If there was such evil in the world, was it possible that there was good, too?

I used my history degree about twice a year whether I needed to or not.

Christmas garland and a rock?" he said, a smile in his voice."Why not an ornament?" "Wolves aren't fragile," I told him. "And they're... stubbon and hard to move

Vampire politics make the very complicated dance of manners that is werewolf protocol look like the Hokey Pokey.

The Elders were closer to the Maker of All Things and should be deferred to whenever they made their will known.

See you tomorrow,” he said, instead. “All right.” Then, impulsively, I asked, “Do you have a place to sleep tonight?” “Sure,” he said with a smile, and started off as if he had somewhere to be. I could have bitten off my tongue because I pushed him into a lie. Once he started lying to me, it would be harder to get him to trust me with the truth. I don’t know why it works that way, but it does—at least in my experience.

Knowledge is a better weapon than a sword.