Marked in Flesh Quotes

“The Dimwit's Guide to the Female Mind might assist your efforts in understanding human females. But it must be pointed out that this subject can be a dangerous adventure and should be undertaken with extreme caution. After all, human males have been trying to understand their females for generations, and most of the time they come away from these encounters looking like someone stuck their tails into an electric socket.”
― Anne Bishop, Marked in Flesh

“No. I’m not hot, and I don’t want to do the Squeaky Dance.” Simon sighed. This day was full of disappointments.”
― Anne Bishop, Marked in Flesh

“One store owner said he was going to leave a dictionary on a public bench so the vandals could at least spell the obscenities correctly. It”
― Anne Bishop, Marked in Flesh

“He gently kissed that scar and felt something changing inside him - just a flutter of change, there and gone, but leaving its mark.”
― Anne Bishop, Marked in Flesh

“What are you going to call them?” Meg asked. “Lunch?” Simon offered. The female pack gave him a look that made him think running away would be a good idea, if he wasn’t the leader and couldn’t back down.”
― Anne Bishop, Marked in Flesh

“The police have no leads as yet on the person or persons who painted obscene suggestions on the buildings. One store owner said he was going to leave a dictionary on a public bench so the vandals could at least spell the obscenities correctly.”
― Anne Bishop, Marked in Flesh

“While he waited, he made up the bed,more to discourage Meg from falling back into it than because he wanted to tidy the room. Besides, running his hands over the sheets and breathing in her scent made him happy,”
― Anne Bishop, Marked in Flesh

“She swallowed hard. “I want to try skinny-dipping.” He was so still, she wasn’t sure he was even breathing.”
― Anne Bishop, Marked in Flesh

“He didn't understand why everyone fussed about taking clean clothes out of a drawer. Underclothes smelled a lot more interesting after the female wore them.”
― Anne Bishop, Marked in Flesh

“You always believed we could survive in the outside world. I'm doing everything I can to give at least some of us a chance of not only surviving but truly living.”
― Anne Bishop, Marked in Flesh

“And when one kind of animal overruns an area to the point where many kinds of animal begin to starve, it’s up to the predators to thin out the herds before there’s nothing left for anyone. That’s a simple truth whether you’re talking about deer or humans.”
― Anne Bishop, Marked in Flesh

“The first card was a beautifully rendered but terrifying representation of what Henry guessed was one of the Elders’ forms. Next was half a Wolf cookie. Last was a card that had a simple drawing of a smiley face. “That is sooooo wrong,” Merri Lee said, shuddering. “Yes, it is.” Henry picked”
― Anne Bishop, Marked in Flesh

“And the things we girls need because no one wants to run out of those supplies in the middle of a blizzard.”
― Anne Bishop, Marked in Flesh

“Six flashlights turned on, beacons that said, We’re here, come eat us!”
― Anne Bishop, Marked in Flesh

“He hadn’t observed Kowalski or Debany licking their mates’ hands.”
― Anne Bishop, Marked in Flesh

“My name is Hope Wolfsong,” she whispered. “I am not cs821. Not anymore. Never again.”
― Anne Bishop, Marked in Flesh

“Do you know what the Sharkgard call humans on a ship?> ”
― Anne Bishop, Marked in Flesh

“We’re going to destroy Cel-Romano. I wanted you to know that before you die,” Stavros said. “You upstart infestation. You thought you could wipe out the terra indigene? It’s your species that is going to wither—and you will be one of the things the survivors, if there are any, can thank for that.” He released Scratch and floated a safe distance away as dozens of the Sharkgard rushed in to strike the enemy, consuming the human piece by piece. A foot. A hand. A forearm. A thigh.”
― Anne Bishop, Marked in Flesh

“But the thoughts were excellent hunters and devoured sleep.”
― Anne Bishop, Marked in Flesh

“Humans were no end of trouble even before they did anything.”
― Anne Bishop, Marked in Flesh

“He gently kissed that scar and felt something changing inside him—just a flutter of change, there and gone, but leaving its mark. She looked at him, her eyes wide with uncertainty. If he kissed her again, she would flee like a bunny. So he licked her nose and made her laugh before he lunged for the center of the pool, making as big a splash as he could.”
― Anne Bishop, Marked in Flesh

“Meg wants to go skinny-dipping?” That Vlad sounded as baffled as he felt made Simon feel better. At least he wasn’t the only one who was confused. “That’s what she said. With me. After dark. With both of us in human form.” “None of us wear clothes when we play in the water unless we’re giving the clothes a quick rinse without removing them.” “I know that. But this is important to Meg. I just don’t know why.” Simon growled in frustration. She’d been upset the last time she saw him as a naked human. Why was this time different?”
― Anne Bishop, Marked in Flesh

“Meg smiled at Simon and Vlad. “There is something behind that smile,” Vlad said. “Like the first time you see a striped pretty and don’t learn what it is until you poke it with a paw and it sprays you,” Simon said. She wasn’t smiling now. “Did you just compare me to a skunk?” Now they smiled. “To be fair, you don’t smell like one anymore,” Simon said. “What?”
― Anne Bishop, Marked in Flesh

“Pony Barn. Meg speaking.” Hearing her voice delighted him, relieved some unhappiness he hadn’t known he’d felt until it faded. That’s why he growled, “I am going to bite you so hard.” “No, you’re not.” Her voice sounded prim. He suspected she was laughing at him. “You’re going to give me a large bonus in my next paycheck”
― Anne Bishop, Marked in Flesh

“Jester returned a minute later and scowled at her. “I know you’re human, but I would swear you have some Coyote blood. Only one of my kind could cause this much trouble so easily.”
― Anne Bishop, Marked in Flesh

“Don’t eat my lunch while you’re looking for the water,” Meg shouted.”
― Anne Bishop, Marked in Flesh

“Jake flew over the back wall of Henry’s yard, landed near the stairs, and shifted to human. “I will get water for our Meg.”
― Anne Bishop, Marked in Flesh

“While he waited, he made up the bed, more to discourage Meg from falling back into it than because he wanted to tidy the room. Besides, running his hands over the sheets and breathing in her scent made him happy.”
― Anne Bishop, Marked in Flesh

“When she didn’t respond, Simon hauled her to her feet and steered her out the bedroom door and down the hallway to the bathroom. “Are you awake enough to pee and brush your teeth?” She closed the door in his face.”
― Anne Bishop, Marked in Flesh

“Procrastination was a human trait, and in this past week, he’d discovered that it had its own kind of bite.”
― Anne Bishop, Marked in Flesh