure,” says Charlie. “Blame the rock. You got a perfectly good suspect in the treadmill, but as soon as a mineral enters the picture you’re ready to lock it up and throw away the key.”
― Death Blows
― Death Blows
“Visions of were-chihuahuas dance in my mind. I think they're doing the Macarena, but it's hard to tell.”
― Dying Bites
― Dying Bites
“To someone who’s been targeted and attacked, it’s actually more comforting to think they’ve done something wrong than to view it as random; you can fix a mistake, but you can’t fix chaos. But”
― Killing Rocks
― Killing Rocks
“If you think the planet and everything on it is here for your own personal use, then I guess the pain and suffering of other living beings doesn’t matter much.”
― Dying Bites
― Dying Bites
