There are always a few, Claire, who like being told what to do instead of being required to think. And those are the ones you should fear. That goes equally for humans, I’m afraid. Critical...

Do be careful. I can’t replace you as easily as all that.

You are so lucky I’m too tired to murder you right now.

You’ve turned into quite a bossy little thing,” Myrnin said. “I think I might like it.

He hung up on her. She’d just been hung up on by a disembodied brain in a jar. Fantastic.

I hardly broke any laws at all. I should drive more often.

Afternoons are hard. Mornings are pure evil from the pits of hell, which is why I don’t do them anymore.

Do you imagine that they’re going to issue me a citation…what was your name again?””Still Eve.””No, I’m sure it’s something else. That doesn’t seem right.

If he had any kind of a clue, he wouldn’t be caught dead with that stuff. See what I did there? Caught dead? I crack myself up.” Eve sipped more coffee she probably, at this...

Dear girls, I can let anyone get hurt because in my world, my safety and well-being come first.

I can handle Glory.” “Can you?” Eve asked. “Because I notice you never call her Gloriana. Just Glory.” He shut up. Which is probably about the only smart thing he can do, Claire thought.

Next time we commit crime, we’ll make sure to include him.

For now,” Amelie said. “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. ” Amelie’s...

It’s been happening since I was in kindergarten. Not them all the time, but other kids, you know. Every day. It never stops, and it never goes away, thanks to the Internet–it just keeps happening...

Welcome,” Vassily said, and smiled. He showed teeth. “To Immortal Battles. We don’t fight to the death — we fight beyond death, in the world’s most dangerous sport.

Must we argue word choice? Now?

Amelie seemed to focus on her again. For a few seconds she regarded her, frowning, and then smiled just a little. “So I recall,” she said. “Not all wars are waged with bullets and swords,...