Elizabeth Hunter Quotes & Sayings

Angry eyes met his. He was sure she'd try to get him back in some way before this was all over. Oddly enough, he was amused by the thought. He wondered just what tortures Natalie Ellis could dream up in her busy little brain. — Elizabeth Hunter

Ava whispered, We're all immortal, as long as our stories are told. — Elizabeth Hunter

You will always rebel," he whispered in her ear. "Against power. Against control. Against the will of others. It is in your very blood, Ava. I may have fallen, but you ripped the threads of heaven itself to get what you wanted. — Elizabeth Hunter

Have you seen what Gio's wearing? Is it tights? Please tell me it's tights."
"Should it weird me out that you want to ogle my husband's ass in a pair of tights?"
Dez just shook her head. "Not appreciating that ass would be like walking through the Sistine Chapel and not looking up. — Elizabeth Hunter

She glared at Tensin. "Thanks, that's reassuring."
Tensin shrugged. "It should be. I've been alive over five thousand years. If there's one thing predictable about the male of the species, it's their sex drive and their fascination with fire."
Beatrice snorted. "That's it, huh?"
"Most advances in technology occur because they're either trying to impress women or blow things up. It's as predictable as the sunrise. — Elizabeth Hunter

Quick sip of her diet soda before she — Elizabeth Hunter

And I also believe that love can work miracles."
"Love?" She cocked an eyebrow at him. "What about friendship? Can that work miracles, too?"
Carwyn rolled his eyes. "Silly B, love is friendship ... just with less clothes, which makes it far more brilliant. — Elizabeth Hunter

What do you want from me, Carwyn?"
"Many things." A lazy smile spread over his face. "But tonight, I want to hold you, and kiss you, and tell you that I love you as often as I like. — Elizabeth Hunter

Most libraries were small hotbeds of gossip and personal intrigue. — Elizabeth Hunter

If there is one thing predictable about the male of the species, it's their sex drive and their fascination with fire ... Most advances in technology occur because they're either trying to impress women or blow things up. [Tenzin] — Elizabeth Hunter

I don't think people take librarians quite that seriously anymore. — Elizabeth Hunter

Who gave you permission to speak, Murphy?" Jetta asked. "This is Terry's summit."
"I suppose that's true," Terry said, "But I'm fucking pissed off at all of you, so I decided I'd let him talk."
"And with that gracious introduction," Murphy continued, "I'll proceed. — Elizabeth Hunter

Ah," Caspar exclaimed when he walked into the kitchen. "The grey is a good choice. Makes you look much less demon-of-the-night."
"Please, Caspar," he implored. "A date with a live woman. Soon. — Elizabeth Hunter

Even a fool is counted wise when he holds his tongue. — Elizabeth Hunter

Oh, wow."
"What do you think?"
"I tried to imagine, but
I mean ... it's so much more
"
"Think it's large enough to keep you satisfied for a while?"
"It's so much bigger than I expected"
He backed away, leaving Beatrice to gaze in wonder at the library that took up half of the second floor.
"I think I'll just leave you two alone for a bit," he said with a chuckle. — Elizabeth Hunter

Give it a chance. Us. This." He swallowed the odd lump in his throat. "Whatever it is, it's new for me too. — Elizabeth Hunter

You don't have to be perfect, you just have to try and don't quit. — Elizabeth Hunter

I have to go out." A small smile teased the corner of his lips. "Unless you're offering, of course, then I could just skip the clubs. Much more convenient." He winked at her. — Elizabeth Hunter

Go to hell."
A flicker of madness crept into his eyes. "Already there. — Elizabeth Hunter

Was that on your husband profile right under your ability to burn pasta? Because, I'll be honest, anything after the description of your sexual skills I just skipped over. — Elizabeth Hunter

When I tell you to take guards, fucking take guards. These bastards owe me their fucking loyalty for a reason and if I tell them to hold your fucking handbag and paint your toenails, they'll bloody to it!" He spun at the guard who was standing silently by the door. "If you ever paint her toenails, I'll fucking kill you. — Elizabeth Hunter

Place me like a seal over your heart, like a seal on your arm; for love is as strong as death, its jealousy unyeilding as the grave. It burns like a blazing fire, like a mighty flame. Song of Solomon 8:6 — Elizabeth Hunter

Now go put some clothes on. Because if you want me to concentrate, you can't dangle that much naked man in front of me. Vampire or not. — Elizabeth Hunter

