People are supposed to fear the unknown, but ignorance is bliss when knowledge is so damn frightening.

I used to think I knew what was right and what was wrong, and who the good guys are, and who the bad guys are. Then the world got very gray, and I didn't know anything for a long time

I could have just said I'm good at my job, but I didn't. Didn't want the police thinking I was holding out information when I wasn't. "I've got one advantage over a normal homicide detective, I expect it to be a monster. No one ever calls me in if it's just a stabbing, or a hit-and-run. I don't spend a lot of time trying to come up with nice, normal explanations. It means I get to ignore a lot of theories.

The true way to a man's heart is six inches of metal between his ribs." You have to love Anita Blake.

A little boy who's discovered the monster under the bed is actually real, and it's screwing Mommy.

Without hope, love dies and parts of you wither.

Some issues stay fresh every time you open them up. It's like evil magical Tupperware -- it stays fresh forever.