A little warning wouldโve been nice. You couldnโt have said, โHey, as part of your training today, Iโm going to beat you senselessโ?
Julie KagawaThe mighty hunter," I quipped as we snuck out the backdoor, escaping into the yard. "He can take down vicious rabids and rampaging boars, but one old lady can make him flee in terror.""One scary old lady," he corrected me, looking relieved to be out of the house. "You didn't hear what she told me when I got up - you're so cute I could put you in a pie. Tell me that's not the creepiest thing you've ever heard." His voice climbed a few octaves, turning shrill and breathy. "Today for dessert, we have apple pie, blueberry pie and Ezekiel pie.
Julie KagawaThis is our punishment, our Tribulation. God has abandoned this world. The faithful have already gone on to their reward, and he has left the rest of us here, at the mercy of the demons and the devils. The sins of our fathers have passed to their children, and their children's children, and it will continue to be so until this world is completely destroyed. So it doesn't matter if you believe in God or not, because He is not here.
Julie KagawaI wished that, for once, faery tales โ real faery tales, not Disney fairy tales โ would have a happy ending.
Julie KagawaI was a huge bookworm as a kid, and you could usually find me reading something with a dragon on its cover.
Julie KagawaI was minding my own buisness long before you and the princess started humping like rabbits.
Julie KagawaI know what itโs like to miss someone. To feel like youโre justโฆwandering around, lost.
Julie KagawaI don't believe in fate," he said carefully, "but... I do believe everything happens for a reason. That there is some plan, some meaning to this darkness we live in.
Julie KagawaOverall, Id say I was an awesome bookseller, but probably not the best book shelver. I loved recommending books and helping people find books.
Julie KagawaRobin Goodfellow, for all his pranks and mischief, was the sweetest, most noble person I'd ever known, and I'd missed him terribly.
Julie KagawaI get up, get coffee, and go into my home office. I check email and Twitter before I start work, but I have to try not to get too distracted.
Julie KagawaMetallic trees. That's new. If you see any steel dryads, be sure to tell me so I can run away screaming.
Julie KagawaI guess the sacrifice of my dignity is the only thing that will save us now. The things I endure for love. The Fates laugh at my torment.
Julie KagawaFear was the knowledge of pain, the awareness that you could be hurt, that you could die.
Julie KagawaWhen I wrote my first story, all the characters were teenagers because I think 16, 17 is a great age.
Julie KagawaI was Ashallayn'darkmyr Tallyn, son of Mab, former prince of the Unseelie Court, and I was not afraid of a witch on a broom.
Julie KagawaJealousy isn't something we deal with well, but some of us have been around long enough to know when to let go, and what is most important. The happiness of my two best friends should be more important than some ancient feud.
Julie KagawaYou will always be a monster - there is no turning back from it. But what kind of monster you become is entirely up to you.
Julie KagawaIt was fine and good to be defiant to the end, but it was better not to get caught in the first place.
Julie KagawaOh, we're playing nice now? Shall we have tea first? Brew up a nice pot of kiss-my-ass?
Julie KagawaAs cities grow and technology takes over the world, belief and imagination fade away, and so do we.
Julie KagawaMe? Robin Goodfellow, a family man? He, not likely, ice-boy. I mean, think of what that would do to my reputation. Glamour shimmered around him, and he gave us a wink. Later, lovebirds. Gimme a heads up when the kid arrives. 'Uncle Puck' will be waiting.
Julie Kagawa