I Drank Lots Of Water And Orange Juice And Took A Multivitamin And Iron Supplement For Breakfast, Which Was My Regimen Since Bill Had Come Into My Life And Brought (along With Love, Adventure, And Excitement) The Constant Threat Of Anemia.

-Charlaine Harris

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People Are Really Interested In The Concept Of Eternal Youth In This Plastic-surgery Culture.

People

Culture

Youth

Leave The Girl Alone, Clete, And Let's Get Back On The Road," The Tall Driver Said, And His Voice Had That "i'm Done With You" Edge To It. "i Don't Know Who This Guy Is, But I Don't Think He Changes Into A Nutria.

Girl

Thinking

Voice

I've Often Wished When I Started A Book I Knew What Was Going To Happen. I Talked To Writers Who Write 80-page Outlines, And I'm Just In Awe Of That.

Book

Writing

Pages

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Love You

Heart

Blood

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Rain

Fall

Doors

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)

Laughter

Eye

Thinking

I Gave Myself A Mental Shake. Snapping Out Of A Slump, That Was What Today Was All About.

Slumps

Today

Snapping

Wow," I Said, Since It Was All I Could Think Of To Say. "wow. That's Some Outfit." When You've Got A Big Guy Wearing Lycra It Doesn't Leave A Whole Lot To The Imagination. I Resisted The Temptation To Ask Eric To Turn Around. "i Don't Believe I Could Be Convincing As A Queen," Eric Said, "but I Decided This Sent Such A Mixed Signal, Almost Anything Was Possible." He Fluttered His Eyelashes At Me. Eric Was Definitely Enjoying This. "oh, Yes," I Said, Trying To Find Somewhere Else To Look. (living Dead In Dallas)

Queens

Believe

Thinking

You Won't Find A Vampire In A Ford Fiesta

Vampire

Fiesta

I Was Surprised To Find Out There Was A Direct Line From My Palm To My, My, Hootchie.

Lines

Palms

Direct

It’s Called Two And A Half Men,” Dermot Was Telling His Guest. “i Understand,” Bellenos Said. “because The Two Brothers Are Grown, And The Son Isn’t.” “i Think So,” Dermot Said. “don’t You Think The Son Is Useless?” “the Half? Yes. At Home, We’d Eat Him,” Bellenos Said.

Brother

Home

Son

If I Have To Choose Between You And Me - I Like Me Better.

Between You And Me

Like Me

Ifs

Only A Group Lack Of Imagination Could Account For People Not Wondering What Went On In The Dark Around Them.

Dark

People

Imagination

Not One Man In A Million Would Have Allowed Me The Time Without Speaking. I Opened My Mind, Let My Gaurd Down Completely, Relaxed. His Silence Washed Over Me. I Stood, Closed My Eyes, Breathed Out The Relief That Was Too Profound For Words.

Eye

Men

Profound

‎should We Do This Now?" Pam Gave An Almost Inaudible Snort. She Was Smiling In The Glow Of The Streetlight, Suddenly Exhilarated. "you Waiting For An Engraved Invite?" Lord Save Me From Sarcastic Vampires.

Sarcastic

Waiting

Vampire

Just Because One Of Arlene's Husbands Was A Murderer Is No Reason For Me To Be Ugly

Husband

Ugly

Reason

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.

Sorry

Self

Evil

It Wasn't Often You Ran Into Bondage/elvis/whorehouse-themed Vampire Club

Vampire

Clubs

Bondage

It's Hard Not To Respond When A Master Of The Art Of Kissing Is Laying One On You.

Art

Kissing

Masters

We Might Be On The Same Page, But I Wasn't Happy About Reading It.

Reading

Might

Pages

My Bullshit Meter Is Reading That As 'false'.

Truth

Reading

Bullshit

God Bless The American Spectator.

God Bless

Bless

Spectators

I Have A Big Hole In My Heart," I Said. "but It'll Close Over." I Don't Want To Sound All Dr. Phil," She Said. "but Don't Let The Scab Seal The Pain In, Okay?" That's Good Advice," I Said. "i Hope I Can Manage It.

