Patricia Briggs

Over a lifetime of dealing with difficult women, I have learned it is often better to give into their demands immediately.

Only cowards torture women.

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.

Women are sneaky.

Where does a werewolf sleep? Anywhere he wants to.

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

You are looking at this wrong. You think I hold my territory by the might of my fist. But that's not it. I hold my territory by consent of the governed. I think it is a very American concept, which might be why you never looked for it." _ Adam Hauptman, Columbia Basin Pack Alpha, to Iacopo (Jacob) Bonarata, Lord of the Night (master vampire of Milan)

When I die of heart failure the next time you frighten me like that, you can put that on my gravestone___ didn__ mean to startle her.

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.

Civilization is vastly overrated.

Any idiot can put up a website.

Intelligent men are dangerous.

You can't cage an eagle for long without destroying it.

It is one of those lessons that every child should learn: Don't play with fire, sharp objects, or ancient artifacts.

Then he'd come back home and found out that war didn't cause fear__ove did.

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.

He sighed. "I don't think an apology will do, Mercy. Because an apology implies that you wouldn't do it again. And, under the circumstances, you wouldn't do anything differently, would you?"No.

MS. THOMPSON, it said in heavy block letters, PLEASE KEEP YOUR FELINE OFF MY PROPERTY. IF I SEE IT AGAIN, I WILL EAT IT.