I HATE you," she told her sister over the speakerphone in her secure wing of Brigid and Carwyn's house. "No, you don't." "I do." "What did Murphy do?" "Nothing." Except kiss me in Galway and remind me that I miss him like a lost limb. Stare at me during the opera as if he'd eat me alive in the most pleasurable way possible. Show off his intellect, which has always been the most attractive thing about him. "Patrick Murphy has been a complete gentleman," she said. "Unerringly polite and respectful. Painfully welcoming." Anne heard Mary suck on her cigarette and release a breath. "Hateful man. That would irritate the piss out of me. — Elizabeth Hunter

Aristotle said 'anyone can become angry, but to be angry with the right person and to the right degree, and at the right time. For the right purpose and in the right way - is not within every man's power. — Elizabeth Hunter

But the wine had muffled the voices, making it harder for her to read the intentions of the man sitting next to her. — Elizabeth Hunter

So when life breaks you pick up the pieces and keep moving. Otherwise, you stay broken. And instead of being a survivor, you're always a victim. — Elizabeth Hunter

So, the wooden stake through the heart thing is apparently a myth, but you can be killed by fire. Anything else?"
"Should I be concerned that one of your first questions is how to kill me?"
Her jaw dropped. "What? No! I didn't mean ... I was just curious."
He snorted. "Well you can remain so."
"What about the sun?" she asked. "Extra toasty?"
"I'm not going to burst into flames, but I avoid tanning beds."
"Silver?"
"Some of my favorite cufflinks."
"Garlic?"
"Please," he sneered. "I'm Italian. — Elizabeth Hunter

Never underestimate the fury of an angry mother, Caspar. They're the most vicious creatures in the world. — Elizabeth Hunter

And wordlessly opened the small chest of drawers was filled with pure white clothes. — Elizabeth Hunter

And just like the moment in the hall, when grief and recognition slammed together, Ava knew. However it had happened, whatever strange twist of fate had caught her ... these were her people. And however he tried to deny it, Malachi was hers, too. — Elizabeth Hunter

He sat back with a sigh. "This is the peril of loving a psychologist, isn't it?" Anne smiled. "That and the bad sex jokes." He perked up. "There are bad sex jokes?" "So many bad sex jokes. Thousands of them." "That'll give me something to look forward to then." "MURPHY." He leaned closer as they waited for the formal arrival of Jetta Ommunsdotter in Terry and Gemma's drawing room. "Yes, love?" "What do a condom and a coffin have in common?" "I'm shocked that I don't know. What do a condom and a coffin have in common?" "They both hold stiffs. But one is coming and one is going." The corner of his mouth turned up. "I — Elizabeth Hunter

Do you realise ... " she whispered. "Do you know what loving you would mean for me? For my life?"
"Yes." He kissed her lips gently, then he whispered in her ear, "Love me anyway. — Elizabeth Hunter

You're not crazy, Ava. You're ... a miracle. — Elizabeth Hunter

Nothing's inexplicable. Just not explained yet. — Elizabeth Hunter

Love is the foundation of strength. — Elizabeth Hunter

[O]ne should never wait for life. Dare to live dangerously. You never know what mysteries could be waiting in the shadows. — Elizabeth Hunter

whatever appeared to be attacking the dog. Then she'd halted in her tracks and given him a rare smile. She had never looked more beautiful. Carwyn's heart — Elizabeth Hunter

Everything happens for a reason. Life. Death. Suffering and joy. There is a frightening beauty in all this that I don't want to lose, even if there's pain, too. — Elizabeth Hunter

I'm single, so
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"No, you're not." He had stepped closer, and his voice dropped to a low growl. "Whatever this is ... you are not single. You're not unattached as far as I'm concerned. — Elizabeth Hunter

The passing of time carried inevitability and with that would come loss. — Elizabeth Hunter

You've bitten her, but she's not yours." "Yet." "Looking for a challenge?" Baojia shrugged. "I hate being bored." The earth vampire just laughed. When — Elizabeth Hunter

The strongest, smartest and wealthiest have the most power. — Elizabeth Hunter

One soul. Two bodies. My soul recognized its own. That is why I love you as I do. All the mysteries. All the secrets. That is the one truth we can hold to. — Elizabeth Hunter

Do you know what loving you would mean for me? For my life?" "Yes." He kissed her lips gently, then he whispered in her ear, "Love me anyway." "Baojia, — Elizabeth Hunter

