Patricia Briggs Quotes - Page 2

When I die of heart failure the next time you frighten me like that, you can put that on my gravestone —‘I didn’t mean to startle her

Paranoia: the gift of the survivor and the burden of the overtired, stressed, and terrified.

There is something incredibly arousing about being wanted. I pulled my hand back and sucked in a deep breath. “Adam,” I said.

Sometimes I have the urge to conquer large parts of Europe.

The only certainty life contains is death.

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

Mercy," he said,"in a fair fight between near equals, I'll back you every time. It's the demons, vampires, and river devils I worry about, and I'm working on that.

Even after all this time, I keep forgetting that heroes can be found in unlikely places and persons -- like mechanics who can turn into coyotes.

Why is it that all cars are women? Because they're fussy and demanding.

I don't like it when I outweigh my men.

Why is it that all cars are women?" he asked. "Because they're fussy and demanding," answered Zee. "Because if they were men, they'd sit around and complain instead of getting the job done," I told him.

Identity was partly heritage, partly upbringing, but mostly the choices you make in life. ~ Bran

Some truths are truths, no matter who says them.

I'm not threatening to kill myself. But you need to know this about me because—if you want to be my mate—I won't be like Leo. I won't let you sleep around with anyone else. I won't be forced either. I've had enough. If that makes me a dog in the manger, so be it. But if I am yours, then you damned well are going to be mine." - Anna to Charles

We are none of us perfect, and...we learn to take these imperfections and make them only a small part of who we are

She wondered that hope was so much harder then despair.

It's easier to dismiss ghosts in the daylight.

Much awkwardness ensued.

The main thing to remember is that making love is at onces the silliest and the most sacred act humans can perform.

Women are the bloodthirsty sex," said Ric sadly. "We get the reputation, but it is only because the women stand behind us, and say, Kill it. Squish it.

You forgot the ‘my precious,’” Anna said dryly. “If you want to act like a freaking nutcase, you have to do it right.

He'd woken up after flying from Boston to Montana to find his da cooking breakfast for them: sausage and pancakes shaped like deer. It wasn't just any deer, either - they looked like Bambi from the disney cartoon. Charles didn't want to know how his father had managed that

Cheeses crusty, got all musty, got damp on the stone of a peach,” I agreed. He looked blank, so I repeated it with proper emphasis. “ ChEEZ-zes crusty. Got Al -musty. Got DAMp on the StoneofapeaCH.

Zee said, grumpily, “Liebling, this is not a good idea.” “Zee,” I told him, “I am completely out of good ideas and am doing my best with the bad ones I have left.

I was in the middle of a dream about garbage cans and frogs - don't ask, and I won't tell.