Kale Quotes

“I backed us up against the wall. “How I feel? You want to know?” I ran my hands over his face and tangled them into his messy hair. “This is unlike anything else. I’ve bungeed off buildings, I’ve skateboarded off roofs. I’ve even gone train surfing. Nothing comes close to the high I feel when I’m with you. You’ve been through horrible things, and yet you’re one of the kindest, truest people I’ve ever met. At first I thought it was because you were
safe. I could feel something for you because you couldn’t hurt me. Not the way Alex did. But it’s more than that. It’s you. Who you are. The way you are. Everything from your smile to the way you always say exactly what’s on your mind. Your soul, Kale.”
― Jus Accardo, Touch

“„One down,” I said, turning to Kale. He wasn't paying attention. His gaze was fixed on the red silk baby doll in my hand.
„What is this?” he asked, rubbing the satiny material between his fingers.
„Clothes” I said. „For women.”
His eyes widened. „Girls wear this?”
„Yeah, but usually not for long” I chuckled.
Kale turned as red as the teddy. „Are you going to wear this now?”
„Umm. No,” I said, blushing.
He seemed a little disappointed and I stifled a laugh.”
― Jus Accardo, Touch

“„I understand now, Dez,” his whispered sleepily. „I understand the hand thing.”
― Jus Accardo, Touch

“What do we have here? Is my super-hot assassin boyfriend freaked out by clowns?”
― Jus Accardo, Untouched

“„This is what people do here?”
„It's a little more complicated than that.”
„Everything seems complicated here,” he grumbled.
„That"s life,” I laughed. „Life is complicated.”
„And that's good?”
I nodded. „That's good.”
― Jus Accardo, Touch

“He's irritating." He stood and started to pull up the hem of his shirt. "And he stabbed me."
Alex rolled his eyes. "And you're still alive. Time to get over it."
Kale held his hand out to Ginger. "Fine. Give me something sharp. If I stab him, then we'll be even.”
― Jus Accardo, Toxic

“What kind of guy was I? My idea of fun was Dez. My eyes found hers. Spending time with her, holding her…. kissing her. Just being close to her. These were the things I enjoyed. The things that made me feel most alive. I believed without a doubt that my heart began to truly beat the day I met her.
She cleared her throat and looked away, blushing. It took a moment for me to realize why. She'd been thinking of kissing. I 'd told her just last week kissing her was my second favourite thing to do. The first – well, she told me that was something we should keep between us. I didn't understand why exactly. Everyone should know about something so amazing, but I took her word on it.”
― Jus Accardo, Untouched

“They'll never take me back to Denazen. I would kill a thousand if I needed to."
He nodded to Dez. "And for her?"
For her. To keep Dez from going to that place? "For her, I'd kill a million.”
― Jus Accardo, Untouched

“Poking his head back through the bars, he kissed me. Not a quick peck on the cheek, either. No, kisses from Kale were enough to make a porn star blush.
Just part of the awesome that was my boyfriend.
My über hot, strangely innocent-yet-could-kill-you-with-a-bar-of-soap boyfriend.”
― Jus Accardo, Toxic

“Was anyone hurt?"
"Sadly, no," Kale mumbled. He folded his arms and looked toward the door with a sulky expression. I'll have to try harder next time.”
― Jus Accardo, Toxic

“Because if you try to do it again, I'll touch you. Then the only thing you'll be touching is the wind as you're scattered across the world.”
― Jus Accardo, Toxic

“Kale turned away from me and stepped to Alex. "I know exactly what that means, and if you say it again, I'll touch you."
"Sorry, dude," Alex said, waving his hands. He flashed Kale a mock frown. "I don't swing that-”
― Jus Accardo, Toxic

“This is how it was with Kale. So easy to lose myself. Let all the walls down and forget about everything. He really was everything to me. My beginning and end.”
― Jus Accardo, Toxic

“He didn’t operate on the same frequency as everyone else. On one hand, he was more dangerous than anyone I’d ever met.
He could slip into a room, kill you with a spatula, and be out of town before anyone knew about it. On the other, he was the most pure, untarnished soul I’d ever come across. It was an odd mix so uniquely Kale, and I wouldn’t change it for anything in the world.”
― Jus Accardo, Toxic

“If nothing else, I was a predator - and predators could sense fear.”
― Jus Accardo, Untouched

“„It's really all about focus and control. Clear your mind and think about the plant. Don't over think it. Picture green and pretty.”
Kale scrunched up his nose and cringed away.
„It's not pretty. It looks like a weed. And it smells bad.”
― Jus Accardo, Toxic

“He stepped around me until he and Kale were nose to nose.
Even though I knew it was the remnants of the storm, I could almost imagine the lightning overhead as sparks rising from the shoulders of each boy.
Clashing Titans ready to fight to the death.”
― Jus Accardo, Toxic

“I stared at the phone, thankful it stopped bouncing right before tumbling over the edge. If I told Mom I needed another phone, she’d have a llama”
― Jus Accardo, Tremble

