Kate Danley > Quotes

“And in a terrible moment, though her body chose to fight the monster that was stalking her, her soul refused such a death and leap from her body to continue its flight.”
― Kate Danley, The Woodcutter

“Educational system in America is not as good as in China. You may be an idiot. It is hard to tell with you white people.”
― Kate Danley, Maggie for Hire

“Just a donation request to support the brave public servants of Los Angeles during this time of budgetary shortfalls.”
― Kate Danley, Maggie for Hire

“Her breath caught in her throat, for she heard the clatter of death waiting to fall.”
― Kate Danley, The Woodcutter

“The woodcutter brushed the dust from his beard and reflected on how sphinxes would live much longer if they asked a different riddle.”
― Kate Danley, The Woodcutter

“He watched them go, spreading out against the sky, like new constellations playing amongst the stars.”
― Kate Danley, The Woodcutter

“She was who she was, no more, no less, and that was what made her so special.”
― Kate Danley, The Woodcutter

“for you are no longer that which you were and will forever be more than you ever thought possible.”
― Kate Danley, The Woodcutter

“For true names in the mouth of an enemy have power.”
― Kate Danley, The Woodcutter

“Killian settled back into his seat and made the universal sign for “after you”.  I gave him the universal sign for “up yours, buddy”.”
― Kate Danley, Maggie for Hire

“Within her eyes was the gratitude of the thousands of souls that knew him. He saw them. He saw the faces of the fae, the faces of the Wood. He heard their voices as they whispered in his ear of their thanks for what he had endured, for the sacrifices he had made. He felt in his being their emotions, those feelings that words could not describe. They were here because he loved without thinking. They were here because he was loved. Truly loved. True love.”
― Kate Danley, The Woodcutter

“I woke up with Mac smothering my face.  I don’t know what it is about cats and the whole “the rest of the bed is not good enough for me, I want to be where your head is” action, but fortunately, he’s cute, so I let him live.”
― Kate Danley, Maggie for Hire

“I had chased this sucker down a blind alley, silver stake in my hand.  Unnecessarily fancy weaponry?  Yes.  You are correct.  To kill a vampire, you just need a stake, anything pointy will do, but I never know what I’ll be tracking next, so I try to go for multipurpose tools.  Plus, my sister got this one engraved for me at Things Remembered last Christmas, which, I think, gives it some added class.”
― Kate Danley, Maggie for Hire

“She smelled of spice and forbidden thoughts.”
― Kate Danley, The Woodcutter

“Watching your sadness is worse than dying.  Do not die while you are still alive, my love.  Do not fear to live and love again.”
― Kate Danley, A Spirited Manor

“She broke away and wiped the tears from his cheeks. "Go forth knowing that all is set to right, all because of thy love on this blessed, blessed night.”
― Kate Danley, The Woodcutter

“Within her eyes was the gratitude of the thousands of souls that knew him. He saw them. He saw the faces of the fae, the faces of the Wood. He heard their voices as they whispered in his ear of their thanks for what he had endured, for the sacrifices he had made. He felt in his being their emotions, those feelings that words could not describe. They were here because he loved without thinking.”
― Kate Danley, The Woodcutter

“That's the thing about love, my dear.  It comes when you least expect it, when you least want it, and when you have sworn to yourself you're done with such foolish dealings, POOF!  There is Mr. Wonderful standing right in front of you, stealing your heart away.”
― Kate Danley, O'Hare House Mysteries: Omnibus Books 1-4

“You can't just go around shooting things, Maggie.”
― Kate Danley, Maggie Goes to Hollywood

“And he knew, in that moment, he would never meet another woman like her if he traveled every inch of the world and back again.”
― Kate Danley, The Woodcutter

“It all turns out just fine in the end. But only if you leave now. Otherwise, we're all going to die horribly. So you should go.”
― Kate Danley, Maggie Goes to Hollywood

“Really?  Did they not read the health advisory that cutting off the blood supply to your bajinga was hazardous to a person's health?”
― Kate Danley, Eine Kleine Nacht Maggie

“And I gunned it.”
― Kate Danley, Maggie for Hire

“Educational system in America is not as good as in China. You may be idiot. It is hard to tell with you white people.”
― Kate Danley, Maggie for Hire

“Fuck," I said. "Once again, you and I are of one mind," Killian said, giving the last door handle a frustrated jerk.”
― Kate Danley, Maggie on the Bounty

“Quite understandable.  But perhaps you will allow me to secure you a brownie from our bakery in apology.” “Does it have nuts?” I shouted, “Because that’s what you are to think that I can be bought off with chocolaty goodness!” Killian’s face cringed. “What?” “He did not mean that kind of brownie.” “What???”  Then realization dawned and I felt like an ass.  “Oh.  A brownie.” “Cleaners.  Cooks.  Ears to the ground,” said the fat”
― Kate Danley, Maggie for Hire

“We shall all be the most festive in the whole park as we explode everything with the most patriotic of spirit!”
― Kate Danley, Red, White, and Maggie

“It was the steady march of one hundred years of unkindness which now took her love forever from the earth,”
― Kate Danley, Queen Mab

“I started reviewing the day’s events:  destroyed my uncle.  Check.  Saved my Mom and Dad.  Check.  Delivered ancient artifact of unknown power to a crazy Chinese guy.  Check.  Dinner with the family?  I looked over the rim at the Los Angeles skyline as my stomach growled. Seemed like the perfect time to drive off a cliff. And I gunned it.”
― Kate Danley, Maggie for Hire

“I tried to focus on the question and not the fact his cooking was better than the majority of the intimate relationships I had been in.”
― Kate Danley, Maggie for Hire