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I suppose [...] that the most convincing way to fool an enemy would be to fool a friend.

I suppose [...] that the most convincing way to fool an enemy would be to fool a friend.

Anne Bishop
Enemy, Would Be, Way
Anne Bishop (2007). “Heir to the Shadows: The Black Jewels Trilogy 2”, p.35, Penguin

People who entered the Courtyard without an invitation were just plain crazy! Wolves were big and scary and so fluffy, how could anyone resist hugging one just to feel all that fur? “Ignore the fluffy,” she muttered. “Remember the part about big and scary.

Anne Bishop
Crazy, People, Scary

Lucivar winced. "She guzzled half the flask — and it wasn't one of his home brews, it was the concoction you created." Jaenelle’s eyes widened. “You let her drink a ‘gravedigger’?” “No no no,” Wilhelmina said, shaking her head. “You shouldn’t ever drink a gravedigger until he’s had a bath.” She smiled placidly when Jaenelle and Lucivar just stared at her. “Mother Night,” Lucivar muttered. “Do you know that song?” Wilhelmina asked Jaenelle.

Anne Bishop
Mother, Song, Home
Anne Bishop (2000). “Queen of the Darkness: The Black Jewels Trilogy 3”, p.144, Penguin

Daemon had written: "What do you do when she asks a question no man would give a child an answer to?" Saetan had replied: "Hope you're obliging enough to answer it for me. However, if you're backed into a corner, refer her to me. I've become accustomed to being shocked.

Anne Bishop
Children, Men, Giving
Anne Bishop (1998). “Daughter of the Blood: The Black Jewels Trilogy”, p.282, Penguin

Perhaps not willingly, but pain can make a man do things he wouldn't willingly do.

Anne Bishop
Pain, Men
Anne Bishop (1998). “Daughter of the Blood: The Black Jewels Trilogy”, p.87, Penguin

Vlad hated doing the paperwork as much as he did when a human employee quit, which was why they'd both made a promise not to eat quitters just to avoid the paperwork. As Tess had pointed out, eating the staff was bad for marale and made it so much harder to find new employees.

Anne Bishop
Promise, Quitting, Eating

Smoke says the beef is much better than the squawky white birds. Her expression changed from annoyed to dismayed. Squawky white birds? Chickens? You ate Mrs. Beale's chickens?Smoke whined apologetically.Saetan leaned back in his chair. Oh, it was so satisfying to see her thrown off stride. I'm sure Mrs. Beale was delighted to feed a guest - even if she wasn't aware of it, he added dryly, remembering too well his cook's reaction when she learned about the missing hens.

Anne Bishop
White, Expression, Missing
Anne Bishop (2007). “Heir to the Shadows: The Black Jewels Trilogy 2”, p.178, Penguin

Okay. I picked up a movie to watch tonight. You can watch it with me if you like. It's a chick movie. Merri Lee said that means girls like it, not that there are small birds in it.

Anne Bishop
Mean Girls, Bird, Watches

Some men die for lack of love…some die because of it. Think about it." - Daemon

Anne Bishop
Men, Thinking, Lack Of Love

Sylvia had given him a scalding lecture, the gist of it being that whatever a woman enjoyed wearing was feminine and anything she didn't enjoy wearing wasn't, and if he was too stubborn and old fashioned to understand that, he could go and soak his head in a bucket of cold water. He hadn't quite forgiven her yet for saying they would have to look hard to find a bucket big enough to fit his head in to, but he admired the sass behind the remark.

Anne Bishop
Water, Lectures, Sass

It was easier when all we wanted to do was eat them and take their stuff,” he grumbled. And it had been easier when he hadn’t cared if he made any of them cry.

Anne Bishop
Stuff, Cry, Easier

Her smile faded. “Do you know the worst thing about it? I forgot him. Daemon was a friend, and I forgot him. That Winsol, before I was…he gave me a silver bracelet. I don’t know what happened to it. I had a picture of him. I don’t know what happened to that either. And then he gave everything he had to help me, and when it was done, everyone walked away from him as if he didn’t matter.

Anne Bishop
Done, Matter, Helping
Anne Bishop (2003). “The black jewels trilogy”, Roc

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