“I couldn't help staring at him, slurping up every atom and utterance and whistle in his voice. He'd become more relaxed in the kitchen, relaxed yet assertive. He bit his thumb in thought and the contrast between his big, strong hands and this adorable, boyish habit made me woozy.
"Well... what are we doing with this dish?"
"Let me think," I said, letting my exhalations calm me down yet again. "I think the dish needs something more to ground it. Something earthy."
"That's the lovage," he said, now looking in the fridge, his jean-clad butt poking out.
"No, the lovage is the wild card," I said, as steadily as I could, even though I was intensely distracted and slightly astonished that a man's butt excited me so much.
"That flavor remains suspended in your mouth," I continued. "You need something that goes deeper." As I said it, he slowly approached me. I lifted my hand to make way for him but he caught it in midair.
"I need something?" he asked, tightening his grip with a little smile and a little threat. He walked one inch closer and that inch set my heart fluttering again, the air between us compressed and tickling.
"Yes. Um, I mean..."
Still holding my hand, he grabbed a bowl of toasted almonds. "Like this?" He dropped one in my mouth with his free hand, his fingers barely touching my lips.
I didn't feel like eating it. I felt like either running back to my apartment and hiding under the covers, or maybe just pretending I was someone else and kissing him right then and there.
But I ate the almond and resigned myself to imagining his lips on mine. His hand was still around my wrist... his finger on my lips...
"Or, maybe this." He gripped me tighter and, with his other hand, picked up a frond of dehydrated kale, as big and light as a feather. He touched the end of my lips, but when I opened my mouth, he pulled it away. "Careful," he said. "It crumbles." He placed it on my lips once more and I took a bite, little flakes of kale falling like green fairy dust.”
― Jessica Tom, Food Whore

“Kimin bir kaleye ihtiyacı var? Elbette cesur bir adamın değil! Kimin bir muhafıza ihtiyacı var? Elbette yiğit bir adamın değil! Kimin bir silaha ihtiyacı var? Elbette güçlü bir adamın değil! Korkakların kalelere, muhafızlara ve silahlara ihtiyacı var çünkü onlar zayıf ve ödlektir!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

“When your smoking habit erases the antioxidant-boosting effects of eight hundred cups of kale, you know it's time to quit.”
― Michael Greger, How Not to Die: Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease

“Hiçbir kale seni koruyamaz, Akıl Kalesi dışında hiçbir kale!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

“Bir kale asla bir yuva olamaz çünkü yuva korkudan değil sevgiden doğar!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

“Gizli bir ahşap kulübe, tepede bariz bir yerde duran sağlam bir kaleden daha güvenlidir!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

“Bazen hiçbir kale, hiçbir kalkan, hiçbir silah seni düşmanına karşı koruyamaz! Böyle durumlarda yapılacak tek şey düşmanla uzlaşmaktır! Bu bir zayıflık ya da yenilgi değildir; tam tersine, düşmanı yenmek için güç toplamaktır!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

“Nerede bir kale gördüysen, orada savaşlar olmuş, zindanlarda insanlar işkence görmüş, kanlı cinayetler işlenmiş, rakipler zehirlerle öldürülmüştür! Fakat bütün bunlara rağmen her nasılsa kaleler insan gözüne romantik ve huzur verici görünmeyi başarırlar!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

“Dünyada hiçbir kale yoktur ki inşa edilme sebebi korku olmasın!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

“The coast of Austria-Hungary yielded what people called cappuzzo, a leafy cabbage. It was a two-thousand-year-old grandparent of modern broccoli and cauliflower, that was neither charismatic nor particularly delicious. But something about it called to Fairchild. The people of Austria-Hungary ate it with enthusiasm, and not because it was good, but because it was there. While the villagers called it cappuzzo, the rest of the world would call it kale. And among its greatest attributes would be how simple it is to grow, sprouting in just its second season of life, and with such dense and bulky leaves that in the biggest challenge of farming it seemed to be how to make it stop growing. "The ease with which it is grown and its apparent favor among the common people this plant is worthy a trial in the Southern States," Fairchild jotted.
It was prophetic, perhaps, considering his suggestion became reality. Kale's first stint of popularity came around the turn of the century, thanks to its horticultural hack: it drew salt into its body, preventing the mineralization of soil. Its next break came from its ornamental elegance---bunches of white, purple, or pink leaves that would enliven a drab garden.
And then for decades, kale kept a low profile, its biggest consumers restaurants and caterers who used the cheap, bushy leaves to decorate their salad bars. Kale's final stroke of luck came sometime in the 1990s when chemists discovered it had more iron than beef, and more calcium, iron, and vitamin K than almost anything else that sprouts from soil. That was enough for it to enter the big leagues of nutrition, which invited public relations campaigns, celebrity endorsements, and morning-show cooking segments. American chefs experimented with the leaves in stews and soups, and when baked, as a substitute for potato chips. Eventually, medical researchers began to use it to counter words like "obesity," "diabetes," and "cancer." One imagines kale, a lifetime spent unnoticed, waking up one day to find itself captain of the football team.”
― Daniel Stone, The Food Explorer: The True Adventures of the Globe-Trotting Botanist Who Transformed What America Eats

“Kalen ne kadar güzel ve güvenli olursa olsun, kalenin dışındaki hayat eninde sonunda galip gelecek ve seni dışarı çekecektir!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

“Kalelerin inşa edilmesinin sebebi ahlak yoksunluğudur, çünkü ahlak varsa güvenlik vardır ve güvenlik varsa kalelere gerek yoktur!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan