Rachel Caine famous quotes

Don't run I never liked fast food
-- Rachel Caine

#Running #Crazy #Fast Food

Damn, Claire. Warn a guy before you do a face-plant on the floor next time. I could have looked all heroic and caught you or something -Shane
-- Rachel Caine

#Funny #Guy #Next

Seriously,” Shane said, “this kind of is the worst situation we’ve ever been in, right?” “Speak for yourself,” Michael said. “I got myself killed last year. Twice.” “Oh yeah. You’re right—last year really sucked for you.
-- Rachel Caine

#Years #Lasts #Kind

You know," Shane said twenty minutes later, "I'd feel a whole lot better about the two of us if you didn't think I was the go-to guy for breaking and entering.
-- Rachel Caine

#Thinking #Two #Guy

Me and normal have never really been on speaking terms.
-- Rachel Caine

#Normal #Term

..."I can always stuff you back in the bottle and shove a tampon in the top instead of a stopper, and all the other Djinn will point and laugh-
-- Rachel Caine

#Laughing #Stuff #Bottles

Meditate?” I took my head out from under the pillow, shook dark hair back from my face, and rolled over on my side to look at him. “Excuse me, but the closest I ever got to having a spiritual awakening was dating a yoga instructor. Once.
-- Rachel Caine

#Spiritual #Yoga #Dark

God, it was hot! Forget about frying an egg on the sidewalk; this kind of heat would fry an egg inside the chicken.
-- Rachel Caine

#Eggs #Hot #Heat

People talk about nature as a mother, but to me she's always been Medea, ready and willing to slaughter her children.
-- Rachel Caine

#Mother #Children #People

Look, I hate good-byes, too. But sometimes, we need them just to survive.
-- Rachel Caine

#Hate #Bye #Needs

Promise me you’ll marry me. Not now. Someday. Because I need to know.” Claire felt a flutter inside, like a bird trying to fly, and a rush of heat that made her dizzy. And something else, something fragile as a soap bubble, and just as beautiful. Joy, in the middle of all this horror and heartbreak. “Yes,” she whispered back. “I promise.” And she kissed him, and kissed him, and kissed him, while the sun came up and bathed Morganville in one last, shining day.
-- Rachel Caine

#Beautiful #Shining #Bird

Don't play his game. Play yours.
-- Rachel Caine

#Games #Play #Stalking

Seriously, Shane? Ditto? That's the best you can do?" Shane and Michael exchanged identical looks and shrugs. Guys. "Let me show you idiots how it's done," Eve said, and hugged Claire fiercely. She kissed her on the cheek. "I love you, CB. Please take care of yourself, okay?" "I love you, too," Claire said, and suddenly her throat felt tight and her eyes burned with tears. "I really do." Shane and Michael watched them with identical expressions of blank bemusement, and finally Shane said, "So basically, it's what I said. Ditto.
-- Rachel Caine

#Love You #Eye #Expression

I had no name for that particular hue of orange, other than unfortunate.
-- Rachel Caine

#Names #Orange #Hue

Home," he repeated. "Home is where the heart is. Why don't you leave yours here? I'll take very good care of it.
-- Rachel Caine

#Home #Heart #Care

It's not your enemies who are likeliest to hurt you. It is, always, those you trust.
-- Rachel Caine

#Hurt #Betrayal #Enemy

Take her home. And-" "Say nothing- yes, yes, I heard you the first seven hundred times," Myrnin said, much too sharply. "I'm ancient. I'm not deaf.
-- Rachel Caine

#Home #Firsts #Ancient

Myrnin:I could murder a cheeseburger right now Oliver:focus ya fool
-- Rachel Caine

#Focus #Fool #Murder

Who's Myrnin?" Claire controlled an urge to roll her eyes. "Badass crazy vampire scientist who's my boss." "You realize no part of that sentence made sense, right?
-- Rachel Caine

#Badass #Crazy #Eye

shane:do we have a choice michael:dont think so shane:then screw im gitting tired lets go get eaten.at least then i can get some sleep
-- Rachel Caine

#Letting Go #Tired #Sleep

I never forget,” Myrnin said in a choked whisper. “Certainly not with your nails in my throat. They’re quite an excellent mnemonic device.
-- Rachel Caine

#Nails #Never Forget #Excellent

How can you smell this good after the kind of crappy day we've had?" "I sweat perfume. Like all girls.
-- Rachel Caine

#Girl #Sweat #Smell

Okay, this was kissing. Serious kissing. Not just a kiss before moving out, not a good-bye, this was Hello, sexy, and wow, she’d never even suspected that it could feel this way.
-- Rachel Caine

