No. But then the American Government--whatever branch--has never really grasped the concept of tribal identity.

I know that look, Blake. You are a drowning woman, and the only way out is down the aisle.

You walk like a duck with a wet diaper on.'' Anita Blake Vampire Hunter

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

Oh, I'll enjoy myself. I want to make sure you enjoy yourself." "Why?" I said. "If you enjoy yourself, then there's a better chance you'll want to be with me again.

I want a kiss to be so believable it gives the reader shivers.

She should have remembered that people have given everything they own, everything they are, to be taken care of, and to have their pain gone. It's the lure of cults: the promise of a good family; it's what people think love is, but love isn't absence of pain, it's a hand to hold while you're going through it.