Patricia Briggs
Evil must always be fought.Collection: Evil
A man says a lot of things in summer he doesn't mean in winter.Collection: Summer
Knowledge is a better weapon than a sword.Collection: Weapons
When life doesn't meet your expectations, it was important to take it with grace.Collection: Expectations
People will do amazing things to ensure their survival.Collection: People
I don't get mad, I get even.Collection: Mad
Love thy enemies, it says in the scriptures. My foster mother always added, "At the very least, you will be polite to them.Collection: Mother
Anger is stupid, and stupidity will kill you more surely than your opponent's blade.Collection: Stupid
Fear makes idiots out of us all, at some time or other.Collection: Fear
Knowing someone desires you is the greatest aphrodisiacCollection: Knowing
It's only fair to warn you that you sealed your fate tonight. When you knew you were in trouble, you came to me. That makes twice, Mercy, and twice is almost as good as a declaration. You are mine now... Ben says you might run. If you do, I will find you and bring you back. Every time you run, Mercy. I won't force you, but... I won't leave or let you leave either. If you can fight that cursed fairy drink, you can certainly overcome any advantage being an Alpha gives me if you really want to. No more excuses, Mercy. You are mine, and I am keeping you.Collection: Running
It is one of those lessons that every child should learn: Don't play with fire, sharp objects, or ancient artifacts.Collection: Children
I was going to fight vampires, and my name wasn't Buffy--I was so screwed.Collection: Fighting
I'm a coyote shapeshifter playing in a world of werewolves and vampires---outmatched is n understatement.Collection: Vampire
Some people are like Slinkies.They aren't really good for anything, but they still bring a smile to my face when I push them down a flight of stairs.Collection: People
Dance when the moon sings, and don't cry about troubles that haven't yet come. (Moon Called)Collection: Moon
Never accept the blame for what evil people do. We are all responsible for our own actions." She was lecturing him, so she stopped. "Sorry. Hang around with Bran too long, and see if you don’t start passing around the Marrok’s advice as if he were Confucius.Collection: Sorry
That’s a pretty lame superhero name,” I told him. “Scooby-Doo is already taken,” he said with dignity. “Anything else sounds lame in comparison.Collection: Taken
Trying is always enough.Collection: Trying
Never trust a mechanic who drives new cars. They're either charging too much money for their work, or they can't keep an old car running - maybe both.Collection: Running
A man's immortality can be found in his children.Collection: Children
People who know other people’s secrets can’t afford to do things that impair their ability to control their mouths.Collection: People
The only certainty life contains is death.Collection: Certainty Of Death
MS. THOMPSON, it said in heavy block letters, PLEASE KEEP YOUR FELINE OFF MY PROPERTY. IF I SEE IT AGAIN, I WILL EAT IT.Collection: Block
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 CharlesCollection: Dog
Being a martyr is highly overrated.Collection: Martyr
Ben rubbed his muzzle over Kyle’s shoulder in a way that I think was supposed to be reassuring. Kyle sucked in a breath. Either it hurt, or the reminder that the werewolf was big enough to rub his shoulder without much effort wasn’t exactly reassuring. “Ben, when was the last time you brushed your teeth?” asked Kyle. Or else Ben’s breath was really bad.Collection: Hurt
He didn't say anything more, just waited for me to tell him what I'd been thinking. It was pure speculation, and I was opening myself up to ridicule by saying anything at all. I sat on the stool and realized that I had my loyalties, too.Collection: Loyalty
Survivors can't always choose their methods.Collection: Survivor
He was obviously dead. But since he was a vampire that wasn't as hopless a thing as it might have been.Collection: Vampire
A stupid ruler is much more of a problem than an insane one.Collection: Stupid
My father always said that too many words cheapened the value of a man's speech.Collection: Father
Baking is like washing--the results are equally temporary.Collection: Baking
Civilization is vastly overrated.Collection: Civilization
Wizards are a secretive lot.Collection: Wizards
If there was such evil in the world, was it possible that there was good, too?Collection: Evil
The cool thing about writing is that there is really never a typical day. Sometimes I get a rhythm going and head off to work every morning and come home at night. Sometimes I'll write for two days straight and then be utterly blank for the next two.Collection: Morning
Intelligent men are dangerous.Collection: Intelligent
I've been a storyteller all my life. When I was in high school, I used to amuse myself by driving through the woods at night and see how long it would be before I scared the pants off my friends - and if I could do it before I scared myself.Collection: School
Sometimes I think I live more closely to the past than the present.Collection: Past
For the traditional fantasies, a lot more of my research comes from reading rather than doing. I like my worlds to feel real, so I do a lot of world building research.Collection: Real
Adam swore harshly. "New werewolves are dangerous, woman. Especially when they are cold and hungry." He looked at Mac, and his voice changed completely, the heat and anger gone, "Mercy, come here." I didn't look down to see what he'd noticed in Mac's face. I took a step, but Mac was wrapped around my left leg. I stopped before I fell. "Uhm. I'm a little stuck for the moment.Collection: Voice
I didn't like anyone except me having their hands all over him. There had been possession in Wolf's touch, and Adam belonged to me.Collection: Hands
She crawled on top of him, naked and warm and soft, smelling like a miracle that had saved him from a lifetime of aloneness.Collection: Miracle
Apparently deciding Charles’s brief introduction wasn’t good enough, his brother reintroduced himself. “Dr. Samuel Cornick, elder brother and tormentor. Very nice to meet you, Anna—Collection: Brother
He loved her beyond all reason and didn't expect her to love him back. He was just waiting for her to wise up.Collection: Wise
She tried to imagine what Charles would do if another man came up to him and said, "You bring me joy.Collection: Men
You play games with people's lives.(...) You forget that they are fragile.Collection: Games
People as old and powerful as he should never be given someone to love. For Anna he would destroy the world.Collection: Powerful
He had lived a very long time, and only since he gained Anna had he learned to fear. He’d discovered that he had never been brave before—just indifferent. She had taught him that to be brave, you have to fear losing something.Collection: Long