Marry Gentry Swallowing Darkness (Laurell K. Hamilton):Pick any fairy tale that’s based on older stories, and the heroine of the piece has a miserable, dangerous, nightmarish time of it.

The fey in this country keep to themselves, and are a separate nation, much like the American Indians, but with even more autonomy.

You lie like butter wouldn't melt in your mouth, Edward." He smiled. "I don't lie to you." "Really," I said. The smile became a grin. "Okay, not most of the time, anymore." His face sobered. "I'm not lying now.

There had to be a circle of Hell where you were eternally fourteen, eternally in junior high. One of the lower circles.

Nill illigitamus carborundum

What happens in Vegas may stay in Vegas, but what happens in New Orleans, goes home with you.

a pink taffeta evening gown. It looked like it had run away from a junior high prom... The dress looked like a petunia on steroids to me.