Deadly Games Quotes

“Sespian opened his mouth, paused, closed it, then shook his head ruefully. "It's very easy to be drawn into what you're saying, and I catch myself wanting to nod and agree. Maybe I should take notes on your technique."
Amaranthe blushed and felt like she should stutter an apology, but she hadn't done anything to be embarrassed about, had she?
"It's her eyes", Sicarius said, startling her..
Yara glanced over her shoulder at him, apparently, surprised to hear him speak, but soon turned her attention back to the tracks. She seemed to be believe she should remain silent for the discussion.
Sespian scratched his jaw. "Yes, maybe so. They're like a doe's. Warm and earnest and..."
"Wholesome. Sicarius's eyes glinted, and Amaranthe scowled at him.”
― Lindsay Buroker

“Vampires are fond of their games. But the games that They play are different than the variants that I'm familiar with. The rules were made to be bent, broken, shattered—and somebody always gets hurt.

Always.”
― Nenia Campbell, Bleeds My Desire

“Love hadn’t existed in this world. Only hate, deceit and lies, but by letting him in I’d let all of that crumble.
By letting me in he’d done the same, and now we were engaged in an even deadlier game than before.”
― Cassandra Giovanni, In Between Seasons

“And yours is to throw yourself into the mouth of the lion and hope it doesn't like your savor”
― Holly Black, The Stolen Heir