The ratman froze, staring at me. "Why are you laughing?" His voice held just a hint of unease. Good. I was hoping that the vampires would come for me soon and save me. You've got to admit that's funny.

How could you love someone and not want them to be happy?

one of the good things about being a woman is that my level of testosterone poisoning is lower than most men's.

I've lost track of the number of people who want to be writers but never actually write anything. Talking about writing, dreaming about writing, can be very fun, but it won't get a book written. You've got to write

Once upon a time wasn't as long ago as it used to be.

He's not going to shoot us in the back by accident, is he?" Deputy Coltrain asked. I smiled, not sweetly. "He promised not to.

Guarantees are for major appliances, not for murder.