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She's useful to me, I'm useful to her. As long as that continues, Rowan Street is safe from an old-lady smack down of epic proportions.

Oh, for God's sake. Save your piss. Don't save your piss. It's all the same to me.

Who cared whether you could change motor oil when you could snap a rottweiler's neck in 2.8 seconds? Now there was a practical skill.

Yep, Gin and Brandi. Call me crazy, but naming your daughters after alcoholic beverages is just asking for trouble.

Ethics were in most cases a burden that could be reasonably ignored in pursuit of necessity.

If the Romans could have fortified their cities the way the human brain fortifies itself, we'd still be wearing togas.

Kids who don't eavesdrop on adult conversations are doomed to a childhood of ignorance.

It did not matter whether he thought she was in mortal danger or simply falling, certain to survive. She fell and he followed..

What's next? If there are vampires in there, they probably drink artificial blood plasma substitute.

Wild dogs? Or just Clayton? -Nick Sorrentino (Bitten)

Wow. The guy can make me feel stupid even when he's telling me I don't have to let him make me feel stupid.

I'd seriously contemplated a real collar - a sparkly green one - if only because I was sure it would offend his dignity.

That's what we all want, isn't it? Power without price.

My past was a private obstacle, not a public excuse.

Yes, I can talk and think at the same time. Most people can, though I suppose you wouldn't know that from personal experience.
Elena (Bitten)

Maybe I'm being selfish, but I choose you." He leaned over, lips brushing mine as he whispered, "I always choose you.

Clearly it was time to consider rescheduling that optometrist appointment I'd missed last fall.

I make the choice because it is one I can live with.

Common courtesy dictates that we never drain the lifeblood of anyone to whom we've been formally introduced.

His voice sounded the same, now so familiar that I could follow the beat in my head, predicting each change of tone, each note of accentuation.

No. Harsh truth was better than comfortable lies. It had to be.

That's trouble. The pixies will sour your milk."
"I thought it was hobgoblins who soured milk."
"A dirty lie. Spread by the pixies, no doubt.

I find fairies with cell phones disconcerting enough. Do they really need to use text talk?

Love and hate. Same passion. Same impulse

There was no closing my eyes and sliding back into that blissful dream of normal. This was my normal now.

Some women just aren't cut out to be mothers, and unfortunately it had taken Susanna three kids to realize she was one of them.

I'm not going anywhere, not without Chloe.
Derek

Tell me when you want to pick it up again."
"Tell me when Satan starts a snowball fight."
"I'll do that. Lunch?

I don't read much of what I write because I worry about unintentionally borrowing something.

If Clay snarled and raged, he was a proper werewolf. If I did, I was a hysterical woman.

We have Kenjii. We have my cell phone. Since we aren't officially dating, I'm sure you'll agree that's all the protection we need.

He turned, a stray slip of moonlight illuminating a sliver of his face, blue eyes glowing almost preternaturally in the darkness.

Simon: Anyone ever tell you your sense of timing really sucks?
Derek: That's why I don't play the drums. Now what's up?

So consider your options, make your choice and call me home.

Young writers need to be encouraged to write - just write - with no restrictions on form, style or content.

No life is easy. It's just a different kind of hard.

Suburbia: a place where they cut down trees and name streets in their memory.

There is no story that can't be improved by adding zombies.

Uh-uh. We've played this game before. I hide. You never seek. I'm a bit slow on the uptake, but I'm beginning to sense a pattern.
- Clay to Elena

As I recall, I was still dressed when I fell asleep."
"Just making sure you were comfortable."
"And making yourself equally comfortable, I see.

There'd been months when hunger seemed to be the driving force in his life.

Mommy forgot to warn the new babysitter about the basement.

Remembering. Forgetting. I'm not sure which is worse.

There is no freedom from the prison of the mind

His cheek twitched. With Jeremy, this was the equivalent of an emotional outburst.

One second he was in my face, making me feel stupid and useless. The next he was like this: hovering, concerned, worried.

I'd seen more cops in the last few days than on a weekend LAW and ORDER marathon - Paigne Winterbourne

Elena?"
"Yes, unless Nick found a woman in the forest, which I suppose wouldn't be too surprising.

One life per year. It seemed so moderate a price ... until you looked back and realized you could fill a movie theater with your victims.

A lot of stories about me getting into trouble start with a girl.

