Young Adult Urban Fantasy Quotes

“Too many adults wish to 'protect' teenagers when they should be stimulating them to read of life as it is lived.”
― Margaret A. Edwards

“Turn your pain into purpose.”
― Nelou Keramati

“Just as he reached for my neck, I tased him. I was there to bag and tag, not to kill. Besides, if I had to carry separate weapons for every paranormal I took out, I'd be dragging around a full luggage set. Tasers are a one-size-fits-all paranormal butt-kicking option. Mine's pink with rhinestones. Tasey and I have had a lot of good times together.”
― Kiersten White, Paranormalcy

“It figured--the almost invincible girl gets hurt, and they call a vet.”
― Jennifer Lynn Barnes, Every Other Day

“Right. You're Kali. Of course you're planning a rescue mission. Stupid self-sacrifice is kind of your thing.”
― Jennifer Lynn Barnes, Every Other Day

“The werewolf Senate hadn't been happy with the idea of a human alpha, and there wasn't a day that went by that I didn't think about the fact that I had something most male Weres wanted very, very badly...Maddy. Lake. Lily, Katie, Sloane, Avie, Sophie...”
― Jennifer Lynn Barnes, Trial by Fire

“Blend in. don't make waves. Don't look up.' That was the mantra I lived by. But not today.”
― Jennifer Lynn Barnes, Every Other Day

“If one thing was perfectly, crystalline clear, it was that I could take care of myself. I just kept coming and coming and coming. I was what I was.”
― Jennifer Lynn Barnes, Every Other Day

“I had my knife in hand before I realized I'd reached for it and had kicked open the...front door before it ever occurred to me that it might have already been unlocked.”
― Jennifer Lynn Barnes, Every Other Day

“I wasn't built for running away from monsters. I wanted desperately to run toward them--track them down, kill them. Luckily, I was used to restraining myself, used to acting human even when I wasn't, and the human part of my brain reminded me that right now, preternatural beasties weren't exactly my primary concern. Someone had made a strong attempt at killing me this morning....”
― Jennifer Lynn Barnes, Every Other Day

“The problem was that there was no treatment. No cure. There was nothing that...any medical professional could do. If I'd been fully human, I would have been a dead girl walking....”
― Jennifer Lynn Barnes, Every Other Day

“I had no weapons. No plan. Nothing but my blood and my hands. They were coming, and there were more of them than I'd realized.”
― Jennifer Lynn Barnes, Every Other Day

“You're a very pretty girl...Did you know? Once upon a time, I had a pretty, pretty boy.' She reached forward and touched my cheek with one manicured hand.”
― Jennifer Lynn Barnes, Every Other Day

“I heard the telltale sound of scales scraping against metal--a light swoosh, a tongue flickering out to taste the stale and humid air. Whatever it was, my prey was tasting for me.”
― Jennifer Lynn Barnes, Every Other Day

“I did a quick injury check on my organs and bones. The routine was familiar, one I paced my way through every other morning as I went from dispassionately watching my body heal to wondering if this time, I might have pushed things too far.”
― Jennifer Lynn Barnes, Every Other Day

“There walked warlocks in all their bat-winged, cat-eyed glory, and here, as they swung out over the river, she saw the darting flash of multicolored tails under the silvery skin of the water, the shimmer of long, pearl-strewn hair, and heard the high, rippling laughter of the mermaids.”
― Cassandra Clare, City of Bones

“She'd let me in, and for the first time, I actually wanted to do the same, to tell someone the truth. That I wasn't normal. That I wasn't human.”
― Jennifer Lynn Barnes, Every Other Day

“This is why you don't call the police. Or Preternatural Control. No matter what. Ever. If I'd doubted that rule--and I was fairly sure I never had--I certainly never would have again. My skin itched just talking to the authorities....The police department had more than a few open cases with my name on them--figuratively, and I had no desire to make that literal [where they connected me to] the vigilante responsible for dozens of area beastie slayings....”
― Jennifer Lynn Barnes, Every Other Day

“I sunk into velvety nothingness. It caressed my skin, lapped at my temples, the nape of my neck. It circled me like smoke, its touch light, but all consuming. And just as I was about to lose consciousness, I heard the voice. 'Hello, Kali. I'm Zev.”
― Jennifer Lynn Barnes, Every Other Day

“I'm like any other kid; I've seen the monsters in the closet and under the bed. The only difference between me and other kids is...the monsters are afraid of me..." (Angel)

Night School: A Dasheen "Angel" Vampire Hunter novel”
― Michelle Cornwell-Jordan

“Oh my God, cheese burn!”
― Susan Bischoff, Hush Money

“Either you’re one hell of an actress, or you’re the dumbest person to ever walk the face of this planet.”
― Kimberly Spencer, Limerick

“My dad was a different person when he lectured: his eyes sparkled, his lips turned upward.... 'Think what it must have been like for Darwin, two hundred years ago. He took that voyage on the Beagle [1831] expecting to document the natural world and he stumbled across something impossible. A creature who could defy the laws of physics--straight out of the pages of mythology...In that one moment, the entire landscape of scientific investigation was drastically and irrevocably changed. The impossible became a widespread scientific reality, as omnipresent as gravity and in some cases, nearly as hard to see.”
― Jennifer Lynn Barnes

“What are you talking about?” asked Julie. “Haven't you learned anything about who you are?”
“Oh, yes, I have,” I replied. “The problem is I'm an enigma wrapped in a California Roll of bull-shit.”
― Robert G. Culp, Knight School: A Mystic Brats Novel

“What did you do that would put you in the risk of burning in hell?”
“That's not important —”
“TELL ME!”
The knight suppressed a chuckle. “I had forgotten how fiery you truly were, Nara Roman. As for what I did, you should know better than anyone...”
― Robert G. Culp, Fugitives Of Destiny

“Are you sure? I’m a pretty messed up person right now. You should probably send me back to where I came from for repairs,” he chuckled nervously.“We’re both messed up, Jason,” I smiled as a tear ran down my cheek. “But I won’t tell anyone if you don’t.”
“Promise?” he smiled.
“I promise. The two of us can always be messed up together.”
― Robert G. Culp, Fugitives Of Destiny

“Are you sure? I’m a pretty messed up person right now. You should probably send me back to where I came from for repairs,” he chuckled nervously.
“We’re both messed up, Jason,” I smiled as a tear ran down my cheek. “But I won’t tell anyone if you don’t.”
“Promise?” he smiled.
“I promise. The two of us can always be messed up together.”
― Robert G. Culp, Fugitives Of Destiny

“Kirk...” said Kevin, finally letting go of his knees. “...I don’t think your precious friend is home right now.” Kevin drew his sword and swung it in preparation.
“We’re not going to kill them,” I said. “They’re cursed.”
“So are you,” Kevin rolled his eyes. “Yet you still seem to be in control of yourself... so far, anyway.”
― Robert G. Culp, Fugitives Of Destiny

“Then you would be fine if I told you I think you’re adorable and you have a nice butt? And with you sitting there like that, it’s taking everything in my power not to just push you back on your bed, hold you in my arms, and kiss you . . . ?”
― Kenneth Creech, Fate, Coincidence, and Other Curse Words

“She’d told him she was asexual at the end of ninth grade—and when he told her he thought he’d never find a boyfriend, she’d told him she was also aromantic and had no desire to date. Early in their freshman year, she’d gone on dates with Jade Miller and Keenan Price just to be nice, but she told them after one date that she didn’t feel a connection.”
― Kenneth Creech, Fate, Coincidence, and Other Curse Words