John Conroe > Quotes

“I'm a firm believer in letting them wonder if you're an idiot, rather than speaking too quickly and removing all doubt.”
― John Conroe, God Touched

“I have no Native American heritage, but I had decided as a child that my spirit guide animal would be a bear. We were both loners and fighters, at least that's how I looked at it. I don't know how the Great Bear felt about it, as I had never given him the option to say no.”
― John Conroe, God Touched

“Raising children meant much wider consequences for others.  All your actions, both good and bad, would impact another’s life, even after your own was over. ”
― John Conroe, God Touched

“Plus, I knew he wouldn’t touch Erika with his roommate’s dick. ”
― John Conroe, Rogues

“We can’t just be positioned to survive, but to thrive.  To ride this wave of knowledge into our future. ”
― John Conroe, Duel Nature

“Barbiel explains it that life is like a boot camp for the soul, a place to grow and test our inner natures. ”
― John Conroe, Brutal Asset

“The squad’s leader, Inspector Martin Roma, had been trying for two months to get the new Police Commissioner to learn more about our group. The NYPD Special Situations Squad is off the official org chart, but has been in existence in one form or another for decades. Formed to deal with the unexplainable world of the supernatural, the head of the squad always reports directly to the Commissioner. When the new mayor had swept into office last November on a platform of social issues, he had fired the old Commissioner and brought in his handpicked replacement. Said replacement hadn’t taken his Department of Homeland Security briefing on things that go bump in the night very seriously.”
― John Conroe, Demon Driven

“like Dumbledore had Hogwarted that bitch,”
― John Conroe, Snake Eyes

“He was very pleased with himself.  The crowd around us watched and listened closely as he came up to me. “Did you pee on his car?” I asked.  “No?  So what did you do?” His eyes gleamed with self-satisfaction as a hunch occurred to me. “You didn’t?” I asked, impressed at the idea. “You did!” ‘What? What did he do, Chris?” Ned asked.  The whole group hung on my next words. “I think he answered an age-old question, Ned.  It turns out that bears don’t, in fact, shit in the woods—they shit on Sam Cooper’s car!”
― John Conroe, Fallen Stars

“It was a warm day, in the lower sixties,”
― John Conroe, The Demon Accords Compendium, Volume III

“to be my support.  My editor, Susan Gottfried and my cover illustrator, Ryan Bibby, do their best to make my work look professional”
― John Conroe, Duel Nature

“The plane suddenly accelerated, pushing us all back”
― John Conroe, Snake Eyes

“her completely back”
― John Conroe, Duel Nature

“You see, Master Langsford..” she said, twisting his tile and name a bit, “..the stories about Christian don’t really do him justice.  You see and smell him as human, and a delectable one at that.  The reality is that he’s a predator of us.  He kills vampires and weres like you consume prostitutes, and he’s so good at it that he makes the Elders nervous, and he’s two of our years old!” Grim”
― John Conroe, Duel Nature

“Chris, remember to use complete sentences and avoid numbers bigger than twenty.”
― John Conroe, God Hammer

“Yeah. See, he doesn’t like CNN much.  He’s more of a Fox bear.  I think he’s just looking for an excuse to trash the place.”
― John Conroe, Demon Driven

“As you act, so do I treat.”
― John Conroe, Darkkin Queen

“Grim noted that Declan’s approach would kill them all in just one second, beating our own best estimate quite handily.  I told Grim to shut up.”
― John Conroe, God Hammer

