Remember your personal demons should be afraid of you, because you are their home, their food, and as you heal, their executioner.

Marry Gentry Swallowing Darkness (Laurell K. Hamilton):Pick any fairy tale that’s based on older stories, and the heroine of the piece has a miserable, dangerous, nightmarish time of it.

If I'd been easily discouraged, I could have been a one-hit wonder

Besides I'm a sucker for a pair of pretty eyes.

It has been my experience that women tell more intimate details to their friends than men do. Men may brag more, but women will talk the nitty-gritty and share the experience more.

I am sincere, ma petite, even when I lie.

It's not about winning, Haven. I'm not a prize to be won. I'm not the princess that needs rescuing from the dragon. I'm the prince and I kill my own monsters. You need to be ok with that. -Anita Blake