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

Women may get to wear lots of pretty colors, but men get the comfortable shoes. Anita Blake Vampire Hunter

I cannot do it. I cannot bear it. I cannot go back to what I was here. I cannot stand at her side and watch another take her. I am not that strong or that good.

When you apologize, try not to smile at the same time. It ruins the effect

Fear will bind you closer than love, or hate, and it works a hell of a lot quicker.

I wondered if I had offended him. I wondered if I cared.

He looked less handsome without the smile and glow in his eyes, but he also seemed more real. Being real will get me into trouble faster than any amount of charm.