Sweep of the Blade

Ilona Andrews

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“the Law of Bronwyn had proven true again and again, so often that it was simply accepted. “Once a species is introduced to interstellar spaceflight, it will advance technologically but not socially”

“He who is feared by my enemy is my shield.”

“Children leave,” Ilemina told her. “It is the greatest tragedy of motherhood that if you have done everything right, if you have raised them in confidence and independence, they will pick up and leave you. It is as it’s meant to be.”

“When I first saw you, it was like being thrown from a shuttle before it touched the ground. I fell and when I landed, I felt it in every cell of my body. You disturbed me. You took away my inner peace…”

“Vampire worldview, condensed into three sentences: If it’s not food or a pet, kill it, because it might be poisonous.”

“That’s what marriage was, at the core—the exclusive right to spend as much time with someone you loved as they were willing to give.”

“Friendships built on lies never lasted.”

“Adapt or die,” Helen said. “It’s impossible to stop change,” Maud said. “It’s the nature of life. Those who refuse to adapt will eventually die out. But before they do, they will get nasty. They might even hate you.”

“It’s truly rare to find a man who enjoys the sound of his own voice as much as you do.”

“Here she was serving cosmic cookies and wine to a queen of enlightened predators and the head of a clan of ruthless assassins. Nothing much at stake except an interstellar alliance. Whee!”

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