“Be kind to dragons, for thou art crunchy when toasted and taste good with ketchup. (Sebastian)”
― Sherrilyn Kenyon, quote from Dragonswan
“I’m here because I know the sadness inside you. I know what it feels like to wake in the morning, lost and lonely and aching for someone to be there with me. (Sebastian)”
― Sherrilyn Kenyon, quote from Dragonswan
“Be kind to dragonswans, for thou art gorgeous when naked and taste good with cool whip. (Channon)”
― Sherrilyn Kenyon, quote from Dragonswan
“No offense but I don't relish being someone's science experiment. Been there, done that, and sold the T-shirt for profit. (Sebastian)”
― Sherrilyn Kenyon, quote from Dragonswan
“Looks aren't all there is in the world, my lady. They are certainly no protection against being alone. Hearts never see through the eyes. (Sebastian) ”
― Sherrilyn Kenyon, quote from Dragonswan
“Why on earth would you want to talk to me? (Channon)
My lady, do you not own a mirror? (Sebastian)
Yes, but it’s not an enchanted one. (Channon)”
― Sherrilyn Kenyon, quote from Dragonswan
“Well, I would turn into a dragon and fly you home, but something tells me you would protest. (Sebastian)
No doubt. I imagine the scales would also chafe my skin. (Channon)
True. Not to mention, I once learned the hard way that they really do call the military out on you. You know, fighter jets are hard to dodge when you have a forty-foot wingspan. (Sebastian)”
― Sherrilyn Kenyon, quote from Dragonswan
“Hey, just be grateful I’m old. When an Arcadian first starts time-walking, we only have about a three percent chance of success. I once ended up on Pluto. (Sebastian)
Are you serious? (Channon)
They’re not kidding about it being the coldest planet. (Sebastian)”
― Sherrilyn Kenyon, quote from Dragonswan
“Look, I promise I’m not psychotic. Eccentric and idiosyncratic, but not psychotic. (Sebastian)
I’ll bet the prisons are full of men who have told women that. (Channon)”
― Sherrilyn Kenyon, quote from Dragonswan
“I can’t imagine a man so handsome without a line of willing women fighting behind him. (Channon)
Looks aren’t all there is in this world, my lady. They are certainly no protection against being alone. Hearts never see through the eyes. (Sebastian)”
― Sherrilyn Kenyon, quote from Dragonswan
“Dragons have sharp talons. Sometimes I don’t get out of the way quickly enough. (Sebastian)
Maybe you should fight smaller dragons. (Channon)”
― Sherrilyn Kenyon, quote from Dragonswan
“And just like you, I will die at some unknown date in the future. I just come equipped with a few extra powers. (Sebastian)
I see. I’m a Toyota. You’re a Lamborghini.(Channon)”
― Sherrilyn Kenyon, quote from Dragonswan
“So, how do you kill a dragon? (Channon)
With a very sharp sword. (Sebastian)”
― Sherrilyn Kenyon, quote from Dragonswan
“You look like hell. (Sebastian)
Yeah, well, it’s hard to look good when you’re being tortured. (Damos)”
― Sherrilyn Kenyon, quote from Dragonswan
“You know, I keep having this really weird feeling that you’re going to take me someplace later and tie me up so that your friends can come laugh at me. (Channon)
Does that happen to you often? (Sebastian)
No, never, but this night has the makings for a Twilight Zone episode. (Channon)”
― Sherrilyn Kenyon, quote from Dragonswan
“And in your time period, there are plenty of tasers and electrical devices that can completely incapacitate me. No offense, but I don’t relish being someone’s science experiment. Been there, done that, and sold the T-shirt for profit. (Sebastian)”
― Sherrilyn Kenyon, quote from Dragonswan
“You told me there wouldn’t be any Rod Serling voice-overs, yet here I am in the middle of a Twilight Zone episode. Oh, and let me guess the title of it, Night of the Terminally Stupid! (Channon)”
― Sherrilyn Kenyon, quote from Dragonswan
“Tell me, Channon," he said suddenly, "do you like teaching?"
"Some days. But it's the research I like best. I love digging through old manuscripst and trying to piece together the past."
He gave a short, half laugh. "No offense, but that sound incredibly boring."
"I imagine dragon slaying is much more action-oriented."
"Yes, it is. Every moment is completely unpredictable.”
― Sherrilyn Kenyon, quote from Dragonswan
“Nothing a woman gives is worth having unless she gives it of her own free will.”
― Sherrilyn Kenyon, quote from Dragonswan
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“You are a passenger. We are all, often, passengers. The boat, history, is going somewhere. You are not the captain. But you have excellent accommodations. Of course, down there in the hold are famished immigrants or enslaved Africans or press-ganged tars. You can’t help them—you do feel sorry for them—and you can’t control the captain, either. Cosseted though you may be, you are actually quite powerless. A gesture on your part might relieve your bad conscience, if you have a bad conscience, but would not materially improve their situation. How would it help them to give up your own spacious cabin, with the room you require for your copious belongings, since, although those below have very few belongings, there are so many of them? The food you are eating would never be enough to feed all of them; indeed, if prepared with them in mind as well, it would no longer be as refined; and of course the view would be spoiled (crowds spoil a view, crowds litter, etc.). So you have no choice but to enjoy the excellent food and the view. Nevertheless, assuming you are not indifferent, you think a lot about what is going on. Even if it is not your responsibility, how can it be your responsibility, you are still a participant and a witness. (First- or second-class passengers, these are the points of view from which most accounts of history are written.) And if those being persecuted are those who might have had accommodations as agreeable as your own, people of your own rank or who have your interests, you are far less likely to be indifferent to their present distress. Of course, you cannot prevent them from being punished if they are in fact guilty. But, assuming you are not indifferent, that you are a decent person, you will try to intervene when you can. Counsel leniency. Or at least prudence. The”
― Susan Sontag, quote from The Volcano Lover: A Romance
“...Sabina [was] onto something about mehendi not being tantamount to temporary tattoo, and how it's been appropriated by Western capitalist culture. But the mehendi originated in Africa, and so India appropriated it from a people of color as well, according to Upma, and thus we shouldn't wear jeans or listen to Queen, then. But Freddie Mercury was Indian, Sabina pointed out, Parsi, and plus, half of these things are made in India anyways if you check the tags. Somehow eventually arriving at: Whatever it was, why did a white girl have to wear it before it was regarded as cool?”
― Tanuja Desai Hidier, quote from Born Confused
“I know we didn’t have very long together, but what we did have was special. Not many people achieve such happiness, even for a year or two.”
― Rosamunde Pilcher, quote from Winter Solstice
“Its weak people who are dangerous, who lash out uncontrollably and hurt you back. Strong people can walk away- no repercussions, you see, if you attack a strong person.”
― Sophie Hannah, quote from The Other Half Lives
“When blame inevitably arises, the most senior people in the room should repeat this mantra: if a mistake happens, shame on us for making it so easy to make that mistake.”
― Eric Ries, quote from The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses
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