Ever her protector, the doctor understood the slim girl needed the dark and twisted stories that made her feel not quite as alone when she read them. — Elizabeth Hunter

I hoped," he heard her whisper. "I didn't know, but I — Elizabeth Hunter

The sat in silence for a few more minutes, — Elizabeth Hunter

Don't you realize how I adore you? ... But I couldn't steal the life of a girl when I wanted a woman's love. I wanted you to have a choice, not an infatuation. — Elizabeth Hunter

I think that maybe I do want to learn to play"
... "Oh, I think you're quite adept at playing already, Tesoro."
"No." She giggled. "An instrument."
"I'm allowing that joke to pass. Too obvious. — Elizabeth Hunter

I love you, Beatrice De Novo. I fell in love with the girl I met six years ago, and I love the woman in front of me even more."
"Gio
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"So you make the decision, Tesoro mio ... It's your choice. I want eternity with you, and I'm not leaving again." He gave her a sad smile. "You can't make me. — Elizabeth Hunter

I'm sorry. He's driving me a little crazy this morning." "That's their job, dear. Sari's grandfather was a menace." She looked up with a smile. "And yet we love them. — Elizabeth Hunter

I've spent five hundred years waiting to feel toward anyone the way I feel toward you. — Elizabeth Hunter

Tall, blond, and immortal." "Viking vampire assassins," Murphy said, barely stifling a sneer. "Sounds like the subject of a bad romance novel." "I disagree," Carwyn said. "That sounds like a rather excellent romance novel. — Elizabeth Hunter

You can cause earthquakes?"
He sighed, a playful look in his eyes. "There's such a delicious joke there, but I'm going to be good and hold back. With the amount of sexual tension permeating these grounds, even a bad 'rock your world' line is liable to ignite something. — Elizabeth Hunter

She sighed and looked at him sympathetically. 'Cool flame tricks aside, there's no competition.'
He lifted his eyebrow. 'Library wins?'
'Every single time. — Elizabeth Hunter

She seemed to have a gift for knowing exactly what people were looking for and how to offer them what they wanted while still getting her own way in the process. — Elizabeth Hunter

Loving you has been the finest thing I have done in five hundred years ... I do not tell you enough."
She looked up and smiled. "You tell me every night."
"It is not enough ... It is never enough"
"It is enough."
"No." ... "Never enough. It should be the unceasing prayer on my lips. The echo in every breath I take. — Elizabeth Hunter

I am sure of the fire that runs through me. I am sure of the earth I stand on. And I am sure of you. — Elizabeth Hunter

You did this."
"I didn't sire you."
"You. Did. This"
"I did this."
"Why?"
"Because I need you. — Elizabeth Hunter

Do not abandon love. Love is the foundation of strength. What we build on and hold to. Find — Elizabeth Hunter

This is my hall. And I do not
"
She was cut off as a sharp spear of fire shot out of Arosh's fingers. Livia pulled a guard in front of her, who immediately turned to ash.
"Shut up, woman. I am speaking. — Elizabeth Hunter

I don't think anyone is as loud as Bruno. — Elizabeth Hunter

A guard spoke. "Stop, both of you! You may not enter the castle with weapons."
Tenzin drew her sword in the space of a heartbeat, sliced off the head of the guard who spoke, and kept walking as the body crumbled to the ground. "Oh, really? — Elizabeth Hunter

But good Lord, how could Tom possibly keep the interest of a woman who spoke six languages? He barely spoke one. You — Elizabeth Hunter

Far be it from me to keep a woman from her book. That could become dangerous — Elizabeth Hunter

Let it be enough, Tesoro. It has to be enough. — Elizabeth Hunter

But sometimes, minding your own business isn't the right thing to do. Sometimes, you need to confront the evil in the world. I tried to ignore that for too long and people got hurt. — Elizabeth Hunter

Do not pity me, Beatrice De Novo. My life has been as fate dictated, and now I am master of it. Do not waste your regret on the past. — Elizabeth Hunter

I love you," she said. "At the end of the day, no matter what happens, I will never be sorry I was given the time to love you." Malachi — Elizabeth Hunter

Ubi amo, ibi patria. Where I love. there is my home. — Elizabeth Hunter

And she heart began to pound. — Elizabeth Hunter

He also knew the quickest way to win a fight was to avoid one in the first place. — Elizabeth Hunter

