--- title: "18 Clay Quotes By Kelley Armstrong" description: "18 Clay quotes by Kelley Armstrong. Plus more from Kelley Armstrong and more Clay sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b9/kelley-armstrong-581_clay_uh-uh-we-ve-played-this-game-before-i-hi_2622742.png" --- > [Uh-uh. We've played this game before. I hide. You never seek. I'm a bit slow on the uptake, but I'm beginning to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelley-armstrong/uh-uh-we-ve-played-this-game-before-i-hide-you-never-seek-i-m-a-bit-2/) [Kelley Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelley-armstrong/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b9/kelley-armstrong-581_clay_uh-uh-we-ve-played-this-game-before-i-hi_2622742.png) > [Uh-uh. We've played this game before. I hide. You never seek. I'm a bit slow on the uptake, but I'm beginning to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelley-armstrong/uh-uh-we-ve-played-this-game-before-i-hide-you-never-seek-i-m-a-bit/) [Kelley Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelley-armstrong/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ae3/kelley-armstrong-581_bits_uh-uh-we-ve-played-this-game-before-i-hi_1681773.png) > [I got to eavesdrop at a window. As Clay said, I did have another option. I could wait in the car and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelley-armstrong/i-got-to-eavesdrop-at-a-window-as-clay-said-i-did-have-another-option/) [Kelley Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelley-armstrong/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/170/kelley-armstrong-581_car_i-got-to-eavesdrop-at-a-window-as-clay-s_2295481.png) > [“About Daniel: Two, he hates Clay \* Five, he really hates Clay. \* Nine, he really, really, REALLY hates Clay.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelley-armstrong/about-daniel-two-he-hates-clay-five-he-really-hates-clay-nine-he/) [Kelley Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelley-armstrong/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9fa/kelley-armstrong-581_bitten_about-daniel-two-he-hates-clay-five-he-r_1951872.png) > [Uh-uh" Clay drawled above me, "Elena's played with you long enough, Its my turn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelley-armstrong/uh-uh-clay-drawled-above-me-elena-s-played-with-you-long-enough-its/) [Kelley Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelley-armstrong/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/07e/kelley-armstrong-581_clay_uh-uh-clay-drawled-above-me-elena-s-play_1714802.png) > [I called Clay from the SUV. "How'd it go at the paper?" he asked. "She called me perky." "Ouch.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelley-armstrong/i-called-clay-from-the-suv-how-d-it-go-at-the-paper-he-asked-she/) [Kelley Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelley-armstrong/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cae/kelley-armstrong-581_clay_i-called-clay-from-the-suv-how-d-it-go-a_2935088.png) > [Did you use a chainsaw?" Joey said. "I seem to recall you like chainsawa." "There wasn't a power outlet." Clay turned to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelley-armstrong/did-you-use-a-chainsaw-joey-said-i-seem-to-recall-you-like-chainsawa/) [Kelley Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelley-armstrong/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ad/kelley-armstrong-581_chainsaw_did-you-use-a-chainsaw-joey-said-i-seem_1329479.jpg) > [Go out and ask her into the alley.” Clay looked at Jeremy as if he’d just been told to dance the rumba…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelley-armstrong/go-out-and-ask-her-into-the-alley-clay-looked-at-jeremy-as-if-he-d/) [Kelley Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelley-armstrong/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/75f/kelley-armstrong-581_alleys_go-out-and-ask-her-into-the-alley-clay-l_2970130.jpg) > [Boo," I said. He reacted as all mutts react when I confront them. He leapt from his chair and dove for the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelley-armstrong/boo-i-said-he-reacted-as-all-mutts-react-when-i-confront-them-he/) [Kelley Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelley-armstrong/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2bd/kelley-armstrong-581_behinds_boo-i-said-he-reacted-as-all-mutts-react_1687362.jpg) > [I hear voices. A shout. A laugh. Clay's laugh. I strained to see through the night. Fog had rolled in from Lake…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelley-armstrong/i-hear-voices-a-shout-a-laugh-clay-s-laugh-i-strained-to-see-through/) [Kelley Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelley-armstrong/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa9/kelley-armstrong-581_acres_i-hear-voices-a-shout-a-laugh-clay-s-lau_1164072.png) > [Before we left town, Antonio pulled into a strip mall and went in to get subs and salads, leaving Clay and me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelley-armstrong/before-we-left-town-antonio-pulled-into-a-strip-mall-and-went-in-to/) [Kelley Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelley-armstrong/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/216/kelley-armstrong-581_antonio_before-we-left-town-antonio-pulled-into_3222610.jpg) > [“Next Clay gave the house rules for living with theSorrentinos , which sounded a lot like the Ten Commandments. Thou shall not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelley-armstrong/next-clay-gave-the-house-rules-for-living-with-thesorrentinos-which/) [Kelley Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelley-armstrong/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a7/kelley-armstrong-581_clay_next-clay-gave-the-house-rules-for-livin_1169242.png) > [We drove to the airport. On the way, Clay gave him "the lecture," including all the do's and don'ts of meeting the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelley-armstrong/we-drove-to-the-airport-on-the-way-clay-gave-him-the-lecture/) [Kelley Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelley-armstrong/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/380/kelley-armstrong-581_airports_we-drove-to-the-airport-on-the-way-clay_808442.jpg) > [Jeremy had a plan for getting Clay back and I wasn't allowed to know anything about it or allowed to help