It was his eyes. When you looked into them, you saw chained violence baring teeth and claws back at you.

Sometimes, when you crave certain feelings, you'll trick yourself into thinking the other person is something other than what he apears.

Kate had never met a person she didn't want to protect, preferably by hacking at the hostile parties with her sword.

Only poor people are weird. Rich people are eccentric.

Just so you know: if a rakshasa shows up, I left my sword in the car.

It's not a loup cage, you know,' I told her. 'It's a holding cell. Or safe room. or secure room. I don't think Jim ever settled on a term he could live with.' 'Aha. It's a loup cage.' Andrea cleared her throat. 'I touched it with my finger and it hurt. Is that in case of marital problems?

And men my prophet wail deride!