Quotes from Fall of Night

“Don't play his game. Play yours.”
― Rachel Caine, quote from Fall of Night

“Glad it was you and not me," Shane said, and offered Myrin a hand up. "Any brain damage?"
"Since the bullet actually passed through his brain, then yes, idiot boy, there's certainly brain damage," Oliver said. "It will pass. His brain's the least fragile thing about him."
"You say the nicest things," Myrin said. He was slurring his words, and he threw an arm around Oliver's neck. "Marry me.”
― Rachel Caine, quote from Fall of Night

“Shane said, "Don't worry. I'll protect you."
Claire hit him in the shoulder. "I don't need you to protect me."
"Then why am I going first?"
"So you can take the first punch while I throw the second?"
"So I'm bait? Ouch. You've been in Morganville way too long, girl.”
― Rachel Caine, quote from Fall of Night

“I Promise," Shane said.
"You'd better, jerkface," Eve said. "How's the head?"
"Taped. It's fine, chicks dig scars. Wait, did you just call me jerkface? Are we back in grade school?"
"I love you," Eve said.
He closed his moth, fast, because obviously that was not what he'd expected. "I, uh, okay, love you too. Can we stop that? It's uncomfortable."
"Jerkface."
"Much better.”
― Rachel Caine, quote from Fall of Night

“Look, I hate good-byes, too. But sometimes, we need them just to survive.”
― Rachel Caine, quote from Fall of Night

“What are you going to do? Are you going to live in the dark, locked in here? Afraid to look out, answer the door, leave? Yes, he's out there, and he's clearly not going to leave you alone until one of three things happens: he hurts you and gets arrested, or he makes a mistake and gets arrested, or you stop him.”
― Rachel Caine, quote from Fall of Night

“I don't like this," he said. I don't like knowing you can't forgive me, Claire. Please, I said I was sorry, what do you want me to do? Beg?I will. I'll get on my knees right here if you want.”
― Rachel Caine, quote from Fall of Night

“I don't matter here, Shane. I feel like I just don't matter. Stupid, right?"
"No," he said. He sounded so gentle it broke her heart. "It's how most people feel most of the time, Claire. You've grown up being special, and this is how most people live their lives...on their own, unnoticed. And they get used to that feeling. It's just new for you.”
― Rachel Caine, quote from Fall of Night

“So, been attacked by any vampires yet?"
"Not one."
"Zombies? Giant spiders? Water monsters?"
It's been really quiet on the supernatural front"
"Too bad, 'cause I got attacked by a devil dog. It was not awesome.”
― Rachel Caine, quote from Fall of Night

“Take the back door," she said. "Claire, you and your strang friend-"
"Eve," they both said simultaneously, and Eve held out her fst for a bump. "Or, you could call me Eve the Great, Mistress of All She Surveys. Eve for short.”
― Rachel Caine, quote from Fall of Night

“Claire, I-Look, my life is one long series of screw-ups and bad decisions, and I know that. I own that. But you...I just want you to be happy. And it cuts me when you're not."
"I'm happy with you."
She heard the smile in his voice this time. "So what do you really want? A storybook life in Vampireville, with your life on the line every day and a half?"
"I'm considering it," she said. And she was.”
― Rachel Caine, quote from Fall of Night

“Screw that, the questionn at hand is what's your major?" Oded said. "Because let me tell you right now, any answer other than World of Warcraft or Advanced Ninja Studies will not be accepted.”
― Rachel Caine, quote from Fall of Night

“And then it was between Shane and Claire on who retreated first. "Uou go," he said.
"Why?"
Shane and Pete exchangedblooks. "Seriously?" Pete asked.
"Yeah, she's like that," Shane said, and turned to her. "Because you're my girlfriend, and I'm not going unti; I know you're safe. How's that?”
― Rachel Caine, quote from Fall of Night

“I'm going to have to give him shit for all this,' Shane said, as he wandered around. 'He lives alone and makes his bed? Who does that?'

'People who like things neat?'

'Its not natural.”
― Rachel Caine, quote from Fall of Night

“I paused in the act of opening the door and looked at him with what were probably cartoon-wide eyes. "Wait a second," I said. "So, you're best friends with a hot vampire chick who likes leather."
"Yeah."
"And together, you fight crime?" I couldn't help it. I cracked up.”
― Rachel Caine, quote from Fall of Night

“Geek cred points for trying to stump me, but sorry, you'll have to do better than that. Would you like to try anime for a hundred?" When she looked blank, he sighed. "What took it down, anime, or the Jeopardy reference?”
― Rachel Caine, quote from Fall of Night

“I love you,' Eve said.

He closed his mouth, fast, because obviously that was not what he'd expected. 'I, uh, okay. Love you, too. Can we stop that? It's uncomfortable.'

'Jerkface.'

'Much better.”
― Rachel Caine, quote from Fall of Night

“They don't know you're secretly a badass?”
― Rachel Caine, quote from Fall of Night

“It made her eyes fill up with tears, and she for a few more minutes starting it over, replaying it, watching his lips say the words: "We can be lonely together.”
― Rachel Caine, quote from Fall of Night

“Well, I can throw a mean comeback, so there's that. I will crush them on wit.”
― Rachel Caine, quote from Fall of Night

“I love it when you talk dirty physics.”
― Rachel Caine, quote from Fall of Night

“So don't preach at us like you're some kind of saint. You're just another sinner.”
― Rachel Caine, quote from Fall of Night

“It's part of the marriage vows. Didn't you read the fine print? To have and to harass.”
― Rachel Caine, quote from Fall of Night

“If Myrnin pokes his crazy head up before then, call me and try to keep him, you know, stable.'

'Is he UNstable?'

'I don't know, how can I tell? You're the crazy whisperer!'

She had a point. Claire couldn't help but smile about that.”
― Rachel Caine, quote from Fall of Night

“In real life, you don't get a reset, and you don't get extra lives, and I got the crap pounded out of me.”
― Rachel Caine, quote from Fall of Night

“I guess in my beer-soaked mind it would all just magically work out, and she'd be so happy to see me she'd forget about everything else. Because everybody loves having the drunken self-pitying boyfriend banging on their door at, Jesus, four thirty in the morning.”
― Rachel Caine, quote from Fall of Night

“I can smell the crazy on that man from here. I have a nose for it.”
― Rachel Caine, quote from Fall of Night

“Here's a tip...If you leave a girl crying you're probably not doing your Don Juan routine right, asshole.”
― Rachel Caine, quote from Fall of Night

“The Morganville in her wanted to tell people to go home and be safe, but she knew that was verging on crazy. The world these laughing people lived in was a very different place. She was in a very different place.”
― Rachel Caine, quote from Fall of Night

“So, I guess you're there at your new place. Hope it's awesome. If it's not, you'll make it awesome, because that's what you do. It's your superpower.”
― Rachel Caine, quote from Fall of Night

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