Talons Quotes

• Prometheus, I have no Titan's might,
  Yet I, too, must each dusk renew my heart,
  For daytime's vulture talons tear apart
  The tender alcoves built by love at night.

  Philip Jose Farmer

  Life, Heart, Night

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• I am an anti-imperialist. I am opposed to having the eagle put its talons on any other land.

  Mark Twain

  War, Eagles, Land

  Mark Twain (1970). “King Leopold's Soliloquy”, p.8, LeftWord Books

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• Resentments, carried too far, expose us to a fate analogous to that of the fish-hawk, when he strikes his talons too deep into a fish beyond his capacity to lift, and is carried under and drowned by it.

  Christian Nestell Bovee

  Fate, Hawks, Resentment

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• The world shrieks and sinks talons into our hearts. This we call memory.

  Tim O'Brien

  Memories, Heart, World

  Tim O'Brien (2011). “Tomcat in Love”, p.4, Broadway Books

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• Storm, Rain, and Sunshine, huh? (Talon) My mother’s doing. I’m just glad she stopped at three. I was told the next one would have been named Cloudy Day. (Sunshine)

  Sherrilyn Kenyon

  Mother, Rain, Sunshine

  Sherrilyn Kenyon (2010). “Night Embrace”, p.129, Macmillan

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• Love has the face of a goddess, but the talons of a lion.

  Ivan Panin

  Lions, Faces, Goddess

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• She had always lived her best life in dreams. She knew no greater pleasure than that moment of passage into the other place, when her limbs grew warm and heavy and the sparkling darkness behind her lids became ordered and doors opened; when conscious thought grew owl's wings and talons and became other than conscious.

  John Crowley

  Dream, Doors, Wings

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• You don’t like Talon, do you? (Sunshine) Wish him dead every time I see him. (Zarek) I can’t tell if you mean that or not. (Sunshine) I mean it. (Zarek) Why? (Sunshine) He’s an asshole and I’ve had enough assholes in my life. (Zarek)

  Sherrilyn Kenyon

  Mean, Sunshine, Wish

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• I have no will, unless it be the will never to decide. I have been so overwhelmed by the many storms that have broken over my head, that I am become passive in the hands of the Almighty, like a sparrow in the talons of an eagle. I live, because it is not ordained for me to die.

  Alexandre Dumas

  Eagles, Hands, Broken

  Alexandre Dumas (2015). “Count of Monte Cristo: {Complete & Illustrated}”, p.1563, eKitap Projesi (PublishDrive)

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• Baby, I don’t feel pain. Ever. (Talon) Really? Not even a little? (Sunshine) It’s a waste of time and energy. It also drains the mind and makes it weary. (Talon) But without pain, you can’t have joy. It’s the balance that makes us appreciate the extreme. (Sunshine)

  Sherrilyn Kenyon

  Baby, Pain, Sunshine

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• I might not like the fact that you are my commander, Greek, but as a soldier I will obey you regardless of my personal distaste for your company. (Valerius) Gee, T-Red, doesn’t it make you all warm and fuzzy just to be near him? (Talon)

  Sherrilyn Kenyon

  Greek, Soldier, Might

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• Nick was dressed in jeans, a dark green sweater, and bomber jacket–the perfect image of a rich college student. Talon looked like a biker who had just left Sanctuary, New Orleans’s premier biker bar. Acheron looked like a refugee from the Dungeon–the local underground goth hangout. Valerius was the professional contingent, and Zarek…Zarek just looked like he was ready to kill something.’ (Talon)

  Sherrilyn Kenyon

  Dark, College, New Orleans

  Sherrilyn Kenyon (2005). “Night Pleasures/Night Embrace”, p.519, St. Martin's Griffin

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• You swore an oath, just like the rest of us. I won’t have you preying on innocents in my town. (Talon) Ooo. How cliché, little partner. Wanna tell me to be out by sunup, or better yet, this town ain’t big enough for the two of us? (Zarek)

  Sherrilyn Kenyon

  Two, Littles, Towns

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• Nick’s right, you are psychotic. (Talon) The correct term is sociopathic and yes, I am. But at least I have no delusions about myself. (Zarek) Meaning? (Talon) Take your meaning wherever you can find it. (Zarek)

  Sherrilyn Kenyon

  Psychotic, Delusion, Term

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• Yeah, well, he’s still on Dark-Hunter payroll, so tell him to keep his phone turned on. (Talon) Ooo. Getting testy in your fierce nakedness. (Kyrian)

  Sherrilyn Kenyon

  Dark, Phones, Hunters

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• So what are you in the mood for? (Sunshine) How about naked Sunshine al dente covered in whipped cream and chocolate? We could even put a cherry on top. (Talon)

  Sherrilyn Kenyon

  Sunshine, Chocolate, Naked

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• You are the only warmth in my heart. The only sunshine my winter has ever known. (Talon)

  Sherrilyn Kenyon

  Heart, Sunshine, Winter

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• Would you leave me alone, you walking pair of boots! Let go of my easel, you refugee from a luggage factory. If you need some wood for a toothpick, there’s a bunch of it on the porch. (Sunshine) Beth. What are you doing?...She says she was forcing you inside before it got dark and something decided to eat you. (Talon) Tell Swamp Breath I was headed this way. Why was she…Oh jeez, am I really have a conversation with a gator? (Sunshine)

  Sherrilyn Kenyon

  Letting Go, Sunshine, Dark

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• I feel like I’ve known you forever. Like I’ve held you in my heart for centuries. (Talon)

  Sherrilyn Kenyon

  Heart, Forever, Century

  Sherrilyn Kenyon (2010). “Night Embrace”, p.208, Macmillan

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• Tell me the name of your best friend. (Sunshine) Wulf Tryggvason. (Talon) Oh my God, you just answered a question. I think the world may end over it. (Sunshine)

  Sherrilyn Kenyon

  Sunshine, Thinking, Names

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• Sunny, tell me truthfully, what are your intentions toward Talon? (Selena) What are you? His mom? I promise I’ll respect him in the morning. (Sunshine)

  Sherrilyn Kenyon

  Mom, Morning, Sunshine

  Sherrilyn Kenyon (2005). “Night Pleasures/Night Embrace”, p.664, Macmillan

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• Okay. That was nice. Clothes. You need clothes before I do something I might not regret. What was your size again, Steve? (Sunshine) Talon. (Talon) Talon. Size. Clothes. Cover him up. I’m going to go get Talon clothes. Keys. Need keys for car. Purse. Money for clothes. Shoes. Must have shoes to shop and keep feet warm. (Sunshine) What about a coat? It is wintertime. (Talon) Coats are good in the winter. (Sunshine)

  Sherrilyn Kenyon

  Regret, Nice, Sunshine

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• You know, you say ‘not exactly’ a lot. You’re not exactly a vampire. You’re not exactly from Scotland, and you’re allergic to daylight. What else? (Sunshine) I hate bran muffins and grass. (Talon)

  Sherrilyn Kenyon

  Hate, Sunshine, Scotland

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• You still haven’t eaten your muffin. (Sunshine) ‘Yeah, right. He still hadn’t eaten his boots either, and he’d rather feast on one of them than that thing in her hand.’ (Talon)

  Sherrilyn Kenyon

  Sunshine, Hands, Boots

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• Well", Fang said, mimicking a thick Southern drawl. "I must say its mighty nice of them Daimons to clean up after themselves when you kill them" He held his hands up to them. "Look Ma, no mess." "Does Fang have an off switch?" Talon asked Vane.

  Sherrilyn Kenyon

  Nice, Southern Drawl, Hands

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