Magic, if that was the right word, often rises and falls on your own belief in your abilities. I've seen very powerful people completely crippled by self-doubt.

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

Oh, ma petite, you are growing gargantuan." I looked at him and it was not a friendly look. "Never tease a woman about her weight, Jean-Claude. At least not an American twentieth-century one." He Spread his hands wide. "My deepest apologies." "When you apologize, try not to smile at the same time. It ruins the effect.

That kiss was really nice you know before you...bit me, but it was still nice.

I was shaking all over, and it wasn't from the vampire. Memories have teeth, too.

Guarantees are for major appliances, not for murder.

A little boy who's discovered the monster under the bed is actually real, and it's screwing Mommy.