His eyes widened just a bit, his lips flexed. I realized he was trying not to laugh. I hate it when people find my threats amusing.

Twenty-three stories up and all I could see out the windows was grey smog. They could call it the City of the Angels if they wanted to, but if there were angels out there, they had to be flying blind.

I wasn't like most girls.

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

I'm not terribly fond of soapboxes.

Questions are great, but only if you know the answers. If you ask questions and the answers surprise you, you look silly.

Men don't settle down because of the right woman. They settle down because they are finally ready for it. Whatever woman they're dating when they get ready is the one they settle down with, not necessarily the best one or the prettiest, just the one who happened to be on hand when the time got to be right. Unromantic, but still true.