#Love #Sexy #Moving

Shane looked…pale. Pale and shaken and—how predictable was this?—pissed.
-- Rachel Caine

#Shane #Pale #Predictable

What was your name again?" "Still Eve." "No, I'm sure it's something else. That doesn't seem right.
-- Rachel Caine

#Names #Stills #Morganville Vampires

You better check your playlist. Because you are on the wrong track.
-- Rachel Caine

#Track #Checks #Playlists

Marriage is a big word for all guys,” Shane said. “You know that. It’s kind of an allergy. We get itchy and sweaty just trying to spell it, much less do it.
-- Rachel Caine

#Guy #Trying #Allergies

Hello! Your dear father is unfortunately very dead," he called. "And you said my dispersal system would never work!
-- Rachel Caine

#Father #Hello #Said

Eeek,” Shane said. Nothing. Right, Amazon princess, I got the point.
-- Rachel Caine

#Princess #Amazon #Said

You're sure he's not a vampire?' Claire said.'I've seen movies. They're sneaky.' She was kidding. Eve didn't smile.
-- Rachel Caine

#Vampire #Sneaky #Said

I suppose I’ll have to clean up Freddy’s brains; I hate to leave a mess for the home owners. Hand me that plastic bag; I need to put it over his head to keep him from leaking. Oh, relax, Freddy; I’ll tear an airhole for you.” - Mercer
-- Rachel Caine

#Hate #Home #Hands

All right," he said. "Since you ask so nicely." "I wasn't asking." "I'm aware of that. The sharp point in my back did make it clear.
-- Rachel Caine

#Asking #Said #Clear

Sure. Knock yourself out. No, really. Hammer to the head, works every time.” Claire
-- Rachel Caine

#Hammers #Claire

He dunked his tea bag and watched the results critically. “I really must get a new supplier. This tea is pathetic. America just doesn’t understand tea at all.
-- Rachel Caine

#America #Tea #Bags

If you ask me if I’m imagining it again, I’m going to punch you out, Dead Man Walking.” Michael raised his eyebrows and glanced at Eve. “He doesn’t sound crazy.” “Er,” she clarified, “crazier. He sounds like he’s back to normal, which is baseline crazy.
-- Rachel Caine

#Crazy #Men #Eyebrows

When she set Shane’s glass of Coke down in front of him, she did it with probably a little too much emphasis; he glanced up at her with a question-mark expression.[...] ‘‘What?’’ Shane asked her, and took a drink. ‘‘Did I forget to say thanks? Because, thanks. Best Coke ever. Did you make it yourself? Special recipe?
-- Rachel Caine

#Glasses #Expression #Special

Shane: "Score," he said, and raised the crowbar in triumph. "Who's your daddy?" - Black Dawn
-- Rachel Caine

#Daddy #Black #Dawn

Even bipolar vampires needed sleep from time to time, and he was well past his recommended safe dosage of stress.
-- Rachel Caine

#Stress #Sleep #Past

Shane: "Bro," he said, in an injured tone, "I had to go out with a flamethrower, and you weren't there to see it." Michael: "Pics or it didn't happen." Shane: "Dude, little busy for pics. You know, throwing flame." - Black Dawn
-- Rachel Caine

#Flames #Black #Littles

The rule of the Morrell family was over, and Richard owned a used-car lot and Monica worked at a nail salon, until one day she got run over by a bus. Very sad.
-- Rachel Caine

#Running #Car #One Day

You can't go around... licking things that come out of a water treatment plant. That's just... unsanitary.
-- Rachel Caine

#Water #Licking #Plant

That's very rude," Myrnin said. "I haven't brought my fangs our for some time. Not in mixed company, anyway.
-- Rachel Caine

#Rude #Said #Company

Hannah: What's your plan? Claire: Go get him Hannah: Honey, that is not a plan. That's what we in the military call an objective.
-- Rachel Caine

#Military #Honey #Claire

Great," Shane said. "Look i'd rather not be on janitorial duty. I have allergies to cleaners." "And to cleaning," Michael said. "Look who's talking, Didn't the do one of those Animal Planet documentaries about the roaches in your room?
-- Rachel Caine

#Animal #Talking #Roaches

In any group of people, no matter how hard-assed they might appear, there’s always a geek.
-- Rachel Caine

#People #Might #Matter

There were things out there in the world, things that vampires feared, and now those things were here. She was only seconds out of a very light, fitful sleep, but she knew that the nightmares had followed her effortlessly right into the real world. The draug. They weren’t vampires; they were something else, something that moved through water, formed out of it, dragged vampires down to a slow and awful death.
-- Rachel Caine

