The first rule of etiquette a boy learns when he's about to enter society is that civility is due to all women. No provocation, no matter how unjust and rudely delivered, can validate a man who fails to treat a woman with anything less than utmost courtesy." The boys hung on his every word. He glanced in her direction. "I have met some incredibly unpleasant women, and I have never failed in this duty. But I must admit: your sister may prove my undoing.
Ilona AndrewsYou say the sweetest things. And that spaghetti perfume you're wearing is to die for. No hobo could resist." She snarled. Heh.
Ilona AndrewsIf a cultural reference flies over a man's head, does it make a sound if nobody else gets it.
Ilona AndrewsYou will tell me what you know now," he said. "Or?" He said nothing, so I elaborated. "See, this kind of threat usually has an 'or' attached to it. Or an 'and'. 'Tell me and I'll allow you to live' or something like that.
Ilona AndrewsHe isnโt so much flirting,โ Cerise murmured. โEither he doesnโt like me or he doesnโt know how.โ โOf course he likes you. Youโre lovely. He probably just doesnโt get it. Some men have to be hit over the head with it. Her aunt rolled her eyes. โI thought Iโd have to draw your uncle Jean a giant sign. That or kidnap him and have my evil way with him, until he got the message.
Ilona AndrewsWhen you want to take over a city, you have to destroy the illusion of safety it provides. You have to hit the large well-protected establishments, find the powerful people who run them and are viewed as invincible, and kill them. You want to destroy the morale first. Once the people's resolve is gone and everyone is scared for their own skin, the city is yours.
Ilona Andrews