Colleen Gleason > Quotes

“In for a penny, in for a pound - by Max Pesaro

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― Colleen Gleason, When Twilight Burns

“I didn't want to love you, but I can't help it. I don't want to be without you, but I bloody well will." - Max”
― Colleen Gleason, When Twilight Burns

“That would be a fine day...one that I needed a girl to save my life. From a vampire.”
― Colleen Gleason, The Rest Falls Away

“I've changed my mind, and when we're finished, Victoria, you won't remember your own name... let alone Viogets." ~ Max”
― Colleen Gleason, As Shadows Fade

“And then she was looking up into the deep-set, dark eyes of the Marquess of Rockley.”
― Colleen Gleason, The Rest Falls Away

“Se continui a guardarmi così, Victoria, sarò felice di darti quello che vuoi. Dopotutto, non sei più una bambina" Sebastian a Victoria”
― Colleen Gleason, Rises The Night

“I don't plan to be a gentleman about this Victoria. He doesn't want you - he doesn't want anyone - an I do." ~ Sebastian”
― Colleen Gleason, As Shadows Fade

“I’m happy to scrap with you, Macey darling, but we might do a little too much damage in this small space.”
― Colleen Gleason, Roaring Shadows

“The only thing predictable about you is that you consistently appear when you suppose I least expect it. Perhaps that will be your undoing; for now I shall expect to see you every time I turn around.”
― Colleen Gleason, Rises The Night

“Somewhere along the way, she'd ceased being Miss Stoker and had become Evaline.
Not quite a friend, but no longer a stranger.”
― Colleen Gleason, The Clockwork Scarab

“Hurry up, Mina. There's a dead body here for you!”
― Colleen Gleason, The Chess Queen Enigma

“How does one address... the master of the vampire executioners? My lord? Your grace? Your stakeness?”
― Colleen Gleason, The Rest Falls Away

“I always knew our first time would be in a carriage." - Sebastian”
― Colleen Gleason, Rises The Night

“Non c'era premura, né ferocia tra loro... Ma il suo bacio la lasciava senza fiato, le toglieva la ragione, le indeboliva le ginocchia. Era profondo e lungo come se avesse tutto il tempo di questa terra.”
― Colleen Gleason, When Twilight Burns

“Lei frugò tra le lenzuola, quindi serrò le dita intorno al legno levigato.
«Ti amerò per sempre, Phillip». E lo pugnalò.”
― Colleen Gleason, The Rest Falls Away

“Oh. Really? Smith? The most common, boring name in the world? - Evaline, to Pix”
― Colleen Gleason, The Chess Queen Enigma

“My partner and I escaped the chamber with nothing more than a ripped hem (Miss Holmes's), a sagging hairdo (Miss Holmes's), and a broken copper-heeled shoe (also Miss Holmes's).”
― Colleen Gleason, The Clockwork Scarab

“[...] «Vieni con me?»
«Ovunque tu voglia", rispose Max, ricambiando il suo sguardo. E poi rovinò tutto, aggiungendo: «Qualcuno dovrà pur tenerti d'occhio.»”
― Colleen Gleason, As Shadows Fade

“I realized, suddenly and quite shockingly, that her answered mattered to me - for a number of reasons...
I would be without a valuable companion and counterpart for my adventures, and I discovered, to my surprise, that that realization did not sit well with me at all. For all her weaknesses, Evaline Stoker was also a significant force to be reckoned with in her own way. We did complement each other, and I would miss having her by my side on any future endeavors.”
― Colleen Gleason, The Carnelian Crow

“That was Chas. Furious and black-hearted one minute, ready to crack a wry joke the next.”
― Colleen Gleason, Roaring Shadows

“Her companion froze then his eyes widened and he began to laugh. Loudly, derisively, uproariously. His body shook and he leaned his shoulder against the wall as if needing to be held upright. Good grief. When the dark pain and anguish that always lingered in his countenance evaporated and turned into reckless humor instead, Chas became unbelievably handsome. Impossibly good-looking—so”
― Colleen Gleason, Roaring Shadows

“How could they be on opposite sides when it came to protecting the planet that hosted all of them?”
― Colleen Gleason, Siberian Treasure

“I have my theories," I said before Grayling could speak.
"Please feel free to keep them to yourself," the Scot suggested.”
― Colleen Gleason, The Clockwork Scarab

“Jealousy doesn’t become you. Of course I care about your welfare as well as Sebastian’s, and Temple’s too, of course—but the last time I saw him he barely escaped poofing in the sun.”
― Colleen Gleason, Roaring Shadows

“Hello, Miss Adler. Irene Adler. Wow,” he said, his voice hushed. “This is so weird.”
― Colleen Gleason, The Clockwork Scarab

“When a holy was is declared, the end justifies any means to those crusaders.”
― Colleen Gleason, Siberian Treasure

“Why do you have a picture of my mentor, Siri, on the shelf above your fireplace? - Evaline.
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That's not your mentor... That's my mother, Desiree. - Mina”
― Colleen Gleason, The Spiritglass Charade

“«Mi sono sempre chiesta una cosa», continuò lei come se Max non la stesse affatto guardando con intenzioni omicide. «Mentre mi spogliavo e tu eri seduto in un angolo, fissando diligentemente fuori dal finestrino, o tenendo gli occhi chiusi come avevi dichiarato, hai per caso dato una sbirciatina?». Victoria udì quello che sembrava uno sbuffo strozzato o un colpo di tosse soffocato. Poi... «Naturalmente no.»”
― Colleen Gleason, As Shadows Fade

“I never expected to be as challenged as I've been with you and Miss Stoker. The two of you make a formidable team... Though I suppose I shouldn't be surprised, knowing from whence you spring. - Lady Cosgrove-Pitt”
― Colleen Gleason, The Carnelian Crow

“I sat up straight. "How in the world does a simple Cockney pickpocket know all about 'The Vampyre' and Frankenstein and their connections?"
Mina's eyes widened, gleaming like marbles in the dim light. I'd actually taken her by surprise.
"That, my dear Miss Stoker, is a very good question. A very good question.”
― Colleen Gleason, The Carnelian Crow