Ember was watching me, green bright eyes in the shadows of the room. She crouched against the wall with her wings pressed close, and her tail curled around herself. Even with her fangs slightly bared and her sides heaving with fear, she was still beautiful, elegant, fiery, everything my dragon wanted.

— Julie Kagawa

Eventually we will all wither and die in the wasteland of logic and science.

— Julie Kagawa

From here on," Karin said, "you will have to decide what kind of demon you will be. Not all meals will come to you so easily, ignorant and seeking to do you harm. What will you do if your prey invites you inside, offers you a place at the table? What will you do if they flee, or cower down, begging you not to hurt them? How you stalk your prey is something you must come to terms with, or you will quickly drive yourself mad. And once you cross that threshold, there is no coming back from it.

— Julie Kagawa

Gee, you guys. I know I'm popular and all, but seriously, you're a bit too co-dependent for me. I'm going to need you to step away from my personal bubble." A wispy vine-woman curled ivy tendrils around his arm, and he sliced through them with his dagger. "No! Bad Wraith! No touche!

— Julie Kagawa

Glitter and streamers of light swirled around us, and a chorus of tiny voices sang out a single note. Winced, knowing there was only one person who thought normal entrance, like walking through a door, wasn’t good enough for her; she had to announce her presence with sparkle and glitter and St. Peter’s choir.

— Julie Kagawa

Godzilla was coming...

— Julie Kagawa

Good fellow snickered." Wouldn't be any fun if we didn't run into some sort of catastrophe." Pulling his dagger, he waved me on." After you, your highness. Puck to Ash

— Julie Kagawa

Having second thoughts?” Puck’s voice was soft and dangerous, a far cry from his normal flippancy. “I thought we put this behind us for now.”“Never,” I said, matching his stare. “I can’t ever take it back, Good fellow. I’m still going to kill you. I swore to her, I would.” Lighting flickered overhead, and thunder rumbled in the distance as we faced each other with narrowed eyes. “One day,” I said softly. “One day you’ll look up, and I’ll be there. That’s the only ending for us. Don’t ever forget.

— Julie Kagawa

Helpless, I clenched my fists against my back, well aware that every mile, every minute that ticked by, took me ever farther from getting to them in time and closer to losing the red dragon forever.

— Julie Kagawa

Her desires are mine. Her wishes are mine. Should even the world stand against her, my blade will be at her side. And should it fail to protect her, let my own existence be forfeit." - Ash

— Julie Kagawa