Karen Greco > Quotes

“I refuse to bow to the Google gods”
― Karen Greco, Hell's Belle

“Men. They don't ask for directions, but they'll ask a demon for a favor.
-Nina”
― Karen Greco, Tainted Blood

“Pfft to your technology," Gramps said. "I have a spell that can change your appearance." I rolled my eyes. "Like that potion from Harry Potter?" "It's no potion," he snapped. "And what’s a Harry Potter?”
― Karen Greco, Steele City Blues

“Stop," I said bitterly. "The last thing I want to feel right now is hope." "What the hell is wrong with you, girl? All we have is hope." "You're too young to understand," I dismissed him. "Shut up with that crap." Casper's voice rose, his hackles up. "I'm dead, remember. If a dead guy can still have hope, you sure as hell can too." The kid had moxie, I'd give him that. "Not fair to play the dead card." "Bitch please, that's the only card I have left,”
― Karen Greco, Tainted Blood

“Crawl back to the desert, lo stregone," Tavio spat out. Literally. Twice. Then Tavio made a devil horn sign, which was pretty rich coming from a vampire in league with a demon.”
― Karen Greco, Steele City Blues

“Come on, Peter, we have to get ready." "I am sorry, Father, for what?" "An exorcism, my boy!" "Did the Vatican...?" "Oh please, the Vatican," the elderly priest chided the younger one. "The Vatican doesn't know their ass from an exorcism.”
― Karen Greco, Tainted Blood

“Where was I when all this was happening?" "You took a nasty bump on the head. You were out for the whole thing." "Out, like passed out? Vampires don't pass out." "The ones with traumatic brain injuries do." Frankie’s eyes went wide. "Really? I had a traumatic brain injury? And I’m not a vegetable. Extraordinary." I wiped my blood stained hands on my ass. "Frankie, we lost Mia. I just executed three of Leila's human henchmen. My jeans are ruined. And I need a goddamn drink. What the hell is so extraordinary about your brain injury?”
― Karen Greco, Steele City Blues

“Kind of scary when the voice of reason is an 18-year-old ghost,”
― Karen Greco, Steele City Blues

“The happiest place on earth was lucky the vamp wasn’t having much success. No one had died yet, no kid had gotten bit. Only a handful of adults had surfaced with nasty puncture wounds on their necks, which the resort doctors explained away as bug bites. It wasn’t an unlikely scenario. There were some weird-ass bugs in Florida.”
― Karen Greco, Steele City Blues

“Men. They won't ask for directions, but they'll ask a demon for a favor.”
― Karen Greco, Tainted Blood

“The ghost is smart to be scared," he said. "He can sense my energy. My power. My force." "What are you, a Jedi? Your force has nothing to do with it,”
― Karen Greco, Steele City Blues

“Casper," I whispered. "Yeah?" His voice was low too. "I don't think we did it." I bit on my lower lip to stop it from trembling. "Don't say that," Casper scolded gently. "We don't know how this shit works. Did you expect him to be all like hey, YOLO! Maybe this is like after an operation, in the recovery room.”
― Karen Greco, Tainted Blood

“You are a vampire, Frankie. And you think amusement parks are creepy?”
― Karen Greco, Steele City Blues

“Hey!" I barked at the ghost. I had to maintain complete control over the situation and the ghost, or we were screwed. "Lovely establishment," he said with a note of sarcasm. As I got closer, I saw that he was dressed like an early 20th-century undertaker. His face was long and his ears kind of stuck out. His mouth pulled down at the corners in a perpetual frown. “I suppose this will do." "You can't stay here," I warned. "I will have you exorcised." "Horse shit," he countered. "I suggest you add some bookshelves to the walls and make a small library back here. This place could use a touch of class." Was I getting decorating advice from a ghost?”
― Karen Greco, Tainted Blood

“So, do you have a plan to contain your mother, or are you just going to wing it?" His fingers formed air quotes at the final two words while I shot him a venomous look.”
― Karen Greco, Steele City Blues