People will do amazing things to ensure their survival.

It was Adam, but he was too late. He couldn’t love me anymore. He would be so angry with me. I had to hide. He didn’t love me so he might hurt me when he was angry. When he calmed down, that would hurt him. I didn’t want him hurting because of me. There was nowhere for a person to hide. So I wouldn’t be a person. My eyes fell on the shelves that lined the far back corner. A coyote could hide there.

People who know other people’s secrets can’t afford to do things that impair their ability to control their mouths.

Leslie had learned two valuable things about the fae that day. They were powerful and charming -- and they ate children and puppies.

Take a note: it usually works better if you wait until I do something stupid before getting mad at me.

Charles looked at her thoughtfully. "People talk to you," he said. "That could be useful.

Honey, ... When a wolf watches a lamb, he's not thinking about the lamb's mommy.