We have to stop anyway. I don't want you to regret this later. And I don't want your head to explode."" Really? You're so good that my head would explode?" It took him a moment. His expression changed from intense to speculative. "It's a possibility. I'm not a doctor, but Doolittle says it could happen."" That's a lot of expectation to live up to."" I exceed expectations." So modest, too.

— Ilona Andrews

Well, when it became obvious that magic was going to wreck the computer networks, people tried to preserve portions of the Internet. They took snapshots of their servers and sent the data to a central database at the Library of Congress. The project became known as the Library of Alexandria, because in ancient times Alexandria's library was said to contain all the human knowledge, before some jackass burned it to the ground.

— Ilona Andrews

Were you watching me sleep? Because I thought we agreed that's creepy.

— Ilona Andrews

We took a right at the fork, heading farther north. The charred houses continued. To the right, a large sign nailed to an old telephone post shouted DANGER in huge red letters. Underneath in crisp black letters was written:IM-1: Infectious Magic Area Do Not Enter Authorized Personnel Only second smaller sign under the first one, written on a piece of plastic with permanent marker, read:Keep out, stupid.“We aren’t going to keep out, are we?” Assani asked.“No.”“Awesome.

— Ilona Andrews

What did I tell you about plastic ties? Only for humans, Julie murmured. If you don't listen to me, I can't teach you anything.

— Ilona Andrews

What's that?"" That's my attack poodle.

— Ilona Andrews

When in doubt, poke the beehive with a stick to see if anything interesting flies out. I clapped my hands. 'I had no idea Pit teams had such pretty cheerleaders. Can you do it again, but with more spirit this time?

— Ilona Andrews

When she looked at him with those dark eyes, NASCAR felt the urge to say something intelligent and deeply impressive. Unfortunately, nothing of the kind came to mind.

— Ilona Andrews

Why had I wasted all my time pretending to be someone I wasn't? I was tired, so very, very tired of standing on my own brakes. I felt...right. Furthermore, I felt free.

— Ilona Andrews

Would you like to borrow a pair of my panties to wave around at the next Council meeting to get the point across?” His eyes flashed. “Got any to spare?” I could’ve picked somebody rational. But no, I had to fall in love with this arrogant idiot. Come to the Keep with me, be my princess. Mourn me when your crazy dad kills me. Yeah, right.

— Ilona Andrews