Glass shattered, vampires roared, humans screamed. The noise battered at me, just as the tidal wave of scores of brains at high gear washed over me. When it began to taper off, I looked up into Eric's eyes. Incredibly, he was excited. He smiled at me. "I knew I'd get on top of you somehow," he said. Are you trying to make me mad so I'll forget how scared I am?" No, I'm just opportunistic." I wiggled, trying to get out from under him, and he said, "Oh, do that again. It felt great.
Charlaine HarrisWhen you're a professional you do your job no matter what gets in the way. You might take a sick day, you might take a personal day, but then you show back up or you won't get paid. Everyone develops his/her own strategy for dealing with days that are not productive.
Charlaine HarrisWhen you've been really beaten, you realize that you are just an envelope of skin, an easily penetrated envelope that holds together a lot of fluids and some rigid structures, which in their turn can simply be broken and invaded.
Charlaine HarrisEric,โ she said, โmaybe someday one of the waitresses will get pregnant, and we can go to a baby shower!โ โThat would be something to see,โ said Eric
Charlaine HarrisNo matter what happens in publicโno matter whatโdonโt doubt that I love you and care about your welfare . . . as much as I am able.
Charlaine Harris