I wondered if I had offended him. I wondered if I cared.

I wasn't like most girls.

We aren't the good guys, Anita. We're the necessary guys. -Edward

They be crazier than we are.

being physically intimidating didn't keep you from getting your feelings hurt. Everyone's heart is the same size.

I 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.

Friends don't count the cost of favors.