The point is, Mrs. MacDonagh, that the universe is exactly the size that your soul can encompass. Some people live in extremely small worlds, and some live in a world of infinite possibility.
Kevin HearneNot everyone can be bribed with meat, Oberon." "They Can't? Oh! you mean they're vegetarian." "No, they eat meat. It just doesn't sway their decision making process." "Well that... that's just wrong, Atticus!Are they Monsters? It's like they have no moral center!
Kevin HearneIcy glares from vampires are far icier than icy glares from people and when the vampire giving you an icy glare is originally from Iceland, you're confronted with the archetypal origin of the term, and you shouldn't be surprised if your core body temperature drops a few degrees.
Kevin HearneThe widowโs eyebrows raised. โYeโve got all these nasty pooches to run around with and ye still might die?โ โIโm going to go fight with a god, some demons, and a coven of witches who all want to kill me,โ I said, โso itโs a distinct possibility.โ โAre yโgoinโ tโkill โem back?โ โIโd certainly like to.โ โAttaboy,โ the widow chuckled. โOff yโgo, then. Kill every last one oโ the bastards and call me in the morninโ.
Kevin HearneAw, no. Youโre taking us to that vegetarian place, arenโt you? Itโs a coffee place. You canโt just automatically classify anything that isnโt a steak house as vegetarian. Yes, I can. This is America. You said Americans assert their own opinions as if they were facts and dismiss inconvenient facts as mere opinions.
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