Quotes from Patricia Briggs

Only you could go to Spokane and get bitten by the one vampire in the whole city Adam to Mercy

He left the key in the ignition. No one was likely to come up here and steal the truck- and if anyone did... well, he could deal with Charles

He can stop me in my tracks, but he can't make me do someting I don't want to

Americans in particular are oddly innocent in their faith that science holds explanations for everything.

I don't think you're supposed to be able to get at that information," said Leslie. "Don't look," said Goldstein, peering over Charles's shoulder. "We don't know anything about illegal hacking." He whistled cheerily.

It is the way of mortals. They fling themselves at life and emerge broken.

And thus Charles found himself wandering around a hotel, trailing federal agents as he held a cardboard coffee cup holder in each hand, instead of out killing misbehaving werewolves.

If you leave me naked and waiting on the bed without making love to me, I'll—" I didn't get to finish the threat. I think it was the word "naked," though maybe it was "bed," but before I finished my sentence, he was on me. Mercy to Adam

People who stand in the way of my mate's ability to get herself out of trouble often feel like they were hit by buses. I think this might be the first time it is literally true, though.

Not that I'd really been planning on keeping the attack secret; it had just been an option I'd wanted to keep open if I could.

I promise I won't spank you," he told me, his voice rough and low as he added, "not unless you ask me to." I let him feel my laugh against his shoulder. "That's because you aren't genuinely suicidal.

Knowing someone desires you is the greatest aphrodisiac

But that was the trouble with ancient artifacts - no one really knew what they did.

The Elders were closer to the Maker of All Things and should be deferred to whenever they made their will known.

I need you to survive , he answered me without speaking, without looking at me. I need to know you survive.

Love," he said, "is always a risk, isn't it? I've always thought that there were no certainties in life, but I was wrong. Love is a certainty. And love always gives more than it takes.

Much awkwardness ensued.

You have to acknowledge evil, or you give it too much power over you.

If creation was given no limit, ultimately everything would cease to exist.

Do they always flirt with biblical quotes?" Asil asked Tad. In long-suffering tones, Tad said, "They can flirt with the periodic table or a restaurant menu. We've learned to live with it. Get a room, you guys." "Quiet, pup," said Adam with mock sternness. He gave my butt a promissory pat as he said, "Respect your elders.

Humans, werewolves, or, apparently, vampire, it doesn't matter; get more than three of them together and the jockeying for power begins.

Sometimes broken people stay broken.

Charles sat in lone splendor on a huge couch in the middle of Angus's spacious living room--while the other ten or twelve people present made themselves at home on the other side of the room. Anna surveyed the scene. "Okay," she said. "Who's been being a grouch?

God help us and keep us from receiving what we deserve