Pain

Heart

Advice

If It's Easy To Be Friendly She Will Be. If The Wind Blows The Other Way Her Friendship Will Be Gone. And I'm Thinking The Wind Is Blowing The Other Way. She Has Found Some Other Way To Be An Important Person In Her Own Right By Hating Others.

Hate

Blow

Thinking

I Felt Like A Car That Had Only Been Operated By One Driver… A Car Its New Prospective Buyer Was Determined To Take To The Daytona 500.

Car

Determined

Buyers

Okay," I Said. "i'd Hoped To Avoid This, But... Bill, I Rescind Your Invitation Into My House." Bill Began Walking Backward To The Door, A Helpless Look On His Face, And My Brush Still In His Hand. Eric Grinned At Him Triumphantly. "eric," I Said, And His Smile Faded. "i Rescind Your Invitation Into My House." And Backward He Went, Out My Door And Off My Porch. The Door Slammed Shut Behind (or Maybe In Front Of?) Them.

Doors

Hands

House

I Am Here," Eric Said. "and I Am Here." I Was A Little Amused At Eric's Phone Answering Technique. "sookie, My Little Bullet-sucker," He Said, Sounding Fond And Warm. "eric, My Big Bullshitter.

Phones

Technique

Eric

When You've Been Really Beaten, You Realize That You Are Just An Envelope Of Skin, An Easily Penetrated Envelope That Holds Together A Lot Of Fluids And Some Rigid Structures, Which In Their Turn Can Simply Be Broken And Invaded.

Broken

Skins

Together

Come On, Lover, Let's Have A Look," Eric Said, Giving Me A Quick Kiss. He Jumped Off The Back Porch With Me Still Attached To Him—like A Large Barnacle

Kissing

Giving

Eric

When I Thought Of Eric With Someone Else, I Wanted To Rip Out All His Beautiful Blonde Hair. By The Roots. In Clumps.

Beautiful

Rip

Hair

Sookie, My Little Bullet-sucker" Eric, My Big Bullshitter

Littles

Bullets

Eric

I Wish," I Said. "i Could Save Orgasms In A Jar For When I Need Them, Because I Think I Have A Few Extra.

Thinking

Wish

Needs

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.

Letting Go

Pain

Hands

The World Seemed A Bad And Terrible Place, All Its Denizens Suspect, And I The Lamb Wandering Through The Valley Of Death With A Bell Around My Neck.

Necks

Valleys

World

Of Course I Am Grateful, And I'm Sure You Are, As You Put It, A Special Vintage," Bill Said Politely, "but I Have My Own Wine Cellar.

Grateful

Wine

Vintage

Once Again, I Had That Feeling Of Drowning When I Hadn’t Even Known I Was In The Pool

Feelings

Pool

Drowning

It Was Time To Pull My Moral Socks Up And Behave Myself.

Moral

Sock

Behave

My Gran Had Always Told Me That A Woman--any Woman Worth Her Salt--could Do Whatever She Had To.

Women

Salt

Woman Worth

I Certainly Think We're Going To See More And More Graphic Novels And More Illustrated Novels.

Thinking

Graphic Novels

Novel

Sometimes, Instead Of Going Down The Road Less Taken, You Just Charge Down The Beaten Path.

Taken

Path

Sometimes

The Vampire Is Not A Bad Man, And He Loves You

Love You

Men

Vampire

I'm Supposed To Be A Christian, But Most Days I Don't Feel Like I Can Even Presume To Say That About Myself Any Longer. I Have A Lot Of Mad Left Over. When I Can't Sleep, I Think About The Other People Who Didn't Care How Much Pain And Trouble They Caused Me. And I Think About How Good I'd Feel If They Died.

Christian

Pain

Sleep

Sometimes You Just Have To Regret Things And Move On.

