A corner of his mouth quirked ...

A corner of his mouth quirked up. I play pool. Shoot hoops sometimes too. Any other sport you’re curious about? Hockey? Polo? Simultaneously. Trick is to keep the horses on their skates.
 Devon Monk

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I doubt she likes the idea of seeing him put back in a cage. Maybe not, he said. But she knows that the Authority are the only people who might be able to help him. Or kill him, I said. That too. What is life without risk? Long? Terric laughed, a sort of high whooping that made me—and Zayvion, much to my surprise—smile. Contagious. For all he had a serious exterior, Terric was the guy you’d want to sit next to at a funny movie, just to hear him laugh.
 Devon Monk
... he was sunset against the mountains, strong, vibrant, dangerous, and yet somehow sheltering, protective. And married. Picnic, meet rain.
 Devon Monk
My dad told me he knew where to find Zay. Which meant I had to cooperate with him....Do you see what we have accomplished together? The healing of souls with the magic you carry. We have healed souls in death. With light and dark magic.We? No, you stuck your hands in my chest and stole my magic and threw it at them. If you try that again, you won't have hands. Where's Zayvion? Okay, maybe I was a little rusty on the whole cooperation thing.
 Devon Monk
Mouth in gear, brain stuck in neutral.
 Devon Monk
Whether you approach your dreams on soft feet or in a breathless run, just so long as you acknowledge that your dreams are valuable and worthy of pursuing, then you’ve made it.
 Devon Monk