Stealing Phoenix Quotes

“Soulfinders can't be bad for each other - they are each other. We aren't complete apart.”
― Joss Stirling, Stealing Phoenix

“I'm not a little woman you need to defend.'
His face hardened. 'That's exactly what you are: you're my little woman and I'm not having you sacrifice yourself for me.”
― Joss Stirling, Stealing Phoenix

“Even geniuses could get things wrong-look at Einstein's unfortunate choice of a hairdresser.”
― Joss Stirling, Stealing Phoenix

“So, Zed, isn’t this a killer outfit?”
“Certainly a killer, baby.”
“Good, because I’ve bought another five just like it.”
“You horrible, teasing fairy. If you really have more of those fashion disasters in your bags, I’m gonna hang you on top of the family Christmas tree in December.”
― Joss Stirling, Stealing Phoenix

“So you got Phoenix back,” declared Karla, clapping her hands in delight. “That’s lovely.”
“I’m more on loan,” I muttered.
“Yeah, my little library book.”
― Joss Stirling, Stealing Phoenix

“If there’s one thing I learned, it is that blood families can sometimes be the pits; it’s the one you make for yourself that really gives you a home and people to love.”
― Joss Stirling, Stealing Phoenix

“How am I going to help you?”
“You are going to jump.”
“Ha.”
“You are.”
“Have you done this before?”
“Yeah, with fruit.” That was Xav.
“And why am I not reassured?”
― Joss Stirling, Stealing Phoenix

“Follow me. Yves held out a hand, expecting me to take it.
I had had enough of being pushed about, towed here,
shoved there. Lead the way, O master.
He raised an eyebrow at my sarcasm. Glad to see you
have seen the light. I only want what’s best for you.
Mr Arrogant or what?
I don’t mean it like that. He shook his head, telling
himself off. I just want to make this right but I seem to be
doing it all wrong.
Then let me go.
That would be a tragedy. Give me a chance here.
Please.”
― Joss Stirling, Stealing Phoenix

“How touching. I think I'm gonna throw up.”
― Joss Stirling, Stealing Phoenix

“Just, in future, an ‘I’m-not-going-to-get-myself-killed’ note would be appreciated.”
― Joss Stirling, Stealing Phoenix

“But I’ve kept first of March as my birthday as I like to tease Zed about dating an older woman. And my parents wouldn’t understand if I told them about the soulfinder bond and tried to change it.”
“They don’t know?”
“Well, I think they’ve picked up that there’s something special between Zed and me but I’m not sure how I’d even start to explain to non-savants. I was exactly overjoyed when Zed filled me in about it all the first time.”
“What did you do?”
“Thumped him with a shopping bag and told him he was a jerk.”
“Ouch.”
― Joss Stirling, Stealing Phoenix

“I shook my head, folding my arms around my waist. He was wrong; he was the one offering fairy dust, Peter Pan offering to carry me off to the Neverland of soulfinders and happily ever after. But he was too late. Last night i had to grew up and I now knew that such dreams did not exist; real life was more like living with Captain Hook's mercenary pirates than playing happy families in a treehouse”
― Joss Stirling, Stealing Phoenix

“I wasn’t sure, but I thought it kind of suited me. With the right shoes and everything.” I displayed the new blue pumps. “I wanted to look, you know, pretty.”
Yves gaped. I felt a little bit sorry for him. “Um…Phee, I don’t know what to say.”
I let my bright expression dim. “You… you think I look horrible in it?” My voice rose in a convincing squeak of distress.
He put his hands on my soulders. “No, you look great. You always look great, no matter what you’re wearing.”
Zed laughed. “Ouch. Wrong thing to say.”
― Joss Stirling, Stealing Phoenix

“Glancing in through the open door to Xav’s room, I saw Zed stretched out on the queen mattress, his arm hugging a pillow as if he felt Sky’s absence at his side.”
― Joss Stirling, Stealing Phoenix

“The no-kiss rule starts when we’re home and I’ve found you a class,’ Sky said smugly. ‘Read the small print.’
Zed folded his arms and pushed back his empty plate. ‘She won’t last.”
― Joss Stirling, Stealing Phoenix

“I’m so pleased you’re such a quick judge of character. You’ve got him tagged.”
“Yep, toe-tagged, in the freezer, then buried six feet under.”
― Joss Stirling, Stealing Phoenix

“You…you want me to argue with you? I thought you wanted me to understand you.”
― Joss Stirling, Stealing Phoenix

“Xav tugged Yves off me and handed me the call button. “You’ll be needing this, Phee, when my irritating little squirt of a brother bothers you again. Just press and the nurses will come running. One of them looks like a pro-wrestler, so she’ll make short work of him.”
― Joss Stirling, Stealing Phoenix

“Oh my gosh, don’t you both look pretty!” We looked like rejects from the auditions for The Sound of Music.
“I will have to buy them – they are meant to be yours!” Karla waved her credit card around like a wand.
“What a shame they didn’t have one in green for me. But then, it is a young girl’s style. I would’ve looked foolish.”
― Joss Stirling, Stealing Phoenix

“Sky. Hope mixed with horror as I searched for Zed, quessing he would not have let his soulfinder walk into this situation alone. I finally identified him as the heavily bearded drummer in the flowery shirt and, yes, socks and sandals. I bit my tongue, repressing the absurd desire to laugh at his fashion sacrifice for our cause.”
― Joss Stirling, Stealing Phoenix

“I revised my opinion that the girl was timid. She appeared to have her giant well under control and a disturbing ability to know what I was feeling.”
― Joss Stirling, Stealing Phoenix

“Xav bounded out behind him. “Yeah, Phee equals You-She squared. I’ve been working on that one: like it?”
― Joss Stirling, Stealing Phoenix

“Nice. Like the new look. He didn’t sound as if he liked it one tiny bit. He sounded fit to be tied down and given a dose of sedatives.”
― Joss Stirling, Stealing Phoenix

“I unbuttoned my white shirt and reknotted it under by breasts. I felt like one of those circus 'quick change' acts – ta-dah, no more Wimpy Wendy, now we have Slinky Phee rising from the ashes.”
― Joss Stirling, Stealing Phoenix

“Encontrarte es lo mejor que me ha pasado en la vida.”
― Joss Stirling, Stealing Phoenix

“Comprendí que podía enamorarme de él, por su amabilidad, por su inteligencia y (aquí admito mi superficialidad) por ser tan atractivo, pero, ¿qué podría amar él de mí?”
― Joss Stirling, Stealing Phoenix

“Sabía que me había enamorado de él pero no tenía ninguna esperanza de que él sintiera algo tan profundo por mi. ¿Por qué habría de hacerlo?”
― Joss Stirling, Stealing Phoenix