Forgiveness

Regret

Moving

Then Was Ashamed Of Myself. I Should Be Happy For What I'd Been Given. I Hoped God Hadn't Noticed My Lapse In Appreciation.

Appreciation

Lapses

Should

There Was Enough Tension In The Room To Send A Fleet Of The Nervous Running For Their Tranquilizers.

Running

Rooms

Nervous

Should I Just Bite You, And End It All?", He Whispered. "i Would Never Have To Think About You Again. Thinking About You Is An Annoying Habit And One I Want To Be Rid Of.

Thinking About You

Want

Annoying

Woo Woo, Secret Vampire Stuff!

Secret

Vampire

Stuff

...but Also Because I Find I Really Do…" He Paused, As If He Were About To Say Something Outrageous. "i Find I Have Feelings For You." "oh," I Said Into His Chest, Sounding As Astonished As Eric Had(...)"eric," I Said, After A Long Pause, "i Almost Hate To Say This, But I Have Feelings For You, Too.

Hate

Long

Feelings

Pam Said, "sookie, I Brought You Something, Too. I Never Thought I'd Want To Spend Time With A Human, But You're More Tolerable Than Most.

Want

Said

Spend Time

If This Were The Fifties, She’d Be Checking Sam’s Collars For Lipstick Stains. (did People Do That Anymore? Why Did Women Kiss Collars, Anyway? Besides, Sam Almost Always Wore T-shirts.)

Kissing

People

T Shirt

I Had Never Realized A Woman Could Have To Struggle To Keep Her Hands Off A Man, But Here I Was, Digging My Nails Into My Palms, Staring At The Inside Of My Eyelids As Though I Could Maybe See Through Them If I Peered Hard Enough.

Struggle

Men

Hands

My Favorite Fantasy? You Come Down Into My Daytime Resting Place Stark Naked," He Said, And I Could See The Gleam Of His Teeth As He Smiled. "oh, Wait," Bill Said. "that's Already Happened.

Waiting

Teeth

Naked

Fiction Just Makes It All More Interesting. Truth Is So Boring.

Interesting

Fiction

Boring

Eric Followed Vlad Tepes’s Stubby Finger, Identifying Me As The Future Happy Meal. Then He Stared At Dracula, Looking Up From His Kneeling Position. I Couldn’t Read His Face At All, And I Felt A Stirring Of Fear. What Would Charlie Brown Have Done If The Great Pumpkin Wanted To Eat The Little Red-haired Girl?

Girl

Meals

Eric

Sookie," Eric Said. I Didn't Think He'd Heard A Word. "yield To Me." Well, That Was Pretty Direct.

Thinking

Yield

Eric

The God Entered Some Women So Completely That They Became Immortal, Or Very Close To It. Bacchus Was The God Of The Grape, Of Course, So Bars Are Very Interesting To Maenads. In Fact, So Interesting That They Don't Like Other Creatures Of Darkness Becoming Involved. Maenads Consider That The Violence Sparked By The Consumption Of Alcohol Belongs To Them; That's What They Feed Off, Now That No One Formally Worships Their God. And They Are Attracted To Pride.

Pride

Interesting

Alcohol

A Dog – A Collie – Went Up To Eric, Looked Up At His Face, And Growled. “shoo,” Eric Said, Making An Imperious Gesture With His Hand.

Dog

Hands

Eric

The Last Time I Wore An Animal Hide; But This Time I Settled For This." Eric Had Been Wearing A Long Trench Coat. Now He Threw It Off Dramatically, And I Could Only Stand And Stare. Normally, Eric Was A Blue-jeans-and-t-shirt Kind Of Guy. Tonight, He Wore A Pink Tank Top And Lycra Leggings[...]they Were Pink And Aqua, Like The Swirls Down The Side Of Jason's Truck.

Animal

Blue

Aqua

He Picked Some Unwise Words. Saying, “i’ll Enjoy Killing You For My Lord”, Is Just Not The Way To Make My Acquaintance.