#Real #Sleep #Light

Oliver: Fear is the natural state of anything that dies.
-- Rachel Caine

#Fear #Natural #States

Fate" Eve said with a sigh "I'm not sure fate had to burn up your car to get the point across," Shane said, buckling his own seatbelt. "No, not that. The hearse. I'm going to name it Fate." Shane stared at Eve for a long, long few seconds, then slowly shook his head. "Have you considered medication, or-" She flipped him off. "Ah. Back to normal. Excellent.
-- Rachel Caine

#Fate #Names #Car

Maybe you're not his type." Michael said "Oh, now you're just being insulting.
-- Rachel Caine

#Insulting #Just Being #Said

(Djinn are essentially vapor.) "I blew him away.
-- Rachel Caine

#Vapor

You know what I mean. And by the way, you should slow down.” I sighed. “You’re kidding me. This is coasting. This is little old lady speed.” “NASCAR drivers would have heart attacks. Slow down before we get a ticket.” “Chicken.
-- Rachel Caine

#Mean #Heart #Littles

I'm insane, not forgetful.
-- Rachel Caine

#Insane #Forgetful

He had on a funny T-shirt, as usual. Today's featured acartoon figure running from a giant T. rex, and it read EXERCISE: SOME MOTIVATIONREQUIRED.
-- Rachel Caine

#Running #Exercise #Today

What do you think it is?" "It could be anything from a lawn trimmer to a bomb, for all I know." "I would never build a lawn trimmer," Myrnin said. "What did the lawn ever do to me?
-- Rachel Caine

#Thinking #Bombs #Lawns

Sorry, is my new Djinn name Mushroom ? Because I don’t like being kept in the dark and fed bullshit, David. Just so you know.
-- Rachel Caine

#Sorry #Dark #Names

I stopped in the full force of a patch of sunlight in the lobby window and let my skin soak up the energy. I hadn’t realized I needed it until it reached inside and stilled me in a way that only David’s touch had been able to achieve. “Why does that feel so good?” I asked. “And don’t tell me it’s because we’ve been shut in a room for days.” “Like calls to like,” he said. “You’re made of fire now.” “So I’m going to feel like this every time I pass an open flame? Great. Firegasm.
-- Rachel Caine

#Flames #Fire #Skins

She went back to Shane and settles in on his lap again, arm around his neck. His circled her waist. "I thought you had to go," he said. "And don't think i didn't see you kissing on my best friend." "He deserved it." "Yeah. Maybe i ought to kiss him, too." Michael, on his way out, didn't bother to turn around for that one. "Oh sure, you always promise.
-- Rachel Caine

#Kissing #Thinking #Promise

Nobody's cut out for this town," Shane said. "Nobody sane anyway." "Says the kid who came back." "Yeah, kind of proves my point.
-- Rachel Caine

#Kids #Cutting #Towns

You okay?" "Fine." "Your heart's beating really fast." "Gee, thanks. That's very comforting that you can hear it." He smiled, and it was the old Michael, the one she'd first met before all the vamp stuff. "Yeah, I know it is. Sorry. Just stay behind me if there's trouble." "You sound like Shane." "Well, he did say he'd kill me if I got you hurt. I'm just looking after my own neck." "Liar.
-- Rachel Caine

#Hurt #Sorry #Liars

He (Michael) was gone in a whisper of air, hardly making any sound at all, and Claire shivered and leaned against Shane’s solid, very human warmth. His arms went around her, and he touched his lips lightly to the back of her neck. “How can you smell this good after the kind of crappy day we’ve had?” “I sweat perfume. Like all girls.
-- Rachel Caine

#Girl #Air #Sweat

Where are you going?” “To get a Coke!” “Would you—” “No!
-- Rachel Caine

#Coke

Amelie had on black pants, a black zip-up hoodie, andrunning shoes. So wrong.
-- Rachel Caine

#Shoes #Black #Pants

Mind the dead man, my dear.
-- Rachel Caine

#Men #Mind #Dead Man

You never heard ofplugging her in ? My God, Myrnin, you made a vampire computer?
-- Rachel Caine

#Vampire #Computer #Made

I’m avampire. I havesecret powers ,” he said with a full-on fake Transylvanian accent, which he dropped to say, “Actually, your mom let me in.
-- Rachel Caine

#Mom #Fake #Said

It's only a hunting spider, it won't hurt you." -Myrnin "So not the point!" -Claire "Oh, pish. It's just another living creature. Nothing to be frightened of, if handled properly. I think I'll call him Bob. Bob the spider." -Myrnin "You're insane." -Claire
-- Rachel Caine

