I am here," Eric said. "And I am here." I was a little amused at Eric's phone answering technique. "Sookie, my little bullet-sucker," he said, sounding fond and warm. "Eric, my big bullshitter.

It's probably a bad indicator of your lifestyle when you miss your ex-boyfriend because he's absolutely lethal.

I'd have to say no, people don't change, but they can learn to behave differently.

You might have been paid back enough to suit you" I said, "but I don't know if you've been paid back enough to suit me.

I have lived one step away from losing my mind for years. I am quick and accurate in spotting unstable streaks in others.

Why was it librarians had such a prim image? With all the information available in books right there at their fingertips, librarians could be the best-informed people around. About anything.

I held on to my better nature by my fingernails but I held on.