Way

Killing

Lord

Well In Two Months, It'd Be Sunbathing Time. That Made Me Smile. I Enjoyed Lying In The Sun In A Little Bikini, Timing Myself Carefully So I Didn't Burn. I Loved The Smell Of Coconut Oil. And I Don't Want To Hear Any Lectures About How Bad Tanning Is For You. That's My Vice. Everybody Gets One.

Lying

Two

Oil

The Fundamentalists Were Equally Stymied. “we Were Worried About Adam And Steve,” A Baptist Minister Said. “should We Have Been More Worried About Rover And Fluffy?

Baptists

Fluffy

Worried

When You're A Professional You Do Your Job No Matter What Gets In The Way. You Might Take A Sick Day, You Might Take A Personal Day, But Then You Show Back Up Or You Won't Get Paid. Everyone Develops His/her Own Strategy For Dealing With Days That Are Not Productive.

Jobs

Sick

Might

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.

Brother

Men

Giving

It Wasn't Enough To Be Kidnapped, I Had To Be Insulted Too.

Enough

Insulted

Kidnapped

The Night Swelled With Magic; Not The Beneficent Kind Of Love-magic That Sweeps Couples Away, But The Kind Of Magic That Rips And Tears, The Enchantment That Creeps Out Of The Woods And Pounces.

Couple

Rip

Night

Vampires Should Never Say Uh-oh!!

Vampire

Should

Did You Ever Think That If You Told Me Where Bill's Hiding His Computer Program, I Would Give You Anything You Asked For?" - Eric, Club Dead.

Thinking

Giving

Eric

There Were Definitely Parts Of My Character I Didn’t Approve Of, And Maybe From Time To Time I Had Moments When I Didn’t Like Myself Much. But I Got Through Each Day As It Came To Me, And So Far I’d Survived Every Thing Life Had Thrown At Me. I Could Only Hope That The Survival Was Worth The Price I’d Paid.

Character

Survival

Each Day

It Was Like Being Around A Particularly Irritating Two-year-old.

Years

Two Year Olds

Irritating

Oh Come On Pam, They're Funny. They're Like Humans But Miniature...tea Cup Humans!

Tea

Cups

Eric Northman

Appius Livius Ocella Made Mistakes In His Whole Long Existence. Perhaps Changing Eric Was His Finest Hour. He Created The Perfect Vampire. Eric's Only Flaw Is You.

Mistake

Long

Perfect

Eric Was Holding My Hands, And I Was Digging My Nails Into Him Like We Were Doing Something Else. He Won't Mind, I Though, As I Realized I'd Drawn Blood. And Sure Enough, He Didn't. "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.

Letting Go

Blood

Hands

Oh. No Wonder I'd Been Sick. I Hadn't Eaten Anything Since Then. I'm A Girl Who Likes Her Meals, So It Hadn't Been A Weight-loss Tactic. I'd Just Been Too Busy Bumping From Crisis To Crisis. Go On The Sookie Stackhouse Narrow Avoidance Of Death Diet! Run For Your Life, And Miss Meals, Too! Exercise Plus Starvation.

Girl

Running

Loss

Snow, Here?" Eric Was As Delighted As A Child. "i Love Snow!" Why Was I Not Surprised? "maybe We Will Get Snowed In Together," He Said Suggestively, Waggling His Blond Eyebrows.

Children

Eyebrows

Snow

He Pulled My Coat Off My Shoulders, Looked At It With Distaste, Hung It On The Back Of One Of The Chairs Pushed In Under The Kitchen Table. "you Are Beautiful". No One Had Ever Looked Me In The Eyes And Said That. Eric To Sookie, Page 208.

Beautiful

Eye

Kitchen

His Eyes Were Still Like Caves With Ghosts Dwelling In Their Depths.

Eye

Dwelling

Depth

I Did What I Have Been Told To Do By My Queen. In So Doing, I Fell Into A Trap I Couldn't Escape. I Still Can't." "the Trap Of Luuuuvvvv, I Thought Sarcastically. But He Was Too Serious, Too Calm, To Mock.