B, I swear, if you call her a cougar to her face, I will buy you a car." Carwyn snickered. "A house. Maybe even an island. — Elizabeth Hunter

Pride, my friends, is the deadliest of fires. While other flames burn the surface, pride burns from within. It works its way from the heart until it consumes you. And like any fire, it will eat its prey until it is smothered or quenched. — Elizabeth Hunter

Tell the truth, Giovanni Vecchio." A mischievous look came to her eye. "You have a butler, a cool car, and I've only ever seen you at night ... "
He froze, tension suddenly evident in the set of his shoulders. Beatrice leaned closer and whispered, "You're Batman, aren't you? — Elizabeth Hunter

Tenzin said, "More popcorn, my boy."
Giovanni ripped the plastic bag open and held the paper bag. "This is ridiculous. I'm not a kitchen appliance. — Elizabeth Hunter

She sniffed again. "If I become a vampire, will I stop crying every time I get pissed off? Because that would be definite mark in the plus column."
Carwyn chuckled. "I've no idea, but your tears would be kind of pink. Very ... cute."
"Great," she swiped at her cheeks that were dusted with salty frost. "So I'd look stupid and I'd stain my clothes. — Elizabeth Hunter

She wrote her stories, and they were read and enjoyed - or so Lenore claimed - by many. Josephine enjoyed quiet society and music and books and gardening. — Elizabeth Hunter

Love is as strong as fire. — Elizabeth Hunter

He thought that all human religion and philosophy could be reconciled. That the quest for knowledge was the highest good; and that somewhere, between all the wars and debate, there was some universal truth he could discover which would bring humanity together. — Elizabeth Hunter

Well, aren't you full of shit! Also, Caspar and I will gossip about anything we please. — Elizabeth Hunter

So you are the scribes that nobody and everybody is talking about," Konrad said.
"I don't know about that," Malachi said. "I'm not much for gossip."
"Oh, we eminent politicians don't call it gossip, Malachi. We call it 'intelligence. — Elizabeth Hunter

What did he mean, 'your human'?" "Caught that, did you?" She — Elizabeth Hunter

She does not faint at my touch. She might not faint, but swooning was a definite possibility if he kept drawing on her skin like that. — Elizabeth Hunter

Gemma told me that women like being courted, so please read the following reasons that you should marry me. (I only included five. I didn't want to overwhelm you.) And yes, I realize this isn't a traditional courtship. It'll work anyway; I'm irresistible. — Elizabeth Hunter

Where I prosper is my home." "Do — Elizabeth Hunter

I will earn the woman's love, if I have lost the girl's. — Elizabeth Hunter

Did you really sleep back here before I rented you the trailer?"
Caleb leaned against a wall. "I did. It wasn't as bad as it looks. Very quiet."
She leaned against the opposite wall."Pretty kinky, Chief. Sleeping in a jail cell."
"Is that an invitation?" He let his eyes run up and down, smiling when she began to laugh.
"You're shameless."
"I am. Persistent, too. — Elizabeth Hunter

When you fall in love with me, you're going to love me madly. Completely. Because that's who you are. — Elizabeth Hunter

What did Plato say?" "He said, 'It is only the dead who have seen the end of war.'" "And — Elizabeth Hunter

I want you ... More than I have ever wanted any woman in a thousand years. — Elizabeth Hunter

Nothing will inflame your enemies more than your silence. Give them nothing. Nothing to accuse you with. Nothing to condemn you. Let your actions speak for themselves. Never talk to an enemy, but listen always. — Elizabeth Hunter

We're all immortal, Ava, as long as someone tells our stories. — Elizabeth Hunter

It is with our voices we remember, with our ears we understand. — Elizabeth Hunter

She cried for the guilt of not being able to love Mano the way he deserved. She cried for the lies she had told him and herself for so many years. And she cried because she already missed him. — Elizabeth Hunter

Imagine a person created for you. Another being so in tune with you that their voice was the clearest you've ever heard in your mind. — Elizabeth Hunter

Why would anyone kill for a book?" "It is not a book." The slap rung in his ears. "What is it?" "Knowledge." "And knowledge is power. Do you understand? — Elizabeth Hunter

Science changes. Truth doesn't. — Elizabeth Hunter

Tell the truth, why aren't you going to kill me?"
...
"Because she is. — Elizabeth Hunter