Quotes from Laurell K. Hamilton

I could only handle a zillion problems at a time. A zillion and one was beyond me.

who me? anita blake series by: Laurell K Hamilton

Edward suggested we stick all the pictures on the walls of the dining room. "And put pin holes in your nice clean walls," I said. "Don't be barbaric," Edward said. "We'll use sticky putty.

I'm sorry I have issues with my boyfriend doing other men. I'm sorry I have issues with me doing other men. Why was I always being made to feel guilty because I wasn't having sex with more people? Wasn't it supposed to be the other way around?

I'm Christian, but if God is truly a God of love, then why would he have a private torture chamber where he put people that he was supposed to love and forgive to be punished forever? If you actually read the Bible, the idea of hell like in the movies and most books was invented by a writer. Dante's Inferno was ripped off by the Church to give people something to be afraid of, to literally scare people into being Christian.

You really shouldn't lean against a wall and try to look tough unless you can cross your arms. Ruins the effect.

Let's pretend it is a threat, because you need to understand that the other officers aren't keeping me safe from you; they're keeping you safe from me.

People who don't camp much think darkness falls from the sky. It doesn't. Darkness slides from the trees and fills them first, then spreads outward to the open places.

Damn you,' I said softly and with feeling. He smiled. 'We've been over that, ma petite; you are too late.

He did smile then, eyes gleaming. "You will never lose your nerve. Your life, probably, but never your nerve.

You can't save everybody. In fact, there are days when I think you can't save anyone. Each person has to save himself first, then you can move in and help.

Remember, that the darkness is not bad, just different, and all that is good, or bad, is there in the light, or the dark, only our perception changes.

I was new and didn't realize that brand new writers are treated like light bulbs; when one burns out, you can always buy more, screw the next one in, and it lights up just as bright. No, I am not being too harsh about how publishing treats new writers. If anything I'm toning it down. Sorry, for all you aspiring authors out there, but truth is truth, it is a hard business. Shine up the armor around your ego, harden your heart, keep your head down, and write.

You're the scarest motherfucker in the room.

Is he your only child? I asked, my only son padma said. My condolences I said....Anita Blake

I have seen enough for two lifetimes. Maybe three, but I was very drunk at the time. -Marjorie Liu, The Tangleroot Palace

Quit drawing out the story

He can look harmless if he wants to. He is the consummate actor, but unless he works at it, his eyes give him away. If the eyes are the mirror to the soul, then Edward's in trouble because no one is home. He

Whoever skinned them is an expert, Marks said. He knew how to keep them alive. No, Edward said. No matter how good you are at torture, you can't keep everybody alive. Even if you do exactly the same thing to each of them, some people die and some people live. You're not always sure why some make it, and some don't. His voice was very quiet, but it filled the hush of the room.

There are pains too deep for words, but there's touch to say what words can't.

What are you trying to say? Olaf demanded. She is like a piece of my soul, Olaf. You are mad, Olaf said, a lunatic. Soul mates, bah! I kind of agreed with Olaf on this one. Then why is the thought of giving her a gun while I hunt her one of my greatest fantasies? Edward asked. Because you are mad, Olaf said. Hear, hear, but I didn't say it out loud.

He always seemed to know just what I needed, just when I needed it. If we weren't in love, then how did he do that? Hell, I'd been in love with people that didn't even come close to meeting this many of my needs.

Bernardo looked at me, shaking his head. I've never heard Edward talk about any woman the way he talks about you. I raised eyebrows at him. Meaning? Dangerous. He talks about you like you're dangerous.

Some women feel loved if you do the dishes without being reminded; some men feel loved if you'll play a video game with them, others if you buy them a collar and a nice leash and occasionally lead them around by it.