The Demon's Lexicon Quotes
"I can be a sensitive intellectual type as well. If the other option is drowning under our sink."
"Someday we’re going to live in St. Leonard’s and get away from all this."
"Aristotle said education is bitter, but its fruits are sweet."
"If you catch them young, you can teach them to talk."
"I don’t see what the big deal about that is. I can talk."
"The demons live in another world. They are hungry for the sounds and sights and sensations of our world."
"None of them can get in, though. None of them can touch you, unless a magicians’ circle builds a bridge for the demons."
"Stay safe. Stay away from the magicians. Stay away from us."
"Just be yourself, and everyone will love you!"
"The house started to seem shut off from the rest of the world, darkness and silence pressing all around until Nick felt as if he could not get out."
"Winter light had come in with Alan as he opened the door. Nick had looked up from his place on the stairs and said, 'You can’t do this again.'"
"During the four days of darkness, it had never occurred to Nick that Alan could possibly have been lying, or could possibly have abandoned them for his own reasons."
"Nick raised his eyebrows, saw the boy’s eyes drop in embarrassment, and turned to the boy who’d kept smoking."
"Nick got home after dark, feeling good about the whole group thing being sorted."
"I know she isn’t good to you, but you’ve lived with her all your life. Does the idea of her dying— Do you care at all?"
"Nick looked out into the night and let his smile spread. That was why he liked it."
"Everyone at the Market is human, just like you."
"The girl had a nice smile, Alan seemed happy, and soon they would be at the Goblin Market."
"Nick tossed a cold look over his shoulder at Jamie. 'You’ll see.'"
"The Goblin Market was not being held in the town center, of course."
"Jamie pointedly addressed the next question to Alan alone."
"There was a sharp exclamation behind him as they walked into the wood, but he did not know which of them had made it, or why."
"You’re dressed up,' she said. 'You’re all in black and you’re carrying a sword. How is that different?"
"I cannot imagine what it must be like, to feel the blood warm in your veins and the sun warm on your face."
"The gleam of sharp steel under colored lights drew Nick like a beacon lamp."
"I call on the demon they called Anzu in Sumer!"
"Mae looked impressed. 'You can read Sumerian?'"
"She thinks I’m a different man, centuries dead, and probably dead by her hand."
"Nick thought that if a succubus ever got to Alan, he would probably want to take her out to dinner and talk about her feelings before he’d accept any dark demonic delights."
"Nick was not used to living with anyone but Alan."
"Nick was planning to take risks only with himself."
"Liannan had mentioned his father. Perhaps it was that which reminded Nick of the time right after they had lost him."
"Nick seldom said no to a girl, and he had never done so in circumstances like these."
"Alan was choosing now, of all times, to talk nonsense."
"Nick felt like he was separate from his body and still trying to keep it steady."
"This was much easier. Dad would’ve approved."
"So the magicians knew you wouldn’t be missed."
"I call on the one who gave me the name Liannan!"
"Nick was viciously glad. It was Alan’s own fault."
"Nick always had something to say. It felt as if smoke had got caught in his throat."
"Nick always had to wait for his partner to catch up."
"I don’t care what’s best for everyone! I only care about what’s best for you."
"I think I could be persuaded to offer you some information without being tortured, if it’s all the same to you."
"My name’s Gerald," the magician said promptly.
"Fear’s useless," he tried to explain. "Either something bad happens or it doesn’t."
"I’m not doing anything for you," he said. "Alan’s the one who wants to help people."
"Nobody who wears this mark is innocent," Mum whispered.
"I claim the right of kinship. I claim blood and bone."
"You don’t need to stay in this nightmare any longer. You don’t need to worry. It won’t happen to you. I won’t let it."
"I’m sorry, but I’ve already done this and I’ll do a lot worse. I will not give up."
"I’d hate for you to get the wrong idea about me. Under normal circumstances, I swear, I would have copped a feel."
"Don’t talk about Dad like that. And you’re not a monster."
"It was never me at all. It was you. Why didn’t you tell me?"
"I’m not interested in charity work. If you want to save your brother, you’ll have to rely on Alan."
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"I’ve never thought about you enough to dislike you," Nick said. "I just think you’re useless."
"I won’t leave you," Nick said. "I don’t want to."
"We’re not even. You’re causing me a lot of trouble, and I am saving your pointless life."
"You only do the right thing because Alan wants you to," Jamie continued, still sounding furious.