Top 300 Rachel Caine Quotes (2026 Update)
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151. “Books represented home to him, and around every wall, the doctor’s shelves were full to bulging, a haphazard organization of varied colors of binding, sizes, shapes. There was a happy disorder about it that made Jess feel something settle inside he hadn’t even known was restless.”

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152. “Run first, mourn later.”

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153. “Mind the dead man, my dear.”

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154. “Guns don’t keep anyone safe. They only equal the playing field.”

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155. “She looked back to see Sam standing there at the edge of the strip of sunlight inside Common Grounds, staring after her with an expression on his face like he’d lost his best- his only friend.”

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156. “Amelie had on black pants, a black zip-up hoodie, andrunning shoes. So wrong.”

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157. “Iced tea, in the South, is the hallmark of hospitality.”

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158. “But Sam doesn’t need to be my therapy, or my life preserver, or my rescuer. I have to be all those things for myself if a marriage between us is ever going to work.”

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159. “You are so lucky I’m too tired to murder you right now.”

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160. “I wonder what kind of decorations Hobby Lobby sells to ornament the pages dedicated to serial killers in a scrapbook. Lanny.”

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161. “And most of all, it’s such a young male thing to say, this automatic assumption of safety. Women, even girls of Lanny’s age, don’t think that way. Parents don’t. Older people don’t. It reveals a certain blind, entitled ignorance to how dangerous the world really is.”

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162. “Now could you please ask these idiots to stop pointing their bullets at me? It’s terribly wasteful.”

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163. “Kisses could lie as well as words.”

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164. “Screw that, the questionn at hand is what’s your major?” Oded said. “Because let me tell you right now, any answer other than World of Warcraft or Advanced Ninja Studies will not be accepted.”

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165. “And that was when she had one single, awful realization. It’s not a doll. And against all her best intentions, she began to scream and couldn’t stop.”

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166. “As I leafed through the book in front of me and watched the dust swirl in the air, I wondered if maybe there was some evil dormant virus in the pages that would infect me, like the mummy dust that used to kill archaeologists. Death by research. That was not a glorious end.”

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167. “Just who are you planning to call? Ghostbusters?”

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168. “A petty kind of power is still power.”

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169. “But the Library still held everything he’d ever wanted, too. All the knowledge in the world, right at his fingertips.”

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170. “That’s convenient.”

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171. “Lewis and I played my-God-how-tacky-is-that? with Patrick’s collection of objets d’crap, finally coming to the conclusion that only a going-out-of-business sale at a whorehouse could really explain a lot of it.”

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172. “It began to feel almost benign, these calm days in the sun.”

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173. “They’ve all got stories, Jess thought. I need to know them. Best of all, he could know them. He could learn anything here. It felt like limitless possibilities.”

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174. “Kill me,” he said. “I’d rather be a useless corpse than a useful fool.”

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175. “He smiled, and it made his dimples come out. “I think I’m more Batman,” he said. “You know, what with all the bats and nighttime activities. And Batman is much cooler.” “Geek.” His smile widened. “You say the nicest things. Haven’t you heard? Geeks run the world now.” -BLACK DAWN.”

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176. “He broke the kiss and leaned against her, breathing hard. “Good morning to you, too. Man, I just can’t stay mad when you do that.”

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177. “Me and normal have never really been on speaking terms.”

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178. “Losing one pint of blood’s an accident. Losing two is carelessness.”

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179. “Don’t play to your strengths,” Jess told her. “Strengthen your weaknesses.”

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180. “In any group of people, no matter how hard-assed they might appear, there’s always a geek.”

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181. “The first purpose of a librarian is to preserve and defend our books. Sometimes, that means dying for them – or making someone else die for them. Tota est scientia.”

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182. “I’d feel a whole lot better about the two of us if you didn’t think I was the go-to guy for breaking and entering.”

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183. “She hardly felt the steps down the aisle, though she did feel the weight of all eyes on her as she walked. It was over in what seemed far too little time, and then her dad handed her off to Shane, and her heart almost stopped as his eyes met hers.”

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184. “Shane: “Bro,” he said, in an injured tone, “I had to go out with a flamethrower, and you weren’t there to see it.” Michael: “Pics or it didn’t happen.” Shane: “Dude, little busy for pics. You know, throwing flame.” – Black Dawn.”

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185. “Bite me, Dracula.”

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186. “That’s kind of a leap, but the Russian judge gave you a nine point five for style, so okay.”

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187. “Ah, Morganville. Where dressing to hide bloodstains was just good daily planning.”

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188. “Hannah leaned against the wall. “Mind if I call shotgun?” Since you’re carrying one? Feel free.”

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189. “God is forgiving or we would not still be walking this world. But to be moral is not to need his divine forgiveness, I think.”

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190. “Even here, you can ask the wrong questions and speak the wrong truths, Postulants. Here ends today’s lesson. Tota est scientia.”

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191. “That, Claire thought, was a pretty good definition of love: needing someone even after you got what you thought you wanted.”

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192. “As Jess watched in numb horror, the man tore a page from the book and stuffed it into his mouth.”

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193. “Yeah, and by the way? How much does it suck that I’m an adult if I kill somebody, and not if I want a beer?”

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194. “I’m a science nerd! Not a cheerleader. – Claire Danvers.”

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195. “Her eyes burned, her muscles ached, but in some strange and secret place, she was happy to finally be doing something that wasn’t just protecting herself, but protecting other people, too.”

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196. “Pharaoh has also heard your words regarding the unaccompanied admission of females to this sacred space of the Serapeum, and in his divine wisdom refuses this argument, for women must be instructed by the more developed minds of men to ensure they do not wrongly interpret the riches that the Library offers.”

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197. “I’m a vampire, idiot. I don’t have x-ray vision.” “Some supernatural monster you are, remind me to trade you in for a werewolf, bro. Probably be more useful right now.”

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198. “Shane? Thank God, somebody sane. Well, sane-ish.”

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199. “Hell”, Shane spit in disgust. “I can’t hit a girl. Here, Claire. You hit her” He tossed her the bat.”

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200. “We are only the most visible casualties of a silent war, and as they lock collars on our necks and tell us it is for our protection, we know that worse will come.”

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