Queens

Serious

Calm

I've Got Libraries In My Blood.

Blood

Library

But In My Book, It Was Basically Bad Taste To Stare At Someone's Assets, No Matter How Much On Display They Were.

Book

Matter

Taste

So You Want Me To Go To A Human Orgy, Where I Will Not Be Welcome, And You Want Us To Leave Before I Get To Enjoy Myself? ~eric Northman

Want

Welcome

Enjoy

What I Think I'll Do Is I'll Do My Best To Yank Debbie Out Of Me By The Roots. And Then I'll Turn Up On Your Doorstep, One Day When You Least Expect It, And I'll Hope By Then You Will Have Given Up On Your Vampire.

Thinking

Roots

Vampire

Finally, I Drew In A Long Breath. It Was Noisy And Painful And Just Heaven.

Long

Heaven

Painful

I Don't Like Having Feelings," Eric Said Coldly, And He Left. That Was A Tough Exit Line To Top.

Feelings

Eric

Lines

Coffe Is The Perfume Of Morning.

Morning

Perfume

Sookie Stackhouse

As Exits Go, That's A Good One." It Was Pretty Hard To Have The Last Word With A Vampire.

Vampire

Lasts

Exit

What Are You, Zen Master Fang?

Masters

Zen Master

Fangs

I Could Tell Hugo Was Convinced That He Would Get To Walk Back Up These Stairs: After All, He Was A Civilized Person. These Were All Civilized People. Hugo Really Couldn't Imagine That Anything Irreparable Could Happen To Him, Because He Was A Middle-class White American With A College Education, As Were All The People On The Stairs With Us. I Had No Such Conviction. I Was Not A Wholly Civilized Person.

College

Class

White

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)

Selfish

Unattainable

Want

I Hurt With You. I Bled With You - Not Only Because We're Bonded But Because Of The Love I Have For You. -- Eric Northman

Hurt

Eric

Eric Northman

Men Sometimes Have To Leave Their Ladies Alone, And Ladies Are Not Responsible For The Bad Manners Of Fools.

Men

Fool

Sometimes

I Had Two Cups Of Coffee, Put Eric's Jeans In The Washer, Read A Romance For Awhile, And Studied My Brand-new Word Of The Day Calendar, A Christmas Gift From Arlene. My First Word Of The New Year Was 'exsanguinate.' This Was Probably Not A Good Omen.

New Year

Coffee

Years

I Met Elvis In Your Woods One Night,” Terry Said. One Of The Emts Had Given Him A Shot, And I Thought It Was Beginning To Work. “i Knew I Was Nuts Then. He Was Telling Me How Much He Liked Cats. I Told Him I Was A Dog Person, Myself.

Dog

Cat

Night

We Could Go Back," He Said. In The Dome Light Of The Car, His Face Looked Hard As Stone. "we Could Go Back To Your House. I Can Stay With You Always. We Can Know Each Other's Bodies In Every Way, Night After Night. I Could Love You." His Nostrils Flared, And He Looked Suddenly Proud. "i Could Work. You Would Not Be Poor. I Would Help You." "sounds Like A Marriage," I Said, Trying To Lighten The Atmosphere. But My Voice Was Too Shaky. "yes," He Said.

Love You

Night

Light

Don’t Go Looking For Trouble; It’s Already Looking For You.

I Was Momentarily Sidetracked By The Vision Of Eric Herding A Cow Into A Trailer And Driving It To The Shoulder Of The The Interstate And Shooing It Into The Trees.

Tree

Vision

Eric

As I Watched Bill, Waiting With Apparent Calm For Death To Come To Him, I Had A Flash Of Him As I'd Known Him: The First Vampire I'd Ever Met, The First Man I'd Ever Gone To Bed With, The First Suitor I'd Ever Loved. Everything That Followed Had Tainted Those Memories, But For One Moment I Saw Him Clearly, And I Loved Him Again.

