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Susan Ee Quotes | Quotes said by Susan Ee

  • Susan Ee Quote #1

    ...there’s no such thing as a dirty fight.


  • Susan Ee Quote #2

    Big words from a guy who's trussed up like a turkey. What are you going to do, wobble over here like an upside- down turtle to snap me in half?

    The logistics of breaking you are easy. The only question is when.

  • Susan Ee Quote #3

    Dee checks to make sure his mic is turned off. ‘It’s not about common sense.’ Dee surveys the crowd with some pride.

    Dum also checks to make sure his mic is off. ‘It’s not about logic or practicality or anything that makes a remote amount of sense.’ He sports a wide grin.

    ‘That’s the whole point of a talent show,’ says Dee, doing a spin onstage. ‘It’s illogical, chaotic, stupid, and a whole hell of a lot of fun.’ Dee nods to Dum. ‘It’s what sets us apart from monkeys. What other species puts on talent shows?

  • Susan Ee Quote #4

    Do not let the scorpions hurt you twice just because you're freaking over the possibility.

  • Susan Ee Quote #5

    Dum walks backwards, talking to us. “We’re going back to high school where our survival instincts are at their finest.”

    “If you get the urge to graffiti the walls or beat up your old math teacher,” says Dee, “do it where the birds can’t see you.

  • Susan Ee Quote #6

    He doesn't even like me.
    I let the thought roll around in my head. Anything I feel during that time gets shoved into the vault with the ten-foot-think door slamming as soon as it goes in, just in case something in there has any intention of crawling out.

  • Susan Ee Quote #7

    He is the one pocket of warmth in a sea of ice.

  • Susan Ee Quote #8

    He leans down, and his lips hover a hair’s breadth from mine. I close my eyes, feeling the tingle of anticipation.
    Then he presses his lips to mine. His warmth spreads out from my lips down into my chest and stomach. Time stops, and I forget about everything else – the apocalypse, my enemies, watching eyes, monsters in the night.
    All I feel is the kiss.
    All I am is Raffe’s girl.

  • Susan Ee Quote #9

    His pupils dilate when he sees me. His lips part as he momentarily forgets to marshal his expression, and I could swear he stops breathing for several heartbeats.

  • Susan Ee Quote #10

    I carefully fold my dreams away into the vault in my head.

  • Susan Ee Quote #11

    I hear nothing and see no movement. There’s nothing but my fear telling me to abort. So I go on.

  • Susan Ee Quote #12

    I look up to say something but he puts his finger to my lips and whispers, “Don’t talk. You’ll just spoil my fantasy of rescuing an innocent damsel in distress as soon as you open your mouth.

  • Susan Ee Quote #13

    I watch the beautiful performance with an ache in my chest.

    Then, just when I can’t stand the sadness anymore, a dancer floats out from the side of the stage. A dancer in ragged clothes, filthy and half starved. He’s not even in ballet shoes. He’s just barefoot as he glides out to take his place in the dance.

    The other dancers turn to him, and it’s clear that he is one of them. One of the lost ones. By the look on their faces, they weren’t expecting him. This is not part of the practiced show. He must have seen them onstage and joined in.

    Amazingly, the dance continues without a missed beat. The newcomer simply glides into place, and the final dancer who should have danced solo with her missing partner dances with the newcomer.

    It is full of joy, and the ballerina actually laughs. Her voice is clear and high, and it lifts us all.

  • Susan Ee Quote #14

    I'll be sure not to let anyone but you carry me in her arms. He turns and leaves the kitchen before I can figure out what to make of his comment. A sense of humor is one more thing I don't think angels should have. The fact that his sense of humor is corny makes it even more wrong.

  • Susan Ee Quote #15

    I’m fine, Mom. Thanks for asking.”

    ...

    “Of course you’re fine.” She keeps walking. “You’re the devil’s bride and these are his creatures.”

    ...

    “I’m not the devil’s bride.”

    “He carried you out of the fire and is letting you visit us from the dead. Who else would have those privileges except his bride?

  • Susan Ee Quote #16

    If I’m super lucky, I might be able to fight him off and maybe even the warrior after him, but it’s not a long-term survival strategy. By long-term, I mean the next ten minutes.

    We’re screwed.

