The Bone Collector Quotes

“You girl-bossed too close to the sun.”
― Onley James, The Bone Collector

“You’re such a little demon. A succubus sent straight from hell to tempt me.” Gift gave him a slow blink, heart hammering as a smile spread across his face. “Aw, you say the sweetest things.”
― Onley James, The Bone Collector

“Gift yelped as Payton grabbed him beneath his arms and dragged him into his lap, squeezing him tightly. “I missed you.” “I was only gone for a few hours,” Gift said, rolling his eyes. “It was too long. You’re my emotional support human. When you’re gone, I feel at least twenty-four percent more stabby. I’m sure it gets worse the longer you’re gone. Best not to test the theory.”
― Onley James, The Bone Collector

“Straight boys are sweaty and they smell bad and they’re mean and only care about sex. Girls are pretty and soft and they smell nice. There’s really no comparison.”
― Onley James, The Bone Collector

“Why did you ask me about my virginity?” ‘Cause I want you to fuck me, moron.”
― Onley James, The Bone Collector

“Do you believe in the red string story?” he asked suddenly. Park leaned into his space once more, so close it made Gift slightly cross-eyed. “The one that says the gods tied a red string around the ankles of those destined to find each other in every life? I don’t know.”
― Onley James, The Bone Collector

“Okay, hia,” Gift said, deliberately putting the emphasis on the wrong syllable, calling Park an asshole.”
― Onley James, The Bone Collector

“five year old a leash attached to a dog with a taste for human blood. It might be alright for a little while, but eventually, that dog was going to go rogue and that five year old didn’t stand a chance.”
― Onley James, The Bone Collector

“You only fuck men who get mail from AARP, so shut the fuck up.”
― Onley James, The Bone Collector

“There’s only one man deadlier than you when it comes to poisons and he retired to live out his life with his assassin husband. It was quite the scandal.”
― Onley James, The Bone Collector

“Who’s cleaning up this mess?” Park asked Boone. “They are,” he said, pointing to the kids. Groans sounded around the whole room. “Oh, come on. You made us clean up after Aspen and now, we have to clean this, too?” Morgan whined, flopping onto one of the gym mats. Boone sighed. “Fine. Just this once, I’ll let the professionals handle it. But you will learn proper body disposal. Got it?” “Yes, sir,” they all said in unison. Boone rolled his eyes. “Okay, go to bed. It’s late.”
― Onley James, The Bone Collector

“I should have known it would all come back to you.” Kendrick sneered. “You’re the worst thing that ever happened to me. My biggest mistake.” Someone gasped from beside Gift but he wasn’t sure who. Aiden, however, just laughed. “Oh, come on. I’m almost positive that you haven’t experienced the worst thing to ever happen to you. But you’re about to.”
― Onley James, The Bone Collector

“Payton sat up, not dislodging Dove. “What about you? Are you secretly a lesbian, too?” he asked Morgan. Morgan rolled her eyes. “Gender is a construct. I don’t really care what people have in their pants as long as they can get me off and don’t get clingy.” “Way to have standards,” Payton teased. Morgan gave him an imperious look. “You only fuck men who get mail from AARP, so shut the fuck up.” “Hey, you’d be surprised how much those discounts save on hotel rooms,” Payton quipped back.”
― Onley James, The Bone Collector

“When are you just going to admit you want your ‘big bro’ to bang you like a pinky toe on a coffee table?”
― Onley James, The Bone Collector

“Poor hia,” Gift taunted. “Just trying to do a good deed and now your new ward is out to seduce you. It’s very Jane Eyre.”
― Onley James, The Bone Collector

“Park turned the full force of his attention on him, looking him over, before his gaze settled on his lips. “Why did you ask me about my virginity?” ‘Cause I want you to fuck me, moron. Gift rubbed at his earlobe, trying to sound nonchalant. “Research, maybe?”
― Onley James, The Bone Collector

“Payton said Park needed to be shocked out of his romantic coma. And this plan was the equivalent of taking those little paddles they used to shock people back into a normal heart rhythm and putting them directly over Park’s dick.”
― Onley James, The Bone Collector

“Kendrick fiddled with his tie. “Well, if you get caught…we won’t help you. We will disavow all knowledge of you.” “You can’t do that,” Lennon said. “Yeah, our parents are loaded,” Moses said. “People know we go to school here,” Diego added. “My mom has three TONY awards,” Dove said wistfully. “And I’m too pretty for prison.”
― Onley James, The Bone Collector

“This is a school for assassins, and I’m the weirdo for asking if we get to kill a real person? Okay.”
― Onley James, The Bone Collector

“We got pizza for reading twenty books over summer vacation in middle school, but the U.S. Government can’t feed us for eliminating a hostile threat? Wow.”
― Onley James, The Bone Collector

“You can’t let the feelings faction get to you.”
― Onley James, The Bone Collector