Memories

Men

Waiting

Ha," I Said. "oh, Ha-ha. Yeah, ’cause They Love Me. You See How Many Vampires Are Up Here? Zero, Right?" One," Said Eric, Stepping Out Of The Stairwell.

Zero

Vampire

Eric

The Average Woman Would Not Be Pondering How Fast Her Date Could Kill Her, But I’ll Never Be An Average Woman.

Average

Pondering

I Hate Witches. Humans Had The Right Idea, Burning Them At The Stake.

Hate

Ideas

Burning

And You Are Mine, And You Will Be Mine. They Will Not Get You. - Eric From Dead And Gone

Eric

Gone

Mines

No Blame, No Hate - Why No Communication?

Hate

Communication

Blame

Eric Moved The Broom Experimentally And Made An Attempt To Sweep The Glass Into The Pan While It Lay In The Middle Of The Floor. Of Course, The Pan Slid Away. Eric Scowled. I'd Finally Found Something Eric Did Poorly.

Glasses

Eric

Cleaning

Pam: "claude, The Mouthwateringly Beautiful Asshole?

Beautiful

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.

Years

Drink

Desks

Hey, Our Hair's The Same Color," I Said, Eyeing Us Side By Side In The Mirror. Sure Is, Girlfriend." Eric Grinned At Me. "but Are You Blond All The Way Down?" Don't You Wish You Knew?" Yes," He Said Simply. Well, You'll Just Have To Wonder." I Am," He Said. "blond Everywhere," I Could Tell As Much From Your Chest Hair." He Raised My Arm To Check My Armpit. "you Silly Women, Shaving Your Body Hair," He Said, Dropping My Arm.

Girlfriend

Silly

Mirrors

He Gave Me A Look Sure To Put Frost On Anyone's Pumpkin.

Frost

Looks

Pumpkin

My Bodyguard Was Mowing The Lawn In A Pink Bikini When The Body Fell From The Sky.

Sky

Mowing

Body

The Sookie Stackhouse Novels Were Selling Well Before The Tv Show, But The Tv Show Led To A Lot More Exposure And Readers. And A Lot Went On To Read My Other Work. It Was A Wonderful Thing For My Bank Account.

Tv Shows

Tvs

Wonderful

I Have Lived One Step Away From Losing My Mind For Years. I Am Quick And Accurate In Spotting Unstable Streaks In Others.

Life

Years

Mind

Jb’s Mother Had Taught Him Early On That Appreciated Women Are Happy Women.

Mother

Taught

Appreciated

But There's A Juicy Artery In Your Groin," He Said After A Pause To Regroup, His Voice As Slithery As A Snake On A Slide. "don't You Talk Dirty," I Told Him. "i Won't Listen To That.

Dirty

Snakes

Voice

Vampires. They Wrote The Book On Possessive.

Book

Vampire

Possessive

Bill Said, "she Is Mine." I Wondered If My Hands Would Move. They Would. I Raised Both Of Them, Making An Unmistakable One-fingered Gesture. Eric Laughed, And Bill Said "sookie!" In Shocked Admonishment. "i Think That Sookie Is Telling Us She Belongs To Herself," Eric Said Softly.

Moving

Thinking

Hands

My Eyes Flew Open, And I Pushed Back Against Rock-hard Shoulders. I Let Out A Little Squeak Of Horror. "it's Me," Said A Familiar Voice. ..."eric, What Are You Doing Here?" "snuggling.

Eye

Rocks

Snuggling

I Added To My Mental List Of The Odd Things I'd Done That Day. I'd Entertained The Police, Sunbathed, Visited At A Mall With Some Fairies, Weeded And Killed Someone. Now It Was Powdered-corpse Removal Time. And The Day Wasn't Over Yet.

Police

Odd Things

Done

It Was One Of God's Jokes That Such A Dumb Mind Had Been Put In Such An Eloquent Body.

Dumb

Lust

Mind

You Can Hold On To Me For As Long As You Want. Let Go Of The Pain, Sookie". - Eric, Club Dead.

