Sometimes you fight what you are, and sometimes you give in to it. And some nights you just don’t want to fight yourself anymore, so you pick someone else to fight.

The rich and powerful always seem to prefer the tops of buildings. Hasn't anyone ever explained to them that higher just means you have farther to fall? -- Anita Blake

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

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

He had this old southern idea of what a lady should be. A lady should not carry a gun and spend most of her time covered in blood and corpses. I had two words for that attitude. Yeah, those are the words.

Silk didn't care if it slid over scars or smooth, untouched skin. I'd earned my right to be paranoid.

Confidence is a fine trait. Over-confidence isn't.