Tim O'Rourke > Quotes

“Because I’m starting to believe that this Elias Munn wants you and everyone else to believe you’re going mad. He wants us to question your judgment, Kiera – to stop people from having faith in you.” “And what about you?” I asked him. “Do you have faith in me, Potter?” “Does a bear shit in the woods?” he smiled and winked at me.”
― Tim O'Rourke, Vampire Hollows

“What are you reading?” “ ‘Ryder’ by Greta Maloney,” he said, closing the book and placing it back into his rucksack. “Any good?” I asked, wanting to find another subject to talk about other than my nightmare. “It’s creepy,” he smiled at me.”
― Tim O'Rourke, Vampire Hunt

“Now I really have it all. I've been given some bullshit in my time, but that....”
― Tim O'Rourke, Moonlight

“I know people back in London who would sell themselves for a meal like that tonight."
Thaddeus Looked at her, his face impassive and said, "I'm sorry; perhaps we should Fed-Ex it to them”
― Tim O'Rourke, Moonlight

“I love you!” he bellowed at me and his eyes turned black. “Happy now? I love you, okay? I love you
so fucking much that it hurts! It’s driving me insane! I loved you from the moment I saw you doing
your Miss Marple impression in those woods back at The Ragged Cove. But I could tell you were
sweet on Luke and hey, why not? He’s the good-looking one, right? I mean, I’m just the hired muscle.
I’m the one who gets everyone else out of the shit. But I couldn’t help my feelings, I’d never felt like
that before. So yeah, okay I stole a kiss from you in the gatehouse – big fucking deal! But you know
what? That was the biggest mistake of my life, because that one kiss from you drove me out of my tiny
freaking mind! So, I’m sorry if I give the boy a hard time and ain’t too gentle with the girl, but I’m not
going to sit back and watch you risk your life just so you can blow their noses and wipe their arses!”
I looked at Potter and he seemed almost out of breath after his rant. Once he had finished, he put out
his cigarette and lit another one. Standing, I looked at him and said, “Potter, I had no idea…”
“Ah, forget it,” he said, waving me away with his hand. “I shouldn’t have said anything. Besides, I’ll
be moving out at first light in search of Luke. Once I’ve rescued him, I’ll bring him to you in The
Hollows and you won’t have to see me again.”
― Tim O'Rourke, Vampire Breed

“Just like everything else in life that seemed inexplicable, people always tried to find an explanation.”
― Tim O'Rourke, Moonlight

“I prodded him in the chest with a finger and said, “Look here, smart mouth, I’m getting pretty sick of you already. If you know what’s best for you, keep your trap shut and do as I tell you. I still haven’t forgotten how you pushed my friend into that corpse. So unless you want to end up like that body in the underpass, do yourself a favour and keep out of my face, okay?”
“Whatever you say, boss. You’re the boss, boss,” Drake said.
“See, there you go again!” I snapped at him.
“I’m not sure I know what you mean, boss,” Drake said.
“You even say boss like a wise arse,” I shot back at him.
“I don’t know what you mean b-” Drake started again.
“Did I say you had to call me boss?”
“It’s just that I thought…”
“Don’t think!” I barked. “Just do as I say and we’ll get along just fine.”
“Whatever you say,” Drake said.
I glanced at Madison and she was smiling. “What’s so funny?” I asked.
“Nothing,” she smiled back.
“Oh, I’m sorry,” I said. “I didn’t realise that I was some sort of freaking comedian. Let’s see if
you think it’s so funny when another one of those dead kids shows up. Jesus, no wonder you amateurs haven’t caught this piece of scum yet – you’re probably all too busy sitting round cracking jokes and
taking the piss to do any real police work.”
“You are funny though,” she half-laughed. “It’s just that when you get angry, your jaw goes all
tense and your nostrils flare out at the sides.”
“Oh yeah, how very amusing,” I remarked. “I think you two clowns are funny – not ha-ha funny
– but fucked-in-the-head funny! Now, if you two have quite finished doing your Laurel and Hardy impersonations, we’ve got a killer to catch!”
― Tim O'Rourke, Wolf House - Potter's Story

“Miss you, brother. Love, Jim. My father didn’t have a brother, and I didn’t know anyone called Jim.”
― Tim O'Rourke, The Kiera Hudson Prequels 2

“Easy tiger”
― Tim O'Rourke, Kiera Hudson Series One

“I felt this sudden urge to tell him that I loved him, but I couldn’t, it would have sounded stupid, right? No one falls in love so quickly, especially not me. But deep down, in that place where you go at night – the place where you keep your innermost feelings, I knew that”
― Tim O'Rourke, Vampire Shift

“I can promise you, Potter, that there is nothing you could ever do that would excite me.”
― Tim O'Rourke, Vampire Shift

“Oh no?" he sneered, pulling a packet of cigarettes from his pocket and lighting one up. "Knowing what you're like, the slightest sign of a discarded cigarette butt and you would've been crawling around on your hands and knees trying to figure out how tall the smoker was, how old he was, what zodiac sign he was, whether he'd taken a crap that morning, and Christ knows what else.”
― Tim O'Rourke, Vampire Wake

“How could any man live a happy life, knowing that the person they loved, the person they would give their life for, was with another.”
― Tim O'Rourke, Moonlight

“Closing the book, Winnie scowled and said, “Why do you have to be so… so…” she trailed off, unable to think of the word she wanted.
“Good looking?” And now his smile turned to a grin hidden by the paper.”
“Weird, was the word I was actually thinking of,” she said slamming the book shut.”
― Tim O'Rourke, Moonlight

“cardboard.”
― Tim O'Rourke, Vampire Shift

“Taking the sweatshirt, he raised it to his face and sniffed the bloodstains left on it.”
― Tim O'Rourke, Vampire Shift

“Closing the book, Winnie scowled and said, “Why do you have to be so… so…” she trailed off, unable to think of the word she wanted.
“Good looking?” And now his smile turned to a grin hidden by the paper.
“Weird, was the word I was actually thinking of,” she said slamming the book shut.”
― Tim O'Rourke, Moonlight