If I went in the cage, I was going to end up eaten alive. That was actually one of my top five ways not to die.

Morals aren't just for when it's easy, Anita. They aren't morals if you throw them aside every time it's convenient.

A vampire victim. I'd never seen a lone kill. They were like potato chips; once a vamp tasted them, he couldn't stop at just one.

You can't kill us all, human.' He was right. I raised the machine gun a little. 'True, but who's going to be first in line?

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

Here's the secret to finishing that first book. Don't rewrite as you go.

Illusion is sometimes all that keeps us sane." - Anita