She stared up at me, and there was something in her eyes, something that said we finally had an understanding. She was afraid of me, and sometimes that’s the best you can do with people. I’d tried kindness. I’d tried friendship. I’d tried respect. But when all else fails, fear will do the job.
Fear, the strength of earth’s religions, gripping every living soul, Was a monstrous human error for the making of men whole.
I hate women who complain about being fat when they’re like a size 5. Anything under size 5 isn’t a woman. It’s a boy with breasts.
There are a thousand ways to hurt someone you love that have nothing to do with physical violence.
Some issues stay fresh every time you open them up. It’s like evil magical Tupperware – it stays fresh forever.
I sipped my own coffee, heavy on the sugar and cream, trying to make up for the late work the night before. Caffeine and sugar, the two basic food groups.
Feelings are never stupid, they just make us feel stupid sometimes.
A little boy who’s discovered the monster under the bed is actually real, and it’s screwing Mommy.
Hope will lie to you, but lust is what it is; it never lies.
That disapproving look was back in her eyes. Her teacher face. The one that could make you squirm from ten paces, even if you were innocent. And I hadn’t been innocent for years.
I feel that if you are blessed, or lucky enough, to be doing well, you should help others.
If you’re open to it, New Orleans will teach you about yourself, but if you want to hide from who you really are, the city will help you do that, too.
My writing style is very sensual, as in sensory detail.
Here’s the secret to finishing that first book. Don’t rewrite as you go.
It’s not about winning, Haven. I’m not a prize to be won. I’m not the princess that needs rescuing from the dragon. I’m the prince and I kill my own monsters. You need to be ok with that. -Anita Blake.
A woman will forget that a man is male, if they are good enough friends, but men rarely forget that a woman is feminine.
Vampires were always either trying to kill me, or own me. God I hated being popular.
Self-doubt is a self-fulfilling prophecy.
I’m learning that you have to make time for what’s important. You have to fight to carve little pieces of happiness out of your life, or the everyday emergencies will eat up everything.
Women may get to wear lots of pretty colors, but men get the comfortable shoes. Anita Blake Vampire Hunter.