Quotes from Laurell K. Hamilton

What is it about her that is so goddamned special?

I wondered if I had offended him. I wondered if I cared.

Never criticize, unless you can do a better job.

What did they think I was going to do, steal a body? If I wanted to, I could empty the damn place and get every corpse to play follow the leader. Perhaps that was why I needed watching. Perhaps. --Anita Blake

Jesus, are all vampires over two hundred perverts? I am over two hundred, Jean-Claude said. I rest my case.

A girl could never have too much jewelry or too much weaponry.

I would rather you love me, but if not love, fear will do.

Some moments are perfect, and then someone comes along and f*cks it up. Ain't it always the way.

It is a very natural human trait to destroy that which frightens us.

I loved him, but love isn't enough. All the fairy tales, the romance novels, the soap operas; they're all lies. Love does not conquer all.

Questions are great, but only if you know the answers. If you ask questions and the answers surprise you, you look silly.

The rich and powerful always seem to prefer the tops of buildings. Hasn't anyone ever explained to them that higher just means you have farther to fall? -- Anita Blake

I try to be a good cop. I try to be a good little soldier and follow orders up to a point. But in the end I'm not really a cop, or a soldier. I am a legally sanctioned murderer. I am the Executioner.

The ratman froze, staring at me. Why are you laughing? His voice held just a hint of unease. Good. I was hoping that the vampires would come for me soon and save me. You've got to admit that's funny.

You take insult where none is intended, but if you will find insult where none is meant, then perhaps I should try harder to insult on purpose.

I spend most of my waking hours confronting and destroying things that I fear. A thousand-year-old master vampire was a tall order, but a girl's got to have a goal.

I sat on the bed. Neither of us said anything. I wasn't slick and sophisticated enough for this. What do you say to boyfriend A when he finds you naked in the bed of boyfriend B? Especially if boyfriend A turned into a monster the night before and ate someone. I bet Miss Manners didn't cover this at all.

Surely being in love doesn't cause you to lose your sense of good taste. If I ever buy a gown with sequins on it, someone just shoot me.

He rewarded me with one of those brilliant smiles. If I had been less professional, it might have melted me into my socks. There was a tinge of evil to it, a lot of sex, but under that was a little boy peeking out, an uncertain little boy. That was it. That was the attraction. Nothing is more appealing than a handsome man who is also uncertain of himself. It appeals not only to the woman in us all, but the mother. A dangerous combination.

Theresa strode over to us in a swish of cloth. Enough of this, animator. He can't do it, so he pays the price. Either leave now, or join us at our...feast. Are you having rare Who-roast-beast? I asked. What are you talking about? It's from Dr. Seuss, How the Grinch Stole Christmas. You know the part, 'And they'd Feast! Feast! Feast! Feast! Feast! They would feast on Who-pudding and rare Who-roast-beast.' You are crazy. So I've been told.

Giving up something that no longer serves a purpose, or protects you, or helps you, isn't giving up at all, it's growing up.

Important safety tip with most of the spiritual world: if you ignore it, it has less power. This does not work with demons or other demi-beings. Other exceptions to the rule are vampires, zombies, ghouls, lycanthropes, witches...Oh, hell, ignoring only works for ghosts.

You can be someone's friend and have sex with them. The trick is you have to want their emotional and physical well-being more than you want to fuck them. If you cross that line and want sex more than their happiness, then you aren't their friend.

I worry that when you start quoting Machiavelli to justify your actions, you have ceased to be one of the good guys. No, quoting Nietzsche does that. Machiavelli is just cool.