I didn't want to pick at Micah and me until we unraveled. I wanted to leave it alone and enjoy it. I just didn't know how to do that.
Laurell K. HamiltonA woman will forget that a man is male, if they are good enough friends, but men rarely forget that a woman is feminine.
Laurell K. HamiltonIโd have much rather gotten dragged into someone elseโs fight than face what was waiting for me. Other peopleโs emotional pain, no matter how painful, is so much less painful than your own.
Laurell K. HamiltonI so wanted out of this conversation, but it was like a car accident: Once you started spinning, you could only wait and see what you hit.
Laurell K. HamiltonI locked the door, for what good it would do me, and went to bed. The Browning Hi-Power was in its second home, a modified holster strapped to the headboard of my bed. The crucifix was cool metal around my neck. I was as safe as I was going to be and almost too tired to care. I took one more thing to bed with me, a stuffed toy penguin named Sigmund. I don't sleep with him often, just every once in a while after someone tries to kill me. Everyone has their weaknesses. Some people smoke. I collect stuffed penguins. If you won't tell, I won't.
Laurell K. Hamilton