#Hurt #Thinking #Hunting

Oliver . . . well. Who knew if Oliver’s problem was the disease or just a bad attitude?
-- Rachel Caine

#Attitude #Disease #Problem

You were right,” she said. “You were always right, about everything. And I will always love you, Sam. Forever.
-- Rachel Caine

#Love You #Forever #Said

You’re not going to suck.’’ ‘‘Not at the guitar, anyway,’’ Shane said, deadpan. Claire punched him in the arm. ‘‘Ow.
-- Rachel Caine

#Guitar #Arms #Shane

I just—we were talking, and we fell asleep. I swear, we didn’t, um—’’ ‘‘Yeah, you’d better not have ummed.
-- Rachel Caine

#Talking #Yeah #Swear

You have not been sticking your dirty fingers in my sauce,’’ Eve said, and pointed her wooden spoon at him. He quickly took the finger out of his mouth. ‘‘First off, they’re not dirty. I licked them first.
-- Rachel Caine

#Dirty #Mouths #Sauce

Myrnin turned away to pick up his Ben Franklin spectacles, balanced them on his nose, and looked over them to say, "Don't do drugs. I feel I ought to say that.
-- Rachel Caine

#Drug #Noses #Franklin

Yes," he said. "I am sure. I double-checked everything after you went home yesterday. I even made a few improvements, just in case." The first part of that reassured her. The second part... not so much. "What kind of improvements?" "Oh, nothing, really. Mostly just streamlining. You really did very well; I certainly don't want you to think that I am one of those people who has to be in control all the- Oh, well, I suppose that's actually true- I do have to be in control all the time. But only because I am in charge, of course.
-- Rachel Caine

#Home #Thinking #Yesterday

He started to touch the mechanism under the keyboard, then pulled his hand back with a snap. "Ah," he said. "Must deactivate the security....Turn around, please." "What?" "Turn around, Claire. It's a secure password!" "You have GOT to be kidding." "Why ever would I joke about that? Please turn.
-- Rachel Caine

#Hands #Keyboards #Said

Oh, he is cute!” Shane said in a fake girly voice. “Gee, maybe we can ask him out!” “Shut up, you weasel. Claire, hit him!
-- Rachel Caine

#Cute #Girly #Voice

She came awake, stomach rumbling, and opened her eyes to see a plate being held right under her nose. When she reached for it, Shane snatched it back. "Nuh-uh. Mine." "Share!" she demanded. "Man, you are one grabby girlfriend." She grinned. It always made her feel so fiercly warm inside to hear him say that- the girlfriend part, not the grabby part. "If you love me, you'll give me a taco." "Seriously? That's all you got? What about you'll do sexy, illegal things to me for a taco?" "Not for a taco," she said. "I'm not cheap." "They're brisket tacos." "Now you're talking.
-- Rachel Caine

#Sexy #Girlfriend #Eye

He's not doing anything he shouldn't be doing, right?" "Like what?" "Like hitting on you." "Ew. No, of course not. He doesn't see me that way." Michael shook his head and went back to his coffee. "What? You think he does?" "Sometimes he looks at you a little... oddly, that's all. Maybe you're right. Maybe he just wants you for your blood." "Again, Ew! What's with you this morning?" "Not enough coffee.
-- Rachel Caine

#Morning #Coffee #Thinking

Eve took me to teach me how to fence," Claire said. "Not so much how to fence as how to hold a sword and not drop it," Eve said. "And then I fought Oliver to a draw." Shane fluttered his hands. "Oh, and then we were all elected as ice princesses and asked to go to Disneyland!" "Laugh all you want. I'm going to look way better in full skirts than you," Eve said.
-- Rachel Caine

#Princess #Hands #Ice

Trav, if you cross us -- " "I know. You'll get me. I'll try not to pee all over myself in terror.
-- Rachel Caine

#Trying #Crosses #Terror

She can go with us to the lab and keep Myrnin pinned down while we pull the plug, if he's not... you know, better." "Define BETTER with that guy." "Not all fangs and raaaaar.
-- Rachel Caine

#Guy #Labs #Plugs

You're much shorter than my mom." "Brat," she said, surprised into a giggle. "That's no way to talk to a vampire." "Bloodsucking brat." "Better" he said.
-- Rachel Caine

#Mom #Vampire #Way

Bouncing in hoppy little circles like a demented Goth bunny.
-- Rachel Caine

#Circles #Littles #Bunnies

She smacked him so hard his momma felt it.
-- Rachel Caine

#Momma

Promise me, Amelie, that you’ll crucify me with silver before you allow me to fall in love.” “I hardly think there’s any chance of that,” Amelie said. "I doubt you have the capacity.
-- Rachel Caine