him…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelley-armstrong/jeremy-had-a-plan-for-getting-clay-back-and-i-wasn-t-allowed-to-know/) [Kelley Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelley-armstrong/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/097/kelley-armstrong-581_accepted_jeremy-had-a-plan-for-getting-clay-back_538849.png) > [“What’s this?” Nick said. “Bedtime?” No one answered him. I kept my eyes closed. “You look positively content, Clayton,” Nick continued, thumping…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelley-armstrong/what-s-this-nick-said-bedtime-no-one-answered-him-i-kept-my-eyes/) [Kelley Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelley-armstrong/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d2e/kelley-armstrong-581_bedtime_what-s-this-nick-said-bedtime-no-one-ans_464884.jpg) > [“Xavier leaned forward. "Sarcasm aside, you don't need a guy like that, Elena. Maybe you think you do - only female werewolf…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelley-armstrong/xavier-leaned-forward-sarcasm-aside-you-don-t-need-a-guy-like-that/) [Kelley Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelley-armstrong/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc3/kelley-armstrong-581_clay_xavier-leaned-forward-sarcasm-aside-you_1258104.png) > [I called. Why wasn't anyone here?"- Elena We were here." Clay said. "Around, anyway. You should have left a message." I did.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelley-armstrong/i-called-why-wasn-t-anyone-here-elena-we-were-here-clay-said-around/) [Kelley Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelley-armstrong/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/219/kelley-armstrong-581_behavior_i-called-why-wasn-t-anyone-here-elena-we_1501782.png) > [“Closed door means knock," Elena said to Clay, shooing him out. You've been in here for two hours," he said. "She can't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelley-armstrong/closed-door-means-knock-elena-said-to-clay-shooing-him-out-you-ve/) [Kelley Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelley-armstrong/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1fb/kelley-armstrong-581_cassandra_closed-door-means-knock-elena-said-to-cl_2895068.jpg) ## Other authors on Clay ## More by Kelley Armstrong > [So," I said. "Seems you're going to be stuck with me for a while." He smiled. A real smile that lit up his whole…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelley-armstrong/so-i-said-seems-you-re-going-to-be-stuck-with-me-for-a-while-he/) [Kelley Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelley-armstrong/) > [“He turned my way, and I was so engrossed in my thoughts that I didn't notice for a second. Then I realized I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelley-armstrong/he-turned-my-way-and-i-was-so-engrossed-in-my-thoughts-that-i-didn-t/) [Kelley Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelley-armstrong/) > [when times are tough, the weak bail and the tough get creative.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelley-armstrong/when-times-are-tough-the-weak-bail-and-the-tough-get-creative/) [Kelley Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelley-armstrong/) > [Nuh-uh. No deals with the devil. I’ve learned my lesson on that one. ~Jaime Vegas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelley-armstrong/nuh-uh-no-deals-with-the-devil-i-ve-learned-my-lesson-on-that-one/) [Kelley Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelley-armstrong/) > [“Another night then,' Mom said. 'Maybe on the weekend we can have a barbecue and invite your sister.' 'Or,' I said turning to Rafe,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelley-armstrong/another-night-then-mom-said-maybe-on-the-weekend-we-can-have-a/) [Kelley Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelley-armstrong/) > [Believe me, I have better things to do than sabotage your friendships. No one else's world revolves around you, Cassandra." -Paige to Cassandra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelley-armstrong/believe-me-i-have-better-things-to-do-than-sabotage-your-friendships/) [Kelley Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelley-armstrong/) > [Reviews are great. I can read negative reviews and say, 'You know that point they made... they were dead on.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelley-armstrong/reviews-are-great-i-can-read-negative-reviews-and-say-you-know-that/) [Kelley Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelley-armstrong/) > [When a series is doing well, it's very tempting to keep writing it, even when the creative well is drying up. It's tempting because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelley-armstrong/when-a-series-is-doing-well-it-s-very-tempting-to-keep-writing-it/) [Kelley Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelley-armstrong/) > [You bat your baby blues at tall, dark, and gruesome, and next thing you know, he's trailing you like a lost puppy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelley-armstrong/you-bat-your-baby-blues-at-tall-dark-and-gruesome-and-next-thing-you/) [Kelley Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelley-armstrong/) > [With no chance to take off, I had to play my role, searching for the rendezvous spot, which gave me the excuse to look…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelley-armstrong/with-no-chance-to-take-off-i-had-to-play-my-role-searching-for-the/) [Kelley Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelley-armstrong/) > [When I glanced at the chair, it started to shake. I’d like to think it was scared of me, but I rarely invoked that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelley-armstrong/when-i-glanced-at-the-chair-it-started-to-shake-i-d-like-to-think-it/) [Kelley Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelley-armstrong/) > [“Nonsense, Chloe. I certainly hope you aren't afraid of cemeteries" "Um, no" Tori said. "It's the bodies buried in them that worry her. Uh,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelley-armstrong/nonsense-chloe-i-certainly-hope-you-aren-t-afraid-of-cemeteries-um-no/) [Kelley Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelley-armstrong/) > [I was...a journalist...though my typical beat was freelancing articles on Canadian