Quotes from Laurell K. Hamilton

No such thing as a hard woman, Memphis,just soft men. With that, I turned, and the others followed me.

This was one princess who could rescue her own damn self.

A little boy who's discovered the monster under the bed is actually real, and it's screwing Mommy.

There are a thousand ways to hurt someone you love that have nothing to do with physical violence.

I told her why we are here. I told you wouldn't hurt Jack. The coffin? I smiled. I couldn't help it. He was a 'jack in a box.

Would you truly sleep with strangers? I don't know, I haven't met the strangers yet.

Do you really have the ability to control all types of undead? Magnus asked. Can you really make a hundred shoes in a single night? I asked. Magnus smiled. Wrong kind of fairie.

I wasn't crying, my eyes were running. My eyes were running because there were pieces of zombies all over my toys. Jesus.

being physically intimidating didn't keep you from getting your feelings hurt. Everyone's heart is the same size.

Hesitation will get you killed.

I wasn't afraid of him anymore, because I could smell his fear. You never had to be afraid of anything that was afraid of you.

One serial killer sends me a human head in a box, and I get all spooked; Go figure.

Worry about the things you can control; the rest will either work themselves out, or they'll kill you. Either way, no more worries.

I smiled at him, as Doyle squeezed my hand and I squeezed back. Some people are addicted to falling in love, Doctor. Some people love that rush of new emotions, and when that first rush of new love is spent, they move on to the next, thinking the love wasn't real. What I felt in her, and potentially in you, is the love of years. Love that knows that that first rush of freshness isn't the real thing. It's the tip of the iceberg.

If the eyes are the window to the soul, then Edward's in trouble 'cause no one is home.

Money doesn't spend in hell, Wilkes. The devil deals in a different coin.

We aren't the good guys, Anita. We're the necessary guys. -Edward

There is some comfort in killing that which has hurt you, but it is cold comfort. It'll destroy things inside of you that the original pain wouldn't have harmed. Sometimes it's not a question of whether a piece of your soul is going to go missing, only which piece it's going to be.

Lust has less logic than love, sometimes, but it's easier to fight.

What had my scary thought been? That Olaf was sincere. In some crazy,pathological way, he like-liked me. As in boyfriend-liked me. Not just for fucking or slaughter, but maybe, just maybe, he actually wanted to date me like one human being to another. He seemed to have no clue how to interact with a woman in a way that wasn't terrifying, but he was trying. Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, he was trying.

Oh, I'll enjoy myself. I want to make sure you enjoy yourself. Why? I said. If you enjoy yourself, then there's a better chance you'll want to be with me again.

My right hand was sort of casually near my gun, without looking like I was reaching for my gun. It wasn't easy. Reaching for a gun usually looks like reaching for a gun. No one seemed to notice though. Goody for our side.

Who would have ever thought I'd be afraid of a zombie, any kind of zombie? Nicely ironic that.

It's good not to be the only girl in the fight for once.