Top 250 Susan Ee Quotes (2024 Update)
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151. “Yeah, I’m fine. Those ugly bullies were more afraid of my mommy than any warrior angel anyway. She’s far more scary.”

— Susan Ee

152. “So you do scream like a little girl,” says Raffe with some satisfaction in his voice. I.”

— Susan Ee

153. “If we get separated there’s not much hope of us ever meeting anywhere, but I need to keep up the pretense of hope because that may be all we have.”

— Susan Ee

154. “How can the world end in a giant fury of biblical proportions yet still leave room for embarrassment?”

— Susan Ee

155. “I thought for sure I’d lost you” Lost me? I stare into the fire without seeing it. “I thought I’d lost you too”. The words barely come out.”

— Susan Ee

156. “Do not let the scorpions hurt you twice just because you’re freaking over the possibility.”

— Susan Ee

157. “The Watchers did the fighting for us while we were blind. Now they’re all blinded, and it’s our turn. I rub Raffe’s arm to let him know it’s me and take the sword out of his hand. During the disorienting few seconds while the angels are covering their eyes, trying to adjust back to the light, we humans attack.”

— Susan Ee

158. “But the thing that really convinces me that the apocalypse is here is the crunching of smartphones under my feet.”

— Susan Ee

159. “They didn’t try to burrow into you. They were just crawling. It’s what maggots do. They crawl.” “You don’t know anything.” “Hard to argue with that, Commander,” says Howler with a laugh in his voice.”

— Susan Ee

160. “He looks down at me with sincere eyes. ‘If I were human, I would have been the first in line for you... ’ He looks away. ‘But I’m not. I’m an archangel, and my people are in trouble. I have no choice but to try to set things straight. I can’t get distracted by a Daughter of Man.”

— Susan Ee

161. “He starts a slow smile that melts my bones.”

— Susan Ee

162. “Raffe holds me a second longer than necessary before he puts me down. And then it takes me a second longer than necessary to slide my arms away from his neck.”

— Susan Ee

163. “Long after Paige disappears into the clouds, I turn around, looking for my mother. It’s not that I don’t care about her. It’s just that our relationship is more complicated than the usual daughter-mother relationship. The rosy love I’m supposed to feel for her is slashed with black and splattered with various shades of gray.”

— Susan Ee

164. “His breath speeds up to match mine, or maybe it’s the other way around. Before I know it, he’s nuzzling his head against my cheek. A low moan escapes his lips.”

— Susan Ee

165. “I’ll never get rid of the image of him smashing the giant scorpion tubes in rage and killing all the monsters after seeing me die.”

— Susan Ee

166. “This is Penryn Young, Daughter of Man, Killer of Angels.”

— Susan Ee

167. “If any of you are injured, take a seat in this fine classroom.” Dee opens up the nearest door and peeks in. It’s a classroom with a life-sized skeleton hanging on a stand. “Bones will keep you company while you wait for the doctor.”

— Susan Ee

168. “I’m Penryn. I’m named after an exit off Interstate 80.”

— Susan Ee

169. “Oh, what the hell. I wrap my legs completely around his hips and hook my feet across his butt. He tilts his body forward a little with a smile spreading across his face. My cheeks flame.”

— Susan Ee

170. “Is that the beginning of an amused grin forming on the angel’s face?”

— Susan Ee

171. “I turn to Raffe in front of the doors. “Paige and I will – ” “I’m sure Paige will sleep better alone.” For a second, I think that maybe he wants to be alone with me. I have a moment of crazy awkwardness mixed with excitement before I see his expression. Raffe gives me a stern look. So much for my theory.”

— Susan Ee

172. “A warm arm enfolds me like a shield around my shoulder and turns me toward the side of the stage. “Stay with me,” says a familiar masculine whisper from above my head. Even over the yelling of the mob and the roaring of the waves, something unfurls in my chest at the sound of that voice.”

— Susan Ee

173. “Don’t talk. You’ll just spoil my fantasy of rescuing an innocent damsel in distress as soon as you open your mouth.”

— Susan Ee

174. “Don’t you know a heartfelt declaration of love when you hear one?”

— Susan Ee

175. “I don’t know if he noticed when I took my sweatshirt off, but I’m guessing he was busy at that time because he looks at me with surprise now. His pupils dilate when he sees me. His lips part as he momentarily forgets to marshal his expression, and I could swear he stops breathing for several heartbeats.”