politics, which never included any mention of demonic phenomena, though it might explain…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelley-armstrong/i-was-a-journalist-though-my-typical-beat-was-freelancing-articles-on/) [Kelley Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelley-armstrong/) > [I found something" Simon said as he walked in. He whipped out an old-fashioned key from his pocket and grinned at me. "It was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelley-armstrong/i-found-something-simon-said-as-he-walked-in-he-whipped-out-an-old/) [Kelley Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelley-armstrong/) > [“He laughed and tugged me down in a kiss. Then, lips still close enough to feel them tickle mine, he said, "You know this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelley-armstrong/he-laughed-and-tugged-me-down-in-a-kiss-then-lips-still-close-enough/) [Kelley Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelley-armstrong/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/clay/kelley-armstrong/#itemlist", "name": "18 Clay Quotes By Kelley Armstrong", "numberOfItems": 18, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Uh-uh. We've played this game before. I hide. You never seek. 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A gas powered chainsaw.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Kelley Armstrong" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelley-armstrong/did-you-use-a-chainsaw-joey-said-i-seem-to-recall-you-like-chainsawa/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ad/kelley-armstrong-581_chainsaw_did-you-use-a-chainsaw-joey-said-i-seem_1329479.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ad/kelley-armstrong-581_chainsaw_did-you-use-a-chainsaw-joey-said-i-seem_1329479.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ad/kelley-armstrong-581_chainsaw_did-you-use-a-chainsaw-joey-said-i-seem_1329479.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Did you use a chainsaw?\" Joey said. \"I seem to recall you like chainsawa.\" \"There wasn't a power outlet.\"…” — Kelley Armstrong", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 8, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Go out and ask her into the alley.” Clay looked at Jeremy as if he’d just been told to dance the rumba on a public thoroughfare. I bit back a laugh. “Just walk over to her and point at the alley. Maybe say…I don’t know…something like ‘fifty bucks.’ ” I looked at Jeremy. “Does that sound right? 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He reacted as all mutts react when I confront them. He leapt from his chair and dove for the nearest exit, shaking in terror. In my dreams. He glanced at me and started looking for Clay. It never failed. Mutts only quaked when I appeared because it usually meant Clayton wasn't far behind. I was nothing but a harbinger of doom.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Kelley Armstrong" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelley-armstrong/boo-i-said-he-reacted-as-all-mutts-react-when-i-confront-them-he/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2bd/kelley-armstrong-581_behinds_boo-i-said-he-reacted-as-all-mutts-react_1687362.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2bd/kelley-armstrong-581_behinds_boo-i-said-he-reacted-as-all-mutts-react_1687362.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2bd/kelley-armstrong-581_behinds_boo-i-said-he-reacted-as-all-mutts-react_1687362.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Boo,\" I said. 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Thou shall not lie, steal anything, kill anyone, disrespect your hosts or covet any of Nick's girlfriends. And if you break the rules, you'll get your ass kicked and handed to you in pieces—a part I suspect God left out.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Kelley Armstrong" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelley-armstrong/next-clay-gave-the-house-rules-for-living-with-thesorrentinos-which/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a7/kelley-armstrong-581_clay_next-clay-gave-the-house-rules-for-livin_1169242.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a7/kelley-armstrong-581_clay_next-clay-gave-the-house-rules-for-livin_1169242.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a7/kelley-armstrong-581_clay_next-clay-gave-the-house-rules-for-livin_1169242.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Next Clay gave the house rules for living with theSorrentinos , which sounded a lot like the Ten…” — Kelley Armstrong", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 13, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We drove to the airport. On the way, Clay gave him \"the lecture,\" including all the do's and don'ts of meeting the Alpha, which was only slightly more complicated than an audience with the queen. Don't sit until you're invited to. Don't talk unless he asks you a question. Don't eat before he does. Don't make direct eye contact. 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I kept my eyes closed. “You look positively content, Clayton,” Nick continued, thumping down on the floor. “That wouldn’t have anything to do with the fact that Elena is cuddled up with you, would it?” “It’s cold in here,” I murmured. “Doesn’t feel cold.” “It’s cold,” Clay growled. “I could start a fire.” “I could start one, too,” Clay said. “With your clothes. 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Then he stood and turned to Clay. \"You must be-\" \"The fucking psychopath,\" Clay said. \"Er, right, but I meant that in the most respectful way. Believe me, I have the utmost regard for, uh...\" \"Raging lunatics,\" I said. 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You've been in here for two hours,\" he said…” — Kelley Armstrong", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/clay/kelley-armstrong/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/clay/kelley-armstrong/", "name": "Clay Quotes by Kelley Armstrong", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/clay/kelley-armstrong/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b9/kelley-armstrong-581_clay_uh-uh-we-ve-played-this-game-before-i-hi_2622742.png" }, "description": "18 Clay quotes by Kelley Armstrong. 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