Ilona Andrews Quotes

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• First rule of bodyguard detail: know where your 'body' is at all times.

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  Details, Body, Firsts

  Ilona Andrews (2010). “Magic Bleeds”, p.145, Penguin

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• Bad days, good days, ‘I’ll cut you if you look at me the wrong way’ days. I’ll take them all.

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  Good Day, Bad Day, Cutting

  Ilona Andrews (2012). “Gunmetal Magic: A Novel in the World of Kate Daniels”, p.324, Penguin

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• If the sky could dream, it would dream of dragons.

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  Inspirational, Life, Dream

  Ilona Andrews (2011). “Fate's Edge”, p.128, Penguin

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• "Did those nice church ladies come by again?" He nodded. "I asked them if a man died and then the woman remarried, and then the three of them met in heaven, would it be a sin for them to have a threesome, since they were all married in God's eye. And they decided they were late to be somewhere else."

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  Nice, Eye, Men

  "Gunmetal Magic". Book by Ilona Andrews, 2012.

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• I do shodo magic,” Dali said. “I curse through calligraphy. I have to write the curse out on a piece of paper and I can’t move while I do it. One smudge, and I might kill the lot of us.” Oh good. “But don’t worry.” Dali waved her arms. “It’s so precise, it usually doesn’t work at all.” Better and better.

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  Moving, Writing, Worry

  Ilona Andrews (2010). “Magic Strikes: A Kate Daniels Novel: 3”, p.168, Hachette UK

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• It was the kind of sword that would make a lifelong pacifist look for tall boots and a hat with feathers.

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  Hats, Looks, Boots

  Ilona Andrews (2010). “Magic Bleeds”, p.103, Penguin

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• I said, I know why you’re afraid to fight with me.” "And why is that?” If he flexed again, I’d have to implement emergency measures. Maybe I could kick some sand at him or something. Hard to look hot brushing sand out of your eyes. "You want me.” Oh boy. "You can’t resist my subtle charm, so you’re afraid you’re going to make a spectacle out of yourself.” "You know what? Don’t talk to me.

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  Eye, Fighting, Boys

  Ilona Andrews (2009). “Magic Strikes”, p.198, Penguin

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• Failure happened. The trick was to accept the risk and try anyway.

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  Risk, Trying, Accepting

  Ilona Andrews (2010). “Bayou Moon”, p.80, Penguin

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• Men and swords. My father said that if you put any able-bodied man, no matter how peaceful, into a room with a sword and a practice dummy and leave him alone, eventually the man would pick up the sword and try to stab the dummy. It is human nature.

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  Father, Men, Practice

  Ilona Andrews (2007). “Magic Bites”, p.110, Penguin

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• Humans tend to segregate the world: enemies on one side, friends on the other. Friends are the people we know. Enemies are the Other. You can do just about anything to the Other. It doesn't matter if this Other is actually guilty of any crimes, because it is a matter of emotion, not logic. You see angry people aren't interested in justice, they just want an excuse to vent their rage.

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  People, Justice, Enemy

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• And did you have to hack his arms off?” “Yes, I did. He wouldn’t go through the door.” “You say it like you’re proud of it." I was proud of it. It was an example of quick thinking in a difficult situation.

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  Thinking, Doors, Difficult Situations

  Ilona Andrews (2009). “Magic Strikes”, p.144, Penguin

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• Cats randomly refuse to follow orders to prove they can.

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  Cat, Order, Prove

  Ilona Andrews (2009). “Magic Strikes”, p.47, Penguin

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• Jack didn’t fully get Jesus. Audrey tried to explain it, and he could repeat it back to her, word for word, but he still didn’t comprehend most of it. The best he could gather was that Jesus lived long ago, told people to be nice, and they killed him for it. At the end, he asked who was Jesus’ necromancer and if he was in the Bible, then Kaldar couldn’t stop laughing and had to sit down.

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  Jesus, Nice, Long Ago

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• When I'm with him, I can feel myself getting better. It's like he's picking up broken pieces of me and putting me back together, and I don't even know he's doing it. We never talk about it. We don't go to therapy. He just loves me and that's enough.

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  Broken, Get Better, Together

  Ilona Andrews (2010). “Magic Bleeds”, p.85, Penguin

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• I just had to stay cool. Zen. No punching in the face. Punching would not be Zen.

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  Faces, Punching, Stay Cool

  Ilona Andrews (2010). “Magic Bleeds”, p.65, Penguin

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• Some women waited for a night in shining armor. She, apparently, had ended up with a knight in black jeans and leather, who wanted to chase her down and have his evil way with her.

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  Night, Jeans, Evil

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• All men are liars. All women are liars, too.

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  Liars, Men

  Ilona Andrews (2014). “Burn for Me: A Hidden Legacy Novel”, p.9, Harper Collins

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• You replaced me with a shaved poodle?” “He’s got mad skills.” Derek’s eyebrows crept up. “He can vomit and urinate at the same time and he doesn’t make fun of my car.

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  Fun, Eyebrows, Skills

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• you might want to decide fast. We live in a dangerous world. If you see a chance to be happy, you have to fight for it, so later you have no regrets.

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  Regret, Fighting, Dangerous World

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• I turned to leave and paused before the gap in the ruined wall. "One last thing, Your Majesty. I'd like a name I can put into my report, something shorter than typing out 'The Leader of the Southern Shapechanger Faction.' What should I call you?" "Lord." I rolled my eyes. He shrugged. "It's short.

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  Wall, Eye, Names

  Ilona Andrews (2012). “Magic Bites: A Special Edition of the First Kate Daniels Novel”, p.39, Penguin

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• Do you know what separates adults from children? Self-discipline. We don’t want to go to work, we don’t want to do our chores, and we don’t want to make unpleasant decisions, but we do all those things because we’re aware of the consequences which will follow if we don’t.

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  Children, Self, Discipline

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• Life was too short and ended too suddenly. If you didn't take advantage of what you had today, tomorrow it might be ripped from you.

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  Might, Today, Tomorrow

  Ilona Andrews (2010). “Bayou Moon”, p.166, Penguin

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• Maybe if I prayed to Miss Marple, she’d hook me up with a clue

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  Missing, Hook, Clue

  Ilona Andrews (2010). “Magic Strikes: A Kate Daniels Novel: 3”, p.78, Hachette UK

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• When you walk a dog on a short leash, she's close enough to bite you.

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  Dog, Enough, Walks

  Ilona Andrews (2010). “Magic Bleeds”, p.99, Penguin

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• I gave him my best cryptic smile. He did not fall down to his feet, kiss my shoes, and promise me the world. I must be getting rusty.

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  Fall, Kissing, Shoes

  Ilona Andrews (2012). “Magic Bites: A Special Edition of the First Kate Daniels Novel”, p.17, Penguin

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