True love means you love the real person, not an ideal that you have in your head and superimpose over them. That's illusion and lies to me.

It is a very natural human trait to destroy that which frightens us.

Sometimes it would be nice not to have to do my best. Sometimes it would just be nice not to have a crisis to deal with. - Anita Blake

By 17, I was submitting to publications and collecting my first rejection slips.

Death didn't bother me much. Strong Christian and all that. Method of death did. Being eaten alive. One of my top three ways not to go out.

What was I supposed to say?.....did I tell them the Master had the hots for me, so I'd probably be okay? -Anita

You're up to something," I said. He turned, eyes wide, long fingers pressed to his heart. "Moi?" "Yeah, you.