“He’s threatening the President of the United States if we take you into custody?” Creek asked, his thoughts apparently in order. “Actually, it would be more like a declaration of war on the US government, if you abduct me.” “He thinks he can take on the entire US military?” Creek asked, incredulous. “General, he’s a lot more powerful than I thought.  He’s way beyond demigod status, more like elder god.  He can appear anywhere, anytime. His claws cut through anything. Who knows what else he can do!” Roma said, looking at me for additional information. I shrugged.  Hell, I didn’t know what he could do.  Elder god? “Christian, you could have avoided capture or escaped, right?” Tanya asked. “Yeah,” I said. “Okwari knows this?” she asked. “Yeah, but see, here’s the thing.  He spent a thousand years as a slave in Hell.  I set him free.  His math is pretty simple.” It was quiet for a moment, except for the personnel trying to clean up the lobby.  “Major Deckert, how are you hooked up in all this?” the general asked, obviously acquainted with the security chief. “I work for Ms. Demidova, General,” he said, rocking back on his heels, hands clasped behind his back.  “For what it’s worth, General, in my opinion, I wouldn’t touch Gordon here with a four-mile pole.” “You think that monster could really fight the government?” Creek asked. “Hell, Sir, I was talking about my employer.” He waved in Tanya’s direction. “I didn’t even know that thing existed.  But nothing surprises me with Gordon around.” I gave him my best glare, but it just bounced right off.”
― John Conroe, Demon Driven

“my”
― John Conroe, Fallen Stars

“Twenty minutes later, I was sitting in the federal building that housed the Department of Homeland Security, about fifteen stories up, locked in a standard federal issue interrogation room. Metal chair, metal table, big one-way mirror window, just like the movies. My arms were bound behind me with at least three flex-cuffs. The only addition to the room were the four tactical team members standing in each corner of the room, M4 rifles slung across their chests. Books, Splitter, Data and old Rattler himself, Agent Simmons.”
― John Conroe, Demon Driven

“wasn’t carrying a restricted nerve agent, and the driver didn’t fall asleep at the wheel.  He was transporting chlorine (none of which actually spilled) and he was stung to death.  Then partially eaten. None of the deaths in town were caused by this fictitious, ‘highly experimental’ nerve agent. Pretty clever though….to”
― John Conroe, Black Frost

“I want you to stop working out.  Your fitness levels will continue to improve without effort, and that is one way to slow your fat loss.  I also want you to eat as much high-fat, high-calorie food as you can, like these.”
― John Conroe, God Touched

“Damn,” Stacia agreed softly.  “Sorry, but it was your own fault for calling him a monster,” she directed at the bouncer. “What?  What’s he doing?” the big bald guy asked. “He got your scent, so now he’s tracking down which car or truck is yours,” I said. “What’s he gonna do when he finds it?” Baldy asked. “Well, he kinda ate the last one,” I said regretfully. “What!”  Bouncer man took off into the parking lot at a dead run, pulling a key fob from his pocket as he went.  Almost immediately, Awasos came running from the side of the parking lot, having circled around. “Did you find it?” I asked him. He woofed once softly. “Did you pee on his radiator?” Another woof. “Good boy! Baked-on wolf pee has a half-life of like a year! Let’s go,” I said, ignoring the incredulous looks from the good ole boys.”
― John Conroe, Fallen Stars

“Lydia, I couldn't figure you out with a four hundred page manual and a telephone help line.”
― John Conroe, God Touched

“I don’t see auras like Reiki masters do. ”
― John Conroe, God Touched

“We’ve talked about this, Erika.  There’s a difference between looking good and looking available.  Like, say, the difference between a businesswoman and a football cheerleader.  One outfit says class and power, the other says drag me behind the bleachers,” Britta said.   Overall,”
― John Conroe, College Arcane

“Groton Falls, NY.  Hopefully, this story will go viral. But I suggest you download this blog fast, as I don't know how long it will be before the government shuts it down. Just so you know…there was never any spill.  Sure, the news had aerial photos of a tipped”
― John Conroe, Black Frost

“The drops of rain had fallen thousands of feet, gathering speed and size before they smashed into the ground.  Some, the very biggest, were smashing into the back of my head.  Those particular drops were also, I’m pretty sure, the coldest. The”
― John Conroe, Duel Nature

“the spinner from an Italian version of Risk.”
― John Conroe, Winterfall