28 Quotes & Sayings By Joss Stirling

Joss Stirling is the author of the award-winning thrillers The $20,000 Word and No Stone Unturned. He has written for The London Times, Metro magazine, Esquire magazine, The Times Magazine, The Sunday Times Magazine, The Sunday Telegraph Magazine, The Observer Magazine and The Guardian newspaper. He has also written three novels with his wife, Kate Sutton: Last Man Out, Dead Man's Song and Dead Man's Dance. He lives in London with his wife and two children Read more

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Victor patted my hand. 'I like you, Sky. You're a fighter.'' I am, aren't I? Hear that, Zed? No more bambi comparisons. I'm a Rottweiler -with a temper.'' A very small Rottweiler, ' said Zed, still not convinced. Joss Stirling
If there’s one thing I learned, it is that blood...
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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
Yves. You are goint to love him all over again...
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Yves. You are goint to love him all over again when you meet him, believe me. You're married.' 'I'm what? But I can't be more than eighteen! ' 'My son is very persuasive, ' said Saul proudly. Joss Stirling
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The last thing I wanted was to fall in love because, deep down, I remembered that love hurt. Joss Stirling
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With kisses like that, I wish this was the Universe where you were my soulfinder. Joss Stirling
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I've just had a really evil idea."" My favourite kind Joss Stirling
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You pushed it too far. You shouldn't take the same risk again."" Says the guy who got shot. Joss Stirling
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Zed and Sky had stayed behind and were chatting with Will, Sky sitting on Zed's knee as if nothing was going to get them apart again in a hurry. Victor and Uriel were playing cards at the kitchen table. Trace looked cute in an apron, chopping vegetables with a surgeon's precision. Joss Stirling
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Xavier, you have given me more grey hairs than all my sons put together.’ Saul frowned, then corrected himself. ‘To be fair, you and Zed. Just try not to add to them tonight. Joss Stirling
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I'm crazy, Zed.' There, I'd admitted it.' Uh-huh. And I'm crazy too -about you. Joss Stirling
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Yeah, well, not many boys take their girls out on a duck shoot with them as target for a first date. You have to give me points for style. Joss Stirling
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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
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What were we talking before I was so rudely interrupted by a flying citrus ? Joss Stirling
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You have half our gifts. I the other. Together we make a whole. Together we are much more powerful. Joss Stirling
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Zed : Penguins, such fascinating creatures, but I didn’t know you were studying them. What class is that you’re taking? Sky: The ‘we-stupid-looking-creature-should-stick-together’ class. Joss Stirling
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Get out of here. Yoda so does not have an English accent! '' Other than that you're saying I'm a dead ringer?'' If the shoe fits.'' Sheesh, I hate tall girls. Joss Stirling
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Fine, I'll teach you, '' Besides, there's only so many times a girl wants to fall on her butt in front of the boy she's out to impress. Joss Stirling
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Wisdom you speak, Obi Tina.''None of that - I'm the one who gets to speak backwards - no, we're both wrong - that's the little green guy, Yoda.''You're right. So I just get to pout and act badly when you try and teach me anything.'' Try channelling Luke rather than Annakin - the outcome is better. Joss Stirling
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Hell-on-skis, can you hear me? This is flying cupcake. Joss Stirling
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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
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Angel! I whirled round. 'No! Don't you Angel me, Marcus Cohen! You've treated me like dirt-suspicious ever sinds we met. Testing me is the final straw. You've never thought about how your behaviour affects me-not once. You never understood that all I wanted was to be allowed to love you. Joss Stirling
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Xav sprinkled olive oil on his lettuce. 'Lola was very particular that it all had to fit properly.' 'Lola?' squeaked Diamond. I wanted to warn her not to rise to the bait Xav was dangling in front of her but it was too late. Xav added some Parmesan and pepper. 'Suspicious, Diamond? You should be. This is a bachelor party I'm organizing, not a school outing, and it is going to tick all of Trace's boxes. Lola is either a very efficient water sports instructor or an exotic dancing girl; I'll leave it your imagination.' I rolled my eyes at Diamond. 'Myabe she's both. I mean the guys will really go for that, I guess. Don't worry, Di, Luigi and his crew will not disappoint us girls.' Luigi was in fact Contessa Nicoletta's little bespectacled chef with whom I had been consulting about the menu for Friday, but the Benedicts weren't to know that. 'He has promised to provide something suitably spicy for our tastes. Joss Stirling