  • Susan Ee Quote #17

    If the only one who can kill an angel can’t do it, then who can?’
    It’s a good question, one that takes me a minute to come up with an answer. ‘Obadiah West can. Him and his freedom fighters. I’m just a teenager.’
    ‘History is filled with teenagers who lead the fight. Joan of Arc. Okita Soji, the samurai. Alexander the Great. They were all teenagers when they began leading their armies. I think we’re back to those times again, kid.

  • Susan Ee Quote #18

    In the long second before everyone absorbs what just happened, I see the angel rolling his eyes heavenward, like a teenager in the presence of overwhelming lameness. Some people just have no sense of gratitude.

  • Susan Ee Quote #19

    Just this once,’ he says almost more to himself than to me. ‘Just one moment.’
    Then he leans down and kisses me.

  • Susan Ee Quote #20

    Lots of distractions - that's good.
    Murderous angels everywhere - that's bad.
    That's about as far as my frozen brain will go.

  • Susan Ee Quote #21

    My friends call me Wrath, says Raffe. My enemies call me Please Have Mercy. What's your name, soldier boy? Raffe's mocking tone brings a flush to my cheeks for no reason.

  • Susan Ee Quote #22

    My head seems to be rumbling. Then I realize it’s the sky. It’s thunder. Suddenly, warm raindrops fall on us, spraying us until we’re completely wet.
    Raffe ignores it and continues to kiss me. We hold each other, pressing tighter and harder together.
    We fly in each other’s arms in the rain over a smoldering hell.

  • Susan Ee Quote #23

    My litter sister looks up at me.
    Mom was right. Her eyes are the same as they've always been. Brown eyes fringed with long lashes and steeped with the memory of sweetness and light, laughter and joy - trapped in this mangled corpse-like face.
    It's all right, baby girl, I whisper into her hair as I hug her. I'm here. I came for you.
    Her face crumples and her eyes shine. You came for me.
    I stroke her hair. It's as silky as ever.

  • Susan Ee Quote #24

    My mother hasn’t asked the questions that a normal person would ask, and I’m grateful for it. It’s like the world has become so crazy that it makes sense to her now.
    I turn on the engine and drive us out. ‘Thanks, Mom. For coming to rescue me.’ My voice comes out reedy and a little wobbly. I clear my throat. ‘Not every mom would do that in a world like this.

  • Susan Ee Quote #25

    NO! Raffe grips me as if he can bind my soul to my body. An upside-down view of the doorway shows up in my field of vision. Smoke waft through it.
    Although the pain obscures Raffe's warmth, I feel the presure of his hug, the rocking of our bodies back and forth as he repeats the word, No.

  • Susan Ee Quote #26

    Nothing natural could cause this kind of fear. It goes beyond a fear of physical harm and into the realm of mental and spiritual. Like the fear of losing your sanity, of losing your soul.

  • Susan Ee Quote #27

    Nothing short of the end of the world would get our eco-conscious techies to toss their latest gadgets onto the street.

  • Susan Ee Quote #28

    Of course she’s right. How bad are things when your clinically insane mother is more rational than you are?

  • Susan Ee Quote #29

    One second, we are surrounded by angels holding their swords. The next second, one of their arms drops and his sword thunks to the grass like a lead weight. The angel stares at his blade uncomprehendingly.

    Another sword drops.

    Then another.

    Then a whole bunch, until all the other unsheathed swords fall, thudding on the grass like subjects bowing down to their queen.

    The angels stare at the swords at their feet in utter shock.

    Then everyone looks at me. Actually, it’s probably more accurate to say they’re looking at my sword.

    “Whoa.” That’s about the most intelligent thing I can say right now. Did Raffe say something about an archangel sword intimidating other angel swords if she could gain their respect?

    I swivel my eyes to look at the blade in my hands. Was that you, Pooky Bear?

  • Susan Ee Quote #30

    Raffe arches his brow at me. ‘You should be with a nice human boy. One who takes your orders and puts up with your demands. Someone who dedicates his life to keeping you safe and well fed. Someone who can make you happy. Someone you can be proud of.’ He waves his hand at the Watchers. ‘There’s nobody like that in this lot.’
    I glare at him. ‘I’ll be sure to pass him by you first before I’ – settle for – ‘choose him.’
    ‘You do that. I’ll let him know what’s expected of him.’
    ‘Assuming he survives your interrogation,’ says Howler.
    ‘Big assumption,’ says Cyclone.
    ‘I’d like to be there to watch,’ says Hawk. ‘Should be interesting.

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