Annette Marie > Quotes

“Actions change our course, influence our futures, but intentions define us, empower us. Without intent, we are nothing.”
― Annette Marie, Red Winter

“Life is short, there and then gone. Don’t waste it waiting for a solution that might not even exist.”
― Annette Marie, Reap the Shadows

“Because you are more to me now. Because you keep secrets like a kami and I’m curious what you hide. Because you are lonely and scared and I don’t understand why. Because you trust me when you know you shouldn’t. Because I believe you when you say you will keep your word.”
― Annette Marie, Red Winter

“I would have kept you forever, little miko." His words were soft, almost soundless. "I would have taken you with me wherever the tides of time carried us, and I would have loved you until the very end.”
― Annette Marie, Immortal Fire

“Don’t forget me, Shiro,” she said hoarsely. “You’re not allowed to forget me.”
― Annette Marie, Red Winter

“What about death is to be feared? The burdens of life can be so great that it would be a comfort to know that someday it will end...that someday, we will have earned final rest.”
― Annette Marie, Dark Tempest

“Most people couldn’t have ignored a demon sharing the library with them, but most people didn’t love books as much as I did.”
― Annette Marie, Taming Demons for Beginners

“Some problems aren’t fixable, but that doesn’t mean you should stop. That sense that you can’t move forward ... that’s the trap. It’s better to take the best future you can manage with what you have, than to put your life on hold trying to fix everything in the hopes of a perfect future that might never come.”
― Annette Marie, Reap the Shadows

“I glared at him, unreasonably offended that he thought my blood was gross. “Serves you right for licking me.”
― Annette Marie, Taming Demons for Beginners

“His expression didn’t soften. “Death is easy. Living is difficult.”
― Annette Marie, Bind the Soul

“Ash had done so much more than capture her heart. He’d changed the very landscape of her soul.”
― Annette Marie, Yield the Night

“I meandered farther into the library. Why were books so irresistible? I wanted to read them all.”
― Annette Marie, Hunting Fiends for the Ill-Equipped

“... You did what none of us could do.”
“Only because the poison didn’t affect me the same way—”
“Does that matter? We couldn’t do it. You did. We saw what you looked like when you got out. How many times did you fall in order to batter your knees like that? But you kept going.”
“That makes me stubborn, not strong,” she mumbled.
“Strength comes in many forms...”
― Annette Marie, Dark Tempest

“I gulped down a surge of terror. The demon had come out of the pendant like a Pokémon out of a poké ball. Beelzebub, I choose you!”
― Annette Marie, Demon Magic and a Martini

“He protects me in exchange for baked goods. That’s … that’s the whole contract.”
― Annette Marie, Taming Demons for Beginners

“Wish me luck.”
“Luck is for those with nothing else. I wish you strength and courage.”
― Annette Marie, Unleash the Storm

“Are you ready to die?” “No,” she whispered. “Then rise and take up your sword.”
― Annette Marie, Dark Tempest

“He loved the shower. I was pretty sure he’d save the shower before he’d save me, contract or no contract.”
― Annette Marie, Slaying Monsters for the Feeble

“Um, so … I can explain.” “Can you?” Darius muttered, crouched two feet away and staring at the demon whose face I was mashing into my boobs. Okay, it was a weird situation, but I didn’t have any better ideas on keeping Zylas under control for a few minutes.”
― Annette Marie, Taming Demons for Beginners

“Zak pulled me over to my one bar stool. Twenty minutes ago, I’d owned two bar stools, but the other one was in pieces. Poor stool. So much life to live, snatched away too soon by an angry sea serpent.”
― Annette Marie, Two Witches and a Whiskey

“Aaron slumped at a table, his head in his arms, while Kai and Ezra watched him sulk with the caring sympathy of close friends. Nah, just kidding. They looked entertained as hell, zero sympathy in their smirks.”
― Annette Marie, Three Mages and a Margarita

“It was worth a shot, and as the saying around here goes, you miss one hundred percent of the shots you don’t take.”
― Annette Marie, Three Mages and a Margarita

“Independence is an admirable trait, but it can be rooted in pride, insecurity, and fear as easily as it can stem from strength, confidence, and self-reliance. Be sure you know what drives yours.”
― Annette Marie, Dark Arts and a Daiquiri

“I wish I could see in your head again.” “What if you see I am something different than you want me to be?”
― Annette Marie, Hunting Fiends for the Ill-Equipped

“Behind her, she heard Lyre's exasperated mutter.
"We incubi might claim to understand them," he grumbled to Ash, "but no male can actually comprehend how a woman's mind works."
"It's safer not to even try.”
― Annette Marie, Unleash the Storm

“Loss can be like chains holding you in place or a fire pushing you onward. We each choose every day what it will be to us.”
― Annette Marie, Unleash the Storm

“You might be too drunk to magic.”
― Annette Marie, Dark Arts and a Daiquiri

“Zylas spun on his chair to face me. “Payilas. I will not harm your allies.” I resisted an unexpected sting of tears. “Thank you, Zylas.” “If you were not so weak, you would not need any allies but me.” My sappy gratitude evaporated. “Every time you say something nice, you ruin it.” “We talked about nice.”
― Annette Marie, Taming Demons for Beginners

“There’s a line between keeping secrets because the consequences of the truth scare you, and keeping secrets because you need to be beside someone when you share the truth.”
― Annette Marie, Lost Talismans and a Tequila

“Even if we only have tonight ...” she said, her voice trembling. “Just for tonight, I want to forget about it all and just be with you.” Shadows slid across his eyes, emotions she couldn’t name. His hand curled over the back of her neck, gently pulling her face to his until their lips were almost touching. “Just for tonight,” he whispered, “and for as long as you want me.”
― Annette Marie, Reap the Shadows