As the water pounded on my back, I reflected that I must be pretty simple. It didn't take much to make me happy. A long night with a dead guy had done the trick.

You trust me?" Eric sounded surprised. "Yes." "That's . . . crazy, Sookie.

He managed to convey indifference, contempt, and boredom in the one word.

Okay I've been stupid in the past. Not consistently stupid, but occasionally stupid. And I've made mistakes. You bet, I've made mistakes.

I knew, as sure as I knew my name, that tomorrow he would send me another coat, in a big fancy box, with a big bow on it. It would be the right size, it would be a top brand, and it would be warm. ............... It was cranberry red, with a removable liner, a detachable hood, and tortoiseshell buttons.

It's a sad comment on humans that none of them are tolerable to one who can read their minds

If it pleases you and you can write at all, it's gonna please somebody else.