Elementals Quotes

“Curious about these new entities, the elementals asked why the gods were in the shape they were."We are bipedal," Erebus said. "We wish to be distinguished from the animals.""What are animals?" an elemental asked."We're not sure yet, but they will have more than two legs. Unless we give them less than two... or maybe not. Anyway, it's just a concept we're playing with at the moment.”

“There are times when the unseen can be even more dangerous than what our eyes behold.”

“I've been deflecting Calypso's blushes all day. I don't have the energy to deflect yours," he said through clenched teeth. "So either block or strip." -- The Twelfth House ~ The Elementals Book I”

“But death is stronger than that and when you cover your eyes you are the one who can't see the dark. The dark still sees you.”

“No act of kindness deserves a debt in return.”

“It would seem very silly to start a conversation with a common hedgehog. They are not at all like cats, who surely understand the human language.”

“Nightmares have a dreadful effect of captivating our minds during the waking hours. Nevertheless, they are merely fiction.”

“If you’re trying to reassure me, don’t make it sound like you want to eat me.” Tarn leaned in farther, letting the long twists of his hair fall to brush Gard’s cheek. Then he murmured, putting a little growl into it, “I do want to eat you. I like the way you taste.”

“This has to be a joke. After all, an owl hadn't dropped a letter down my fireplace to let me know I'd been accepted into a special school, and I certainly hadn't taken an enchanted train to get to Kinsley High.”