— Susan Ee

176. “I stick to Raffe as close as I can manage without having to explain why I’m hugging his back.”

— Susan Ee

177. “He should have been polite and just let us by,” I say. “Way to teach him some respect. I always wanted to meet a girl who fights dirty,” says Raffe. “There’s no such thing as dirty fighting in self-defense.” He huffs. “I don’t know whether to make fun of him or to respect you.” “Come on, that one’s easy.” He grins at me. There’s something in his eyes that makes my insides melt a little, like something deep inside us is communicating without me being fully aware of it.”

— Susan Ee

178. “All I feel is the kiss. All I am is Raffe’s girl.”

— Susan Ee

179. “He shakes his head sadly at me.‘These are the rules we live by. We are soldiers, Penryn. Legendary warriors willing to make legendary sacrifices. We do not ask. We do not choose.’ He says that like a motto, a pledge he’d said a thousand times.”

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180. “If you’re worried about pervs breaking into the house, it’s not going to make a difference whether I’m in this outfit or in baggy jeans and a sweatshirt. Either they’re decent human beings or they’re not. Their actions are on them.” “It’ll be tough for them to take any action while I’m pummeling their faces. Disrespect will not be tolerated.”

— Susan Ee

181. “I catch myself humming what I thought was a meaningless tune. I stop when I realize it’s my mother’s apology song.”

— Susan Ee

182. “Angels are perfect. Even with transplanted wings, we’ll never again be perfect. You accept me just the way I am, regardless of whether or not I even have wings. Even when I had my demon wings, you’ve never looked at me with pity. You’ve never wavered in your loyalty. That’s who you are – my brave, loyal, lovable Daughter of Man.”

— Susan Ee

183. “He walks through the river of refugees and soldiers, giving purpose and direction to people who would otherwise be lost.”

— Susan Ee

184. “When you’re small enough to have to look up at everyone around you, there’s no such thing as a dirty fight. That’s a new motto for me. I think I’ll keep it.”

— Susan Ee

185. “A small hand slaps him. He opens his eyes for a moment. Against the glow of the sky, dark hair flutters in the breeze. Intense eyes fringed with long lashes. Lips so red the girl must have been biting them. It takes him a moment to realize she’s the Daughter of Man who risked herself to help him. She’s asking him something. Her voice is insistent but melodic. It’s a good sound to die to.”

— Susan Ee

186. “What’s wrong with going with me?” I ask. “No one wants to be stuck with love birds.” Howler shakes his head. “Awkward,” says Cyclone, already walking toward Thermo.”

— Susan Ee

187. “Nothing takes the romance and grandeur out of life than scrubbing stains out of sheets.”

— Susan Ee

188. “I challenge you to come find us.’ ‘This is Penryn Young, Daughter of Man, Killer of Angels.” Penryn.”

— Susan Ee

189. “I know what she’s about to do. But I don’t stop her. I want to. Oh, Christ, I want to. But I don’t. My eyes burn and sting with tears. This is too much for me. I want my mom.”

— Susan Ee

190. “All I want to do is throw a tantrum like a two-year-old. I.”

— Susan Ee

191. “It turns out that she’s the only one I can trust to watch my back.”

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192. “Instead of looking over his shoulder at his sweeping wings, I turn my head to see the landscape below. That puts my face almost lip to lip with his. I try to focus on the smoldering city ahead of us, but my head is filled with the warmth of his breath and the electric tingle of his cheek against mine.”

— Susan Ee

193. “It seems to be our fate to continually pass our debt back and forth.”

— Susan Ee

194. “You seem to bring out new and unimagined dimensions from both me and Kooky Bear.”

— Susan Ee

195. “His last thought before he blacks out is that his Watchers would have liked this girl.”

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196. “When he sees the sword, his face breaks into a glorious smile as if it’s a long-lost friend rather than a pretty piece of metal. His look of sheer joy stops my breath for a moment. It.”

— Susan Ee

197. “He is the one pocket of warmth in a sea of ice. Being in his arms feels like the home I never had.”

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198. “Great. Just my luck to be partnered with an alcoholic angel.”

— Susan Ee

199. “But I don’t want to think about that – I don’t know how to think about that – so I shove it down into that dark, overstuffed place in my mind that’s threatening to burst any moment now.”

— Susan Ee

200. “As far as I can tell, a leader ends up doing all the worrying and still needs to pitch in for the regular work.”

— Susan Ee