Let go," he advised me, and I loosened my grip on his hands. "No, not of me," he said, smiling. "You can hold on to me as long as you want. Let go of the pain, Sookie. Let go. You need to drift away." It was the first time I had relinquished my will to someone else. As I looked at him, it became easy, and I retreated from the suffering and uncertainty of this strange place.Collection: Letting Go
You never told me all this before," I said, by way of explanation. "You all have divided up America into kingdoms, is that right?Collection: America
By the way, I haven't heard an 'I'm sorry' from you yet." My sense of grievance had overwhelmed my sense of self-preservation. I am sorry that the maenad picked on you." I glared at him. "Not enough," I said. I was trying hard to hang on to this conversation. Angelic Sookie, vision of love and beauty, I am prostrate that the wicked evil maenad violated your smooth and voluptuous body, in an attempt to deliver a message to me." That's more like it.Collection: Sorry
I am self-educated from genre books.Collection: Book
Vampires should never say Uh-Oh!!Collection: Vampire
He gave me a look sure to put frost on anyone's pumpkin.Collection: Frost
A year ago,' I said, 'you wouldn’t have asked this of me.' 'A year ago,' he answered, 'you wouldn’t have hesitated to drink.' I crossed to the desk and tossed it down.Collection: Years
The vampire is not a bad man, and he loves youCollection: Love You
If I was getting harder, it was in response to the world around me.Collection: World
Eric turned to me, kissed me on the lips very lightly, and looked at my face for a long moment. “He’ll spare you,” Eric said, and I understood he wasn’t really talking to me but to himself. “You’re too unique to waste.” And then he opened the door.Collection: Unique
This was an unpleasant trend. I didn’t want a lot of guys popping in and out of my bedroom. I wanted one who would stay.Collection: Guy
I want to be first. I know that’s selfish, and maybe unattainable, and maybe shallow. But I just want to come first with someone. If that’s wrong of me, so be it. I’ll be wrong. But that’s the way I feel.” (Sookie Stackhouse)Collection: Selfish
Just because one of Arlene's husbands was a murderer is no reason for me to be uglyCollection: Husband
Easy to exemplify my true feelings towards himCollection: Feelings
I’d never seen anything like it. First a trial, then a few murders, then dancing. Life goes on. Or, in this case, death continues.Collection: Dancing
I stroked Eric's hair, tucking some behind his ear. His eyes on mine were intent, and I knew he was waiting for me to speak. "I wish," I said, "I could save orgasms in a jar for when i need them, because I think I had a few extra." Eric's eyes widened, and all of a sudden he roared with laughter. (Dead to the World)Collection: Laughter
My brother, Jason, came into the bar, then, and sauntered over to give me a hug. He knows that women like a man who's good to his family and also kind to the disabled, so hugging me is a double whammy of recommendation.Collection: Brother
If Hunter hadn't been there, I would've picked up the phone to call Eric. I would've asked him to bring a shovel and come to help me dig a body up. That was what a boyfriend should do, right? But I couldn't leave Hunter alone in the house, and I would've felt terrible if I'd ask Eric to go out in the woods by himself, even though I knew he wouldn't think anything about it. In fact, probably he'd have sent Pam.Collection: Thinking
This letter is written on the skin of one of the water sprites who drowned your parents.' 'Ick!' I cried, and dropped the letter on the kitchen table.Collection: Water
I hurt with you. I bled with you - not only because we're bonded but because of the love I have for you. -- Eric NorthmanCollection: Hurt
If I quit having fun, then it’s time for me to quit working.Collection: Fun
I don’t write the kind of ‘happily ever after’ that romance readers enjoy.Collection: Romance
If it pleases you and you can write at all, it’s gonna please somebody else.Collection: Fun
We might be on the same page, but I wasn’t happy about reading it.Collection: Reading