Do you really think he untied you? .. He was just checking his kids handiwork.

If it gets too bad, go. I'll understand."
I won't.

And they certainly wouldn't take you along to a murder. That would be irresponsible parenting.

You have no idea what a fairy circle is, do you? Which is shocking for a changeling child.

I'm sick of this. It's like being twelve again, dealing with all this damned drama. I like her. Does she like me? What if she doesn't like me?

They are like actors playing a role, sometimes enjoying their role on stage, but usually relieved to leave it

Do I pass, Dr. Saunders?

A stereotype becomes a stereotype when a significant percentage of the population appears to conform to it.

I called Clay from the SUV.
"How'd it go at the paper?" he asked.
"She called me perky."
"Ouch.

You forget, darling.
I am the local psychopath.

If you say 'we're in this together,' I'm going to hurl.

It's because when we sneeze, our soul flies out our nose and if no one says 'bless you,' the devil can snatch it.

He wore sweatpants and a T-shirt and had stopped in the middle of the hall, furiously scratching one bare forearm. "Fleas?" I said.

In some ways I relied on that- someone to keep me thinking, keep me striving to do better, keep me from burying my head and praying it all worked out.

To distract myself from thoughts of my father, i decided to check out the dead body.

Perfect night, wasn't it?"
"It could have been." I smiled up at him. "But you were there.

And the bad guys love to pick on the defenseless necromancer. This time, though, I swear I won't get kidnapped or possessed. ~Jaime Vegas

Your one and possibly only chance to get the answer to every question in the universe, and you'll ask, 'Why are bats furry?

Gabriel Walsh comes from a long line of hustlers. He's just the first one to go to law school and get a license for it.

He rewarded her flower with a twitch of a smile, and she began to relax. This was the Gavril she knew.

A friend helps you move; a real friend helps you move a body.

What's their purpose?" I asked as a I stood.
"Children? No idea. It appears to be simply an inconvenient stage between birth and usefulness.

I'm not a shrink. Never been to one. Shot a couple. Don't think that counts.

His gaze travelled down me, then zipped back to my face. "Sorry."
"Focus, Rafe."
"I am. Just on the wrong thing.

Your mother sets you up blind dates? With guys like that?" The corners of his mouth twitched. "She doesn't like you very much, does she?

I didn't say it was a rational fear. But the worst fears aren't, are they?

He obviously needed more practice, but no matter how often I abandoned him out there, his sense of direction never seemed to improve.

He liked women with little butts and big tits? Someone had played with one too many barbie dolls as a kid.

Note to clients, quicklime is a preservative, not a corrosive.

I started rubbing my temples and she suggested I don't really get headaches. It just hurts me to think.

He was tall and scrawny with a face that could be mistaken with Keith Richards on a bad day.

Urban survival rule 22: Never annoy an armed man.

The part about me being an 'okay sorcerer'? 'Not great'? No I believe I missed that.
-Lucas Cortez (Dime Store Magic)

Well, either you have a compartment under this floor, containing a living person, or the property is infested by giant moles

I think you intentionally overreacted. Like killing a fly with a baseball bat, just to make sure it never bothers you again.

First you buy me a mocha. Then you let me help you hide a body. Now you take me to a biker clubhouse. Best. Day. Ever.

That's the problem dealing with nonwerewolves," I said. "They lack that critical 'you are Alpha, you are right' gene.

He said "cool" like I say a Spanish word when I'm not sure of the pronunciation.

Religion exists to instill false security and blind faith,

A guitar twanged from the far-off radio. Country music. Damn. They'd resorted to torture already.

I've spent the last decade learning to stand firm and face my problems ... or at least batter them until they're unrecognizable.

And he says I have lousy timing

Sure. You get all slutty with Rafe. You freak out. You cry date rape drug.' - Hayley

Just stay still, if you stay still it can't find you. That's sharks, you idiot. Sharks and dinosaurs. This isn't Jurassic Park.

There is no escape from the prison of the mind.

When you accept a leadership role, you take on extra responsibility for your actions toward others.

Sometimes, wanting to impress is what keeps us moving when all we really want to do is curl up in a fetal position and whimper.

Still, I shouldered part of the blame, maybe because it gave me some sense of control in an uncontrollable situation.

I screwed up. Again. You're shocked, I'm sure.

Nuh-uh. No deals with the devil. I've learned my lesson on that one. ~Jaime Vegas