The Catholic Church sees voluntary vampirism as a kind of suicide. I tend to agree. Though the Pope also excommunicated all animators, unless we ceased raising the dead. Fine; I became Episcopalian.

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

The second you stop questioning yourself is the second that you become the monster. -Merry

Death cures all ills. Well, most of them.

One of the many reasons that Padma will always be a secondary power on the Council is his belief that all power must be taken, that all power must come through fear. True power comes when others offer it to you and you merely accept it as a gift, not as the spoils of some personal war.

I'm not sure there are enough white roses in the world to make me forget Richard." I held up my hand before she could interrupt. "But I'm not sure there are enough cozy afternoons in all eternity to make me forget Jean-Claude.

Before I knew you, I thought brave was not being afraid. You've taught me that bravery is being terrified and doing it anyway.