#beast

And John Kearns whispered into my ear: "Do you see it now? *You* are the nest. *You* are the hatchling. *You* are the chrysalis. *You* are the progeny. *You* are the rot that falls from the stars. All of us--you and I and poor, dear Pellinore. Behold the face of the magnificum, child. And despair." Though I was sickened by the sight, I looked. In the bower of the beast at the top of the world, I beheld the face of the magnificum, and I did not turn away. ↗

— Rick Yancey

#john-kearns #magnificum #pellinore-warthrop #spoiler #the-beast

They are stupid, they are beasts, they are meat, they are death. I am talking simply but without any affectation. ↗

— Vaslav Nijinsky

#death #meat #death

His Majesty needs a can-I girl anyway. And I'm not it." "A can-I girl?" Andrea frowned. I leaned back. " ` Can I fetch you your food, Your Majesty? Can I tell you how strong and mighty you are, Your Majesty? Can I pick out your fleas, Your Majesty? Can I kiss your ass, Your Majesty? Can I . . ." It dawned on me that Raphael was sitting very still. Frozen, like a statue, his gaze fixed on the point above my head. "He's standing behind me, isn't he?" Andrea nodded slowly. "Technically it should be `may I,'" Curran said, his voice deeper than I remembered. "Since you're asking permission. ↗

— Ilona Andrews

#beast-lord #curran #kate-daniels #raphael #food

What a cage is to the wild beast, law is to the selfish man. ↗

— Herbert Spencer

#cage #fish man #law #man #selfish

Because inside me is a beast that snarls, and growls, and strains toward freedom.. and as hard as I try, I cannot kill it. ↗

— Veronica Roth

#freedom #humanity #life #freedom

The elevator doors opened on the first floor and Van Holtz was waiting there with several bags of groceries in his hands. “Oh. You,” he said. He started to walk in and, without thinking, simply reacting, Bo shoved him back out of the elevator by his head and hit the elevator button again. “You asshole!” Bo heard as the door closed. ↗

— Shelly Laurenston

#humor #shelly-laurenston #humor

Will, you look like hell!" I yelled through the glass door. "I can't say how you look," he said. "But if you look like you sound, you look like a jerk. Please help me. ↗

— Alex Flinn

#humor #humor

It was disconcerting that being in love felt lonelier than lonelines. ↗

— Emily Maguire

#taming-the-beast #love

You love me?' 'Yes, you great lummox. I love you.' He lets out a sigh. 'Sweet Camulos! It's about time. ↗

— Robin L. LaFevers

#dark-triumph #grave-mercy #his-fair-assassin #robin-lafevers #romance

I try not to. I mean, you shouldn't miss people who don't miss you, right? ↗

— Alex Flinn

#kyle #lindy #love #love