Let her alone,' said the enkanto, 'or I will curse you blind, lame, and worse.' The old man laughed. 'I'm a curse breaker, fool.' The elf grabbed one of the Jim Beam bottles from the table and slammed it down, so that he was holding a jagged glass neck. The elf smiled a very thin smile. 'Then I won't bother with magic.
Holly BlackI think Bob appreciated my outfit. He made me buy the more expensive pendant. You might think that was to my disadvantage, but I accept that status comes with a price.โ โNot usually so immediately.โ I shake my head. โYou better not be hitting on federal agent ladies. Theyโll arrest you.โ His grin widens. โI like handcuffs.โ I groan. โThere is something seriously wrong with you.โ โNothing that a night being worked over by a hot representative of justice couldnโt fix.
Holly BlackThis is the part in the movie where that guy says, "Zombies? What zombies?" just before they eat his brains. I don't want to be that guy.
Holly BlackYou both ... you both saved me?" "Come on," said Luis. "You make it sound like it was hard for Val to go to the Unseelie Court, strike a deal with Roiben, challenge Mabry to a duel, win back your heart, and then get back here during rush hour.
Holly BlackAt the end of a criminalโs life, itโs always the small mistake, the coincidence, the lark. The time we got too comfortable, the time we slipped up, the time someone aimed a little to the left. Iโve heard Grandadโs war stories a thousand times. How they finally got Mo. How Mandy almost got away. How Charlie fell. Birth to grave, we know itโll be us one day. Our tragedy is that we forget it might be someone else first.
Holly Black