Laurell K. Hamilton Quotes - Page 13

My right hand was sort of casually near my gun, without looking like I was reaching for my gun. It wasn't easy. Reaching for a gun usually looks like reaching for a gun. No one seemed to notice though. Goody for our side.

Who would have ever thought I'd be afraid of a zombie, any kind of zombie? Nicely ironic that.

For me the Anita series is built like a mystery series, which means that as much as possible each book stands alone, so you have a mystery to solve from the beginning to the end of the book.

Fear will keep you alive; indifference won't.

No, death hadn't changed [Willie] much. But just in case, I avoided looking directly into his eyes. It was standard policy for dealing with vampires. He was a slime bucket, but now he was an undead slime bucket.

Hatred makes us all ugly.

I`m not a morning person.

The ratman froze, staring at me. "Why are you laughing?" His voice held just a hint of unease. Good. I was hoping that the vampires would come for me soon and save me. You've got to admit that's funny.

When you dance with the devil, it might as well be a devil who can give you your own corner of hell to rule.

...you don't need ghosts to be haunted. Memory does that just fine without any supernatural help at all.

Compromise is an imperfect act.

When sex is necessary for the plot of a book, or a character development, then I don't shy away from it. Why should I?

It's not the fur or the fangs that make you a monster, not always. Sometimes, it's just where you draw the line.

You ask yourself "What is love? Am I in love?", when what you should be asking is, "What is not love?", ma petite. What is it that this man does for you that is not done out of love?

Pretend hard enough and maybe it will go away.

What we prefer to read is sort of like sexual preference, you like what you like. Most of the time you have no clue why.

Friends don't count the cost of favors.

Never look back; something is always gaining on you.

Every religion has demons.... Nothing like a real, live demon to give you some of that old-time religion.

It was two weeks before Christmas. A slow time of year for raising the dead.

A flower may be beautiful all on its own, but a person is never truly beautiful unless someone's eyes show him that he is beautiful.

Vampires can live a very long time, theoretically forever, which means their idea of getting down to business can be damn leisurely.

Personally I didn't believe God had a private torture chamber. Hell was being cut off from God, cut off from his power, his energy, Him.

I hate to shop. I consider it one of life's necessary evils, like brussels sprouts and high-heeled shoes.

No, really, Ronnie, it's good to share information when you know someone else is dating the lunarly challenged.