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I Could Have Just Said I'm Good At My Job, But I Didn't. Didn't Want The Police Thinking I Was Holding Out Information When I Wasn't. "i've Got One Advantage Over A Normal Homicide Detective, I Expect It To Be A Monster. No One Ever Calls Me In If It's Just A Stabbing, Or A Hit-and-run. I Don't Spend A Lot Of Time Trying To Come Up With Nice, Normal Explanations. It Means I Get To Ignore A Lot Of Theories.

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I Could Have Just Said I'm Good At My Job, But I Didn't. Didn't Want The Police Thinking I Was Holding Out Information When I Wasn't. "i've Got One Advantage Over A Normal Homicide Detective, I Expect It To Be A Monster. No One Ever Calls Me In If It's Just A Stabbing, Or A Hit-and-run. I Don't Spend A Lot Of Time Trying To Come Up With Nice, Normal Explanations. It Means I Get To Ignore A Lot Of Theories.

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Since You Won't Give Me Your Names I'll Call You Thing One And Thing Two.

My Right Hand Was Sort Of Casually Near My Gun, Without Looking Like I Was Reaching For My Gun. It Wasn't Easy. Reaching For A Gun Usually Looks Like Reaching For A Gun. No One Seemed To Notice Though. Goody For Our Side.

I Try Not To Worry About Rewriting Books That Worked Well The First Time. I'm Too Busy Writing New Books To Worry About Things That Are Already In Print

If You Can't Impress Yourself, Then No One Else Really Matters.

If Your Life Works, And You Work In It, Then It’s Okay, Whatever Is Happening Is Okay.

Now That's An Okay That Really Means Okay, Not That Okay That Women Use That Means Everything But Okay.

I Didn't Want To Understand. Bert Had Been Thrilled That The Police Wanted To Put Me On Retainer. He Told Me I Would Gain Valuable Experience Working With The Police. All I Had Gained So Far Was A Wider Variety Of Nightmares.

I Wasn't Afraid Of Him Anymore, Because I Could Smell His Fear. You Never Had To Be Afraid Of Anything That Was Afraid Of You.

Vampires Are People Too!

One Serial Killer Sends Me A Human Head In A Box, And I Get All Spooked; Go Figure.

When Sex Is Necessary For The Plot Of A Book, Or A Character Development, Then I Don't Shy Away From It. Why Should I?

We Hate Most In Others What We Dislike In Ourselves.

I, Anita Blake, Scourge Of The Undead-the Human With More Vampire Kills Than Any Other Vampire Executioner In The Country-was Dating A Vampire. It Was Poetically Ironic.

If It Works Out, It's The Best Thing In The World. If It Doesn't Work Out, It's Like Having Your Heart Torn Out And Chopped Up Into Little Pieces While You Watch. It Leaves A Big Hollow Space That Never Really Heals.

Hatred Makes Us All Ugly.

I'd Made Sure I Knew His Name. You Shouldn't Ask People To Die For You If You Don't At Least Know Their Name.

One Of The Many Reasons That Padma Will Always Be A Secondary Power On The Council Is His Belief That All Power Must Be Taken, That All Power Must Come Through Fear. True Power Comes When Others Offer It To You And You Merely Accept It As A Gift, Not As The Spoils Of Some Personal War.

True Power Comes When Others Offer It To You And You Merely Accept It As A Gift, Not As The Spoils Of Some Personal War.

To Gain Your Heart's Desire You Have To Lose Some Part Of Your Old Life, Your Old Self. To Do That You Have To Have Courage; Without It, You Can't Make The Leap. And If You Don't Make The Leap You Have Only Three Choices: You Can Hate Yourself For Not Taking The Chance, You Can Hate The Person From Whom You've Sacrificed Your Happiness, Or You Can Hate The One Who Offered You Happiness, And Blame Them For Your Lack Of Courage, Convince Yourself It Wasn't Real.

I Love Animals, Always Have, And It Seemed Natural To Help The Aspca. Animals Have No Voice Of Their Own, So We Have To Be That Voice

A Certain Type Of Man, When He Loves For The First Time, His Love Is Not Really Love, It Is Possession. Possessions Don't Have Rights Or Feelings; They Are Something To Owned And Controlled. He Had Spent More Than A Year Trying To Do Just That, And Failing.

It Feels Like We're In A Harry Potter Book Talking About He-who-must-not-be-named.

Never Criticize, Unless You Can Do A Better Job.

Sometimes The Monsters Are Real, Anita. Sometimes They’re Real And The Only Way To Defeat Them Is To Be The Bigger Monster.' - Chang Bibi To Anita

I Will Bathe In Your Warmth Ma Petite. Roll You Around Me Until My Heart Beats Only For You. My Breath Will Grow Warm From Your Kiss.

Why Was So Much Evil Pleasant, Pretty On The Outside, Like Poisoned Candy?

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