That was the problem with loving people: it made you weak. It made you need them. It made the thought of not having them the worst thing in the world.
Laurell K. HamiltonIt's better to be loved than feared, but if you can't be loved, then fear will do.-Dino quoting Machiavelli
Laurell K. HamiltonPity is an emotion that can get you killed. The only thing more dangerous is blind hate, and maybe love.
Laurell K. HamiltonI'd made sure I knew his name. You shouldn't ask people to die for you if you don't at least know their name.
Laurell K. Hamilton[T]hese last few days where I've moped around damn near depressed for real, because of people who do not exist. Not really. I can buy them Christmas presents, but there is no way to send them. Sometimes I feel like I should be able to walk into the next room and there they will be, but they won't. These people do not exisit as flesh and blood, but there are different kinds of reality, and there are days when imagination feels very, very real.
Laurell K. Hamilton