#Falling In Love #Thinking #Doubt

Nice " Shane said. "I'm warming up to this bloodsucking thing Mikey." "No you're not." "Okay no I'm not but right now let's pretend I am.
-- Rachel Caine

#Nice #Shane #Said

I so rarely have the chance to field-test anything. Amelie is so conservative about these things -Myrnin
-- Rachel Caine

#Tests #Fields #Conservative

Okay," Claire finally said. "I admit, he has significant ninja qualities." "Booyah. I will summon the ninja. Oh, and take a lunch break while we burgle." "You’re going too?" "Am I not ninja enough? Are you saying that I lack ninja?
-- Rachel Caine

#Lunch #Quality #Ninja

Claire found herself staring at his feet, which were in bunny slippers. Myrnin looked down. "What?" he asked. "They're quite comfortable." He lifted on to look at it, and the ears wobbled in the air. "Of course they are," she said. Just when she thought Myrnin was getting his mental act together, he'd do something like that. Or maybe he was just messing with her. He liked to do that, and his dark eyes were fixed on her now, assessing just how weirded-out she was. Which, on the grade scale of zero to Myrnin, wasn't much.
-- Rachel Caine

#Zero #Eye #Dark

Myrnin: "There is no drama so great as that of a teenage girl." Claire: "Except yours.
-- Rachel Caine

#Girl #Teenage #Drama

She keeps asking me where we're going." "Yeah," another voice said. It was Shane, pulling up a chair beside Claire. "Girls do that. They've always got to be taking the relationship somewhere." "That's not true!" "It is," he said. "I get it; somebody's got to be looking ahead. But it makes guys think they're-" "Closed in," Michael said. "Trapped," Shane added. "Idiots," Claire finished.
-- Rachel Caine

#Girl #Thinking #Voice

There were so many layers of reality to the world. Nothing stopped for death; nothing stopped for grief or horror or tragedy.
-- Rachel Caine

#Grief #Reality #Tragedy

Booyah, I will summon the ninja. Oh, and take a lunch break while we burgle." "You're going, too?" "Am I not ninja enough? Are you saying that I lack ninja?" "No, I was just thinking you're a little, uh, recognizable, maybe?" Eve batted her thick eyelashes. "Why, thank you, sweetie. That's the nicest insult I've had today, not counting the jock who said he'd date me but he had a restraining order out for necrophelia.
-- Rachel Caine

#Thinking #Eyelashes #Order

And before you ask, no, you're not driving, Myrnin. I remember the last time." "That accident was not my fault." "You were the only one on the road, and the mailbox actually didn't leap out in front of you. No arguments. You sit in the back, too.
-- Rachel Caine

#Lasts #Faults #Driving

Claire said. “I might be able to get him to stop.” “Who, crazy dude? Maybe. Or he might pull your head off,” Shane said. “I kind of worry.” She couldn’t help but smile. “Yeah?” “A little bit.” “That’s …nice.” He studied her, and returned the smile. “Yeah,” he said. “Kind of is, actually.
-- Rachel Caine

#Crazy #Nice #Worry

I think so,” she [Claire] said. “Just watch your back, okay?” “Nah, Michael’s got mine.” He [Shane] looked straight into her eyes. “I’ve got yours.
-- Rachel Caine

#Eye #Thinking #Watches

Amelie said, “I won’t be your servant in Morganville. Nor should you be mine. Equals.” She offered her hand to him, and he looked down at it, clearly taken aback. But he took it. “Now defend what is ours, my partner.” He grinned … grinned! … and whirled to meet Myrnin in midleap as Myrnin attacked.
-- Rachel Caine

#Taken #Hands #Amelie

Cliare: "You know what? I need you right now." Shane:"Now?" Claire: "Right now." Shane: "Oh, that's so exactly what I was going to say." *dropping C. to the bed.* Claire: "Jinxies
-- Rachel Caine

#Needs #Bed #Need You

my boyfriend is a rock god baby (and not kiss-of-death(sorry))
-- Rachel Caine

#Baby #Sorry #Kissing

MIchael went to her and put his arms around her.,and we can heard eve let out a little, sad sob as she melted against him. Michael- "Shhh..." he whispered. "It's okay baby
-- Rachel Caine

#Baby #Arms #Littles

Myrnin, drive carefully. Understand?" "Of course." He didn't.
-- Rachel Caine

#Myrnin