May I search it?" she asked. "We screen for weapons." I stared at her, always a risky thing to do to a vampire. "Of course not. I have no weapons.

It wasn't enough to be kidnapped, I had to be insulted too.

Following Simon's adventures is like being the pinball in an especially antic game, but it's well worth the wear and tear.

Trees had died to make these forms, and that seemed a great pity to me.

I don't like having feelings," Eric said coldly, and he left. That was a tough exit line to top.

Bill said, "She is mine." I wondered if my hands would move. They would. I raised both of them, making an unmistakable one-fingered gesture. Eric laughed, and Bill said "Sookie!" in shocked admonishment. "I think that Sookie is telling us she belongs to herself," Eric said softly.

Here’s to books, the cheapest vacation you can buy.