The Indigo Spell Quotes
"Never mind that." She turned in the direction of the desk attendant and called across the room, "I'm taking Sydney Melrose with me. Mrs. Weathers can argue with me about the curfew tomorrow."
"This one will help you find someone you’ve never met before."
"Stargaze later," she said curtly. "We need to hurry, before the moon progresses much further."
"It means that she’s much closer than I would like."
"We have to move past this and go on with our lives in a normal way. It’s for the good of our group in Palm Springs."
"I'll just love you whether you want me to or not."
"Because I can't help doing it," he said with a shrug. "And hey, if I keep loving you, maybe you'll eventually crack and love me too. Hell, I'm pretty sure you're already half in love with me."
"You can't make someone love you just by loving them."
"I’d never be able to get the components in time."
"Propriety’s never been Adrian’s strong suit."
"It was nice seeing a human and a Moroi look like they belong together."
"That was just smart planning for any occasion."
"Now, waiting for Adrian in the bitter Pennsylvania cold, I wrapped my arms around myself and hoped I wouldn’t freeze before he showed up."
"I was also so cold that I suspected my skin was as blue as my dress."
"The moon was still crisp and bright when we finally found an acceptable spot."
"I used that [spark of anger] to direct my thoughts as I stared at Marcus’s picture."
"So typical, Adrian helpfully offering alcohol."
"And to think, Angeline said I was too pretty to be useful. Looks like I might have something to offer to the world after all."
"I’m not hiding any secret plans from you—because I don’t know any."
"Maybe to you. But she’s right about one thing: we need to get inside."
"Magic leaves a mark on your blood that permeates your whole body."
"If you’ve gotten me into something dangerous, then you either need to get me out of it or tell me how to."
"No one deserved the fate of that girl in the paper."
"If anything, it seems like it goes against the Alchemists’ beliefs."
"I want to be your friend, Melbourne," he had said. "I like you. We’re never going to resolve our differences. Might as well ignore them since we have to be together every day."
"It was an entirely different matter to accept that I might be on the verge of having those suspicions confirmed."
"The drive to Santa Barbara was easy this time of day December had cooled off some of southern California’s weather, but the sun was still out, making it seem warmer than it really was."
"The sprawling church looked exactly as it had in my vision save that it was lit by mid-afternoon sunshine rather than twilight."
"Stepping inside the building made me glad I’d packed hand sanitizer in my bag."
"Hi, I'm trying to find a friend of mine, but I don't know which apartment he lives in."
"That, at least, would be helpful for this next crazy plan."
"Theoretically, I should be invisible for those who didn’t know to look for me."
"I reminded myself that this could be my one chance to find Marcus."
"Now, watching anxiously, I wanted the reaction to go on for as long as possible."
"Inside, I recognized the mattress on the floor and the same meager belongings."
"He had me backed into a corner, and despite some tricks Eddie had taught me, I wasn’t confident in my own ability to throw a punch."
"I drove my elbow into his wrist, and he made a small grunt of pain."
"He looked much more at ease too, now that I wasn’t assaulting him."
"Others like you. Other Alchemists wanting to break free of the fold."
"I suppose you’d be friends with him if you’re in Palm Springs, huh?"
"They only start adding other components with re-inks if they’ve got a reason to worry about you."
"We like the Moroi. We want to help them—on our own terms."
"No one’s going to throw you around and get away with it."
""You want to go back to Amberwood with that on your face?"
""What am I going to do with a wool coat?" I asked."
""Sleep with it," he suggested. "Think of me."
""It was an accident," I told him. "Marcus thought I was there to abduct him."
""You’re both acting like idiots," I scolded."
""You know," he said, "under normal circumstances, you inviting me to the bedroom would be the highlight of my day."
""Thank you," I said. "You didn’t have to do that."
""Sydney, get out of the way," ordered Adrian."
""She’s taking a leap of faith with us. We can’t do any less."
"Do you really think I’m going to sign on for a job that makes her do work she doesn’t want to do? What if she gets frustrated at what I’m telling her? How do I know she won’t stab me with a compass?"
"But this is going to take some extra time—travel time—and I don’t have enough of it on school days."
"I’m just giving the proper respect to a beautiful machine."
"That’s our baby—well, until we have real ones. Don’t you think it needs a name?"
"Your aura got sad, and I figured being on a college campus had something to do with it."
"You’re smart. You’re observant. You question."
"You have nothing to worry about with us," Marcus said. "We won’t hurt you."
"That’s why you’ve got me along," he said with a smile.
"I’ll make each of you one," he assured them. The way they looked at him was an unwelcome reminder of the breadth of his experience with other women.
"It’s a special concoction that’s hard to get a hold of, and I have to go down to a guy in Mexico to get it."
"No! You can’t ever kiss me ANYWHERE. You said you were going to keep your distance."
"It’s not bad," I said. In truth, it was kind of amazing.
"Everyone’s got some creativity," he insisted.
"But you might want to consider how you can actually keep it private in the next fifteen minutes."
"I have a hickey. I let Adrian Ivashkov give me a hickey."
"I never caught his first name, but isn't it kind of a leap to assume that's who Z. J. was?"
"These people had a very different idea than me of what 'all you have to do' meant."
"Every visitor is recorded on video if they're going through the secure access point."
"I’m a field Alchemist in Palm Springs, I’m not a computer hacker."
"It's more of that resourceful vibe I get off you."
"You're kind of giving me mixed signals, Sage."
"Every girl's got her secrets. Maybe someday you'll share yours." - Marcus
"No, not really. But getting the tattoo sealed in Mexico is kind of fun." - Marcus
"You should, Sydney. If nothing else, do that. Don't let them have any more control over you than they have to." - Marcus
"That's the kind of guy you'd follow to hell and back." - Julia
"One thing that often helped in Alchemist affairs (and witch ones) was that people rarely expected supernatural reasons for weird behaviors and phenomena." - Sydney
"I don't know much about chemistry or computer hacking or photosynthery but this is something I've got a lot of experience with." - Adrian
"Everything's going to be okay. She doesn't know about you." - Adrian
"I need to stop her once and for all." - Sydney
"I've been trying for years to forget my time there. But some things, you just can't escape." - Wolfe
"Keep it as long as you need. If I want it back, I'll find you." - Wolfe
"Being careful was the only thing I could do on my own for now. I just hoped it would be enough."
"It was eerie, seeing all that richness and glamour with no one to enjoy it."
"No music," I said, not that I had any intention of dancing.
"You can change yourself out of it," he said. "I'm letting go of the control. Just picture yourself the way you are in reality."
"I’m a vampire, Sage. A creature of the night, remember?"
"We lock eyes and smile, but there is nothing sensuous about it."
"The board’s a little incomplete," I said diplomatically.
"Wow," he said, eyes widening. "You look amazing."
"This femme fatale thing was harder than I’d thought it’d be."
"I felt like a traitor when the service ended."
"Are you saying evil witches and espionage are stressful?"
"The video didn’t lie. Only the Alchemists did."
"Maybe they were. Maybe they weren't. I just didn't know anymore."
"Are you ready to go forward with your eyes open?"
"It was the knowledge that I had defied everyone—the Alchemists, the Warriors, the Merry Men. I didn't answer to anyone, no matter the cause."
"I'd passed his test—which he'd been right about."
"You're setting yourself up for a fall, Sydney!"