The incalculable winds of fantasy and music and poetry, the mere face of a girl, the song of a bird, or the sight of a horizon, are always blowing evil's whole structure away.

Ronan Lynch lived with every sort of secret.

"Of course they were eaten," he retorted, his eyes flashing in cold humour. "Trolls generally aren’t exactly renowned for being vegetarians."

It is a mother's duty to teach her daughters about the uses of blood, particularly a magical daughter.

Silena appeared out of the woods, her sword drawn. Her Aphrodite armour was pink and red, colour coordinated to match her clothes and makeup. She looked like Guerilla Warfare Barbie.

But then it was over too quickly and they pulled away. She knew they couldn't stand there and kiss like a couple on the run in a thriller.

Gavin! What'll I wear home?""Cloak." His voice roughened and he ripped harder, tossing the material to the ground. I felt his smile when he kissed my neck, and shivers ran down my back at the sound of...

Jace broke off the kiss and stepped back with an exhale; before Clary could say anything, a chorus of sarcastic applause broke out from the nearby hill. Simon, Isabelle, and Alec waved at them. Jace...

I rode the dinosaur into the stream of zombies following in the Wardens' wake and let her go to town. Sue chomped and stomped and smacked zombies fifty feet through the air with swinging blows of her...

You about done? I asked him. I need the table. "What is it with you people?" Butters groused. "For God's sake, these are real injuries here." "There will be more of them than a thousand reluctant...

Give it to them! Take them down! First Aleran! Kick their furry - - Assault formation!

Shame, child, is for those who fail to live up to the ideal of what they believe they should be. She waved her hand. It was shame that drove me to my queen, to beseech her aid. Her long, delicate...

Hazel! he yelled. That box! Open it! She hesitated, then saw the box he meant. The label read WARNING. DO NOT OPEN. Open it! Leo yelled again.

He inclined his head ever so slightly, displaying with his bearing the supreme confidence, even arrogance, that is the sole providence of cats, dragons, and certain highborn women.

Helgarson won't tell me, but it must have been bad. His fangs pop out if you just say 'Thor' aloud, and he hunts carpenters simply because they use hammers.

It’s been a long time since you’ve been teaching? asked her to Hagrid. Harry noticed that she was looking successively at Dean, who had a big cut on his cheek, Lavande, whose dress was scorched in...

And for the record, yes, a Taurus Judge probably WILL blow a demon's face off at close range.

That's all very well, Dumbledore, but, forgive me for asking, why can't you go? They stop. Dumbledore: I can't move against Grindelwald. It has to be you. {beat} Well, I don't blame you, in your shoes...

"He is the dark prince. The all-powerful one. The leader of the creatures of the night." Then Meena said, "I'm confused then. I thought the prince of darkness was the devil." ... "Wait," Meena said,...

Most humans were on one big island, to the fairies, and that island was adrift on a sea called I Totally Don't Care.

Into the middle of that cauldron of intense, violent emotion suddenly came something soft and gentle. A wisp of memory. Courage. Beauty. A woman. Not any woman, but his woman, his lifemate. All red...

All right,” Vishous muttered. “I’ll be back when I know something.” “Please don’t send that angel.” “Nah. That would make your punishment cruel and unusual.”

Mary curled into a ball, shielding herself from the creature's barbs. She covered her ears and closed her eyes, blocking out the gory sounds and the horrific sight of the killing. Moments later, she...

We shouldn't," protested Isabelle. "The Clave has a plan." "The Clave has the collective intelligence of a pineapple," said Jace. Alec blinked up at them. "Jace is right." Isabelle turned on her...

Magnus had often thought of getting a pet, but he had never considered acquiring a sullen teenage vampire. Once Raphael was gone, he thought, he was getting a cat. And he would always throw his cat a...

Now he looked at her sideways. You don't think I look like a Shadowhunter anymore? Do you want to? Cristina asked. I want to look like my family, Mark said. I cannot have the Blackthorn coloring, but...

I, Anna Maria de Burgh Coppinger Isis solemnly swear on

Thanks for outing me. Anytime, cupcake. Now I'm taking my psychic ass to bed. That door spanked me.

As she entered the main room, Syn turned around in his chair and almost fell out of it as he scanned her body. He cleared his throat and gave an appreciative look to Nykyrian. Dayum…woman be hot.

You can party, but I better not catch you drunk. Wulf. Chris rolled his eyes, then bent down to talk to Cassandra's stomach... Be wise, little guy, stay in there where Lord King Neurotic can't kill...