“I had no weapons. No plan. Nothing but my blood and my hands. They were coming, and there were more of them… — Jennifer Lynn Barnes Copy Share Image
“It figured--the almost invincible girl gets hurt, and they call a vet.” — Jennifer Lynn Barnes Copy Share Image
“Blend in. don't make waves. Don't look up.' That was the mantra I lived by. But not today.” — Jennifer Lynn Barnes Copy Share Image
“Right. You're Kali. Of course you're planning a rescue mission. Stupid self-sacrifice is kind of your thing.” — Jennifer Lynn Barnes Copy Share Image
“The problem was that there was no treatment. No cure. There was nothing that...any medical professional could do. If I'd been fully… — Jennifer Lynn Barnes Copy Share Image
“If one thing was perfectly, crystalline clear, it was that I could take care of myself. I just kept coming and coming… — Jennifer Lynn Barnes Copy Share Image
“I did a quick injury check on my organs and bones. The routine was familiar, one I paced my way through every… — Jennifer Lynn Barnes Copy Share Image
“You're a very pretty girl...Did you know? Once upon a time, I had a pretty, pretty boy.' She reached forward and touched… — Jennifer Lynn Barnes Copy Share Image
“The werewolf Senate hadn't been happy with the idea of a human alpha, and there wasn't a day that went by that… — Jennifer Lynn Barnes Copy Share Image
“I heard the telltale sound of scales scraping against metal--a light swoosh, a tongue flickering out to taste the stale and humid… — Jennifer Lynn Barnes Copy Share Image
“I had my knife in hand before I realized I'd reached for it and had kicked open the...front door before it ever… — Jennifer Lynn Barnes Copy Share Image
“I sunk into velvety nothingness. It caressed my skin, lapped at my temples, the nape of my neck. It circled me like… — Jennifer Lynn Barnes Copy Share Image
“This is why you don't call the police. Or Preternatural Control. No matter what. Ever. If I'd doubted that rule--and I was… — Jennifer Lynn Barnes Copy Share Image
“I wasn't built for running away from monsters. I wanted desperately to run toward them--track them down, kill them. Luckily, I was… — Jennifer Lynn Barnes Copy Share Image
“My dad was a different person when he lectured: his eyes sparkled, his lips turned upward… 'Think what it must have been… — Jennifer Lynn Barnes Copy Share Image
“She'd let me in, and for the first time, I actually wanted to do the same, to tell someone the truth. That… — Jennifer Lynn Barnes Copy Share Image
“Hierarchy was like breathing: the only time you thought about it was when something went wrong.” — Jennifer Lynn Barnes Copy Share Image
“Consider me an open book" dev said. "Mi casa es su casa." Dev crinkled his nose and smelled the air. "Err, mi nose es… — Jennifer Lynn Barnes Copy Share Image
“Casey was in the bed with Ali. And that was where I drew the line. Because eww.” — Jennifer Lynn Barnes Copy Share Image
“There's an episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer that I've been thinking about a lot while writing this essay. In it, Buffy sacrifices her… — Jennifer Lynn Barnes Copy Share Image
“Nothing. You know what that feels like. Reach for it. Grab it. Make it yours.” — Jennifer Lynn Barnes Copy Share Image
“Someone tried to kill me, and I’m going swimming. I’m going swimming, because it doesn’t matter. I’m going swimming, because I don’t matter. I’m… — Jennifer Lynn Barnes Copy Share Image
“If I had a nickel for every time I almost died, I would have been driving to school in a Ferrari and flying off… — Jennifer Lynn Barnes Copy Share Image
“I did a quick injury check on my organs and bones. The routine was familiar, one I paced my way through every other morning… — Jennifer Lynn Barnes Copy Share Image
“I had to protect him. And me. So I took everything I felt for the pack. I saw the bond, and instead of closing… — Jennifer Lynn Barnes Copy Share Image
“You look like someone who's about to do something highly inadvisable. And God knows, if there's something inadvisable going on, I want in.” — Jennifer Lynn Barnes Copy Share Image
“Nobody liked my plan. "You want us to split up?" Chase asked, his brow wrinkling in obvious bewilderment. Lake echoed the sentiment, her voice… — Jennifer Lynn Barnes Copy Share Image
![“My dad was a different person when he lectured: his eyes sparkled, his lips turned upward… 'Think what it must have been like for Darwin, two hundred years ago. He took that voyage on the Beagle [1831] expecting to document the natural world and he stumbled across something impossible. A creature…” quote by Jennifer Lynn Barnes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/49c/jennifer-lynn-barnes-2448_different-person_my-dad-was-a-different-person-when-he-le_1140378.jpg)
