K.F. Breene Quotes

White is the absence of color. All the colors bounce off it. Nothing stays. Black absorbs all the colors. It is the culmination of color consumption. So really, I'm a blank canvas, and you are full of it. I think that fits.

Take care of it," he demanded of Shanti over his shoulder. "We don't need a bunch of dicks wagging around this city."

"You already have a bunch of dicks wagging around the city," Shanti yelled back. "They're the ones barking orders.

Fashion, ah yes. A fool's game, if I am not mistaken.

There is always that risk. Even with two normal people, or two married people, there is always that risk. Life is anything but certain. But sometimes the pleasure outweighs the risk.

I've got the backing of the most powerful mind-fucker in the land. You've got dead friends. See the difference?

No! It was not me. I did not touch him!"
"But you know who did. You were there," Shanti whispered, her face cracking, revealing visions of death. Of loss. Of misery so intense it sucked all the happy thoughts from the room and corroded their memories.
Sanders took a step forward even as the Captain did, not knowing exactly what to do, but wanting to cure this woman of that pain. The sight of it broke his heart. No one deserved to see a loved on killed, and then get confronted with it like this. No one.

I am not an artist. My thread pictures look like rainbow vomit. I'm not useful.

But love still mystifies and daunts us. We think we need it, but it has the ability to make us miserable. We put cultural constraints around it, like you can only be with one person, or you marry one person and you are stuck with them for life, but it all seems to be aimed at taming the wild beast that is love, when love obviously can't be tamed.

Fashion excuses common sense?

Go hide," Jonas said softly. "Stay safe. You're free now. When this is over, no matter what happens, find someone loyal to Cato and say you need Nathanial's tracker off of you. I have plenty of money and everything you could possibly need. Find someone from-" Emmy slapped him across the face. Red blotches appeared on her cheeks. "Don't be daft. I'm going to kill that sonuvabitch Nathanial and earn my place among your people. Lead the way to this Sasha." "You don't know how to-" Another slap cut Jonas off. "Fair enough."

-Jonas & Emmy

Everyone had their thing, but a person didn't need to go spreading the insanity around.

Who said anything about marriage? Good Lord, no. Do yourself a favor: don't move in with him. Then he'll be expecting you to cook and clean - no. Just take him for a spin and return him if he breaks. That's the best bet.

Marc wasn't good at this, so he figured killing those who were equally inadequate was a smart idea.

Only a fool would argue with a woman, let alone this woman - she'd win the argument and then kill the man for her troubles.

You always share a higher level of trust with someone who pops your cherry.

I can't learn everything in a few months, Charles. Magic came first. Stupid hierarchy of egotistical penises had to take a backseat."
"Penises don't have egos. And what about the women in command? They can be pretty damn bitchy."
"The women have bigger balls than you do, Charles. Let's get focused."
Kind of a dick thing to say.

Once upon a time I would've found her complete lack of interest in killing one's own troops cause for alarm. I might've worried she'd slit my throat in my sleep. Now that I know she probably will, I find I'm not as concerned." "I wouldn't slit your throat in your sleep, Sanders. I would do it when you were awake. Think of the sport it would be." Shanti's voice was colored with humor. Sanders snorted.

A necklace is a great way to allow someone to choke you without having to bring their own supplies," she muttered.

I waited for her to nod before pacing while I bit my lip. That hurt, so I switched to biting my finger nail.

Good. Come along you lot. And stay in pairs. You look like shit after someone ate beans. I will need more swear words, too; I love the startled faces when I use them.

Women who have suffered, no matter how afraid, hold out their hands in aid to help others. To create a loyalty like no other--as strong as an oak, as enduring as a mountain, and as brutal as Time - look no further than a female who has risen from the ashes.

Once you wrong a woman, beware. They'll skin you alive. Might cry over your pain, nurse you back to health after, but they'll take you to the cleaners as sure as I'm standing here. You should have begged for forgiveness for being born before you showed up unannounced.

moment to assess what they were

He needed a stable woman with no demons. With no weird past and strange magical abilities. Even

Something's gone very wrong when you're thinking about roaring like a lion in a leotard just to get off."

-Charles

I can't climb a fence in a dress!" "Yes you can. Probably." Shanti

There was no way she was going to let it off easy by spending its life knocking up mares. If she couldn't hang around and have sex all day, neither could it. Fair was fair.

Did you fall off the logic truck and hit your head on stupid?

Of a broken warrior. Of a doubting savior.

Let's unleash Death upon this day.

the public net, populated with random staffer opinions and a whole bunch of irrelevance.

At the time, the rich basically bought the laws. So

She'd traveled a great deal, and heard sweet words as well as curses. She knew who she was, and she was born for this role.

Her soft vulnerability coupled with her cutting insight and strength were a lethal combination - one

rubbed his temples. He hated these exercises.

Well, it's a sad day when I'm the nicest person you know."

-Jonas

It was disconcerting when she asked questions that no one answered. That way lay madness.

Although, in my defense, a nonblinking eye rape was rarely the kind of thing you just eased into.

It wasn't just that he was breathtakingly handsome with perfect features. Which he was. But there was something else, too.

As a leader he was much too serious by half, a trait she'd seen diminish even the best leaders' abilities.

I might've worried she'd slit my throat in my sleep. Now that I know she probably will, I find I'm not as concerned.

The best way to hide your inner grief is to look good, act good, and pretend pain doesn't exist.

You are never alone for long, Rohnan. There are strange people everywhere.

Quit analyzing me. My crazy needs no definition.

The other thing? You mean the invisible hand on my bells and whistle? Yeah, I don't need anyone knowing that shit. Sir.

For example," Shanti continued. "You can use it as an action: I am going to fuck you sideways and call you Martha. Or as a thing: you are a dumb fuck. Or as -

The way she stood, graceful and lithe, spoke of beauty and dancing, but the sleek, predatory quality of her movements screamed danger.

It is a hard thing, eating crow, but women are a forgiving breed. If you are patient enough, you would be surprised what they will talk themselves back into.

thank fuck, we found her! I thought for sure she was hiding in the men's bathroom again!" As she let them lead her away, Sanders frothing in her wake, she said, "Fuck? It seems you've been tight-lipped about a very important swear word. Explain.

She was the lightning, he was the thunder. Together they were a force of nature itself, so beautiful, yet full of unpardonable destruction.

The doorbell rang before she could get to hair and makeup. She answered to Kate and Jasmine arguing about the best way to get to her house, even though it was already too late since they were, in fact, at her house. "Hey, Kris." Jasmine