Put any woman in an area run mostly by men and rumors will fly. Unless you make it very clear that you are off limits, there is also a certain competitiveness that sets in. Some men are either trying to run you out of town or get into your pants. They don't seem to know any other way to deal with a woman. If you're not a sexual object, you're a threat.
Laurell K. HamiltonWomen may get to wear lots of pretty colors, but men get the comfortable shoes. Anita Blake Vampire Hunter
Laurell K. HamiltonI know you can throw holy water on the vampire, but I didn't know you could throw the host." (Sheriff St. John) I had to smile. "They aren't like little holy grenades. I want the host to give to the Quinlans so they can put one at every windowsill, every doorsill." (Anita Blake)
Laurell K. HamiltonNo. But then the American Government--whatever branch--has never really grasped the concept of tribal identity.
Laurell K. HamiltonI was shaking all over, and it wasn't from the vampire. Memories have teeth, too.
Laurell K. HamiltonThere is some comfort in killing that which has hurt you, but it is cold comfort. It'll destroy things inside of you that the original pain wouldn't have harmed. Sometimes it's not a question of whether a piece of your soul is going to go missing, only which piece it's going to be.
Laurell K. Hamilton