Letting Go

Pain

Long

I Often Cried When I Got Angry; I Hated That. Crying Just Made You Look Weak, No Matter What Triggered It.

Looks

Matter

Cry

He Managed To Convey Indifference, Contempt, And Boredom In The One Word.

Boredom

Indifference

Contempt

We Want To Climb In With You,' Dermot Said. 'we'll All Sleep Better.' That Seemed Incredibly Weird And Creepy To Me - Or Maybe I Only Thought It Should Have. I Was Simply Too Tired To Argue. I Climbed In The Bed. Claude Got In On One Side Of Me, Dermot On The Other. Just When I Was Thinking, I Would Never Be Able To Sleep, That This Situation Was Too Odd And Too Wrong, I Felt A Kind Of Blissful Relaxation Roll Through My Body, A Kind Of Unfamiliar Comfort. I Was With Family. I Was With Blood. And I Slept.

Tired

Sleep

Thinking

Most Humans Were On One Big Island, To The Fairies, And That Island Was Adrift On A Sea Called I Totally Don’t Care.

Islands

Sea

Care

Self-pity Is Like Chocolate; As You Get Older, You Can Only Afford A Little Bit.

Self

Chocolate

Littles

"i'm Hoping That The More You See Me, The More I'll Grow On You." "like A Fungus?

Eric

Fungi

Sookie Stackhouse

You Catch More Flies With Honey Than You Do With Vinegar.

Love

Life

Optimistic

I Abjure You,” Alcide Said. Colonel Flood Winced, And Young Sid, Amanda, And Culpepper Looked Both Astonished And Impressed, As If This Were A Ceremony They'd Never Thought To Witness. “i See You No Longer. I Hunt With You No Longer. I Share Flesh With You No Longer.

Flesh

Sids

Eric Was Incensed, To Use A Good Entry From My Word Of The Day Calender. In Fact His Eyes Were Almost Throwing Sparks He Was So Angry. "this Woman Has Been Mine, And She Will Be Mine" He Said In Tones So Definite I Thought About Checking My Rear End For A Brand.

Eye

Eric

Use

What Had Set The Fae World Off? I`d Never Seen One. Now You Couldn`t Throw A Trowel Without Hitting A Fairy.

Fae

World

Hitting

The Security Light Made Me Feel Safe, Though I Knew That Was An Illusion. If There's Light, You Can Just See What's Coming For You A Little More Clearly.

Light

Safe

Littles

Oh, God, Puppy Dog Eyes. From A Six-foot-five Ancient Viking Vampire.

Dog

Eye

Feet

I Could Add Her To The Long List Of People I Didn't Understand.

Long

People

Add

Better To Be Screwed Physically Than Financially.

You Might Have Been Paid Back Enough To Suit You" I Said, "but I Don't Know If You've Been Paid Back Enough To Suit Me.

Suits You

Might

Enough

As It Was, I Couldn't Escape The Feeling That I Was Out Of My Element. I Found Myself Thinking Of A Book I'd Left Half-read At Home And Wishing I'd Stuck It In My Purse So I Could Pull It Out Now.

Book

Home

Thinking

She Killed Lorena In A Fight?" Eric's Grin Grew Even Broader. He Was As Proud As If He'd Heard His Firstborn Reciting Shakespeare.

Fighting

Eric

Proud

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?" -sookie Stackhouse

Body

Helping

Help Me

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.

Guy

Trends

Want

No Matter What Happens In Public—no Matter What—don’t Doubt That I Love You And Care About Your Welfare . . . As Much As I Am Able.

Love You

Doubt

Care

Could I Tell Them I Was Sorry Their Loved One Was Dead, When He’d Tried To Kill Me? There Was No Rule Of Etiquette For This; Even My Grandmother Would Have Been Stymied.

Sympathy

Sorry

Grandmother

You Were So Sweet When You Didn't Know Who You Were.

Sweet

Knows

I'll Show Up At Every Classroom Open House And Teacher Conference,' She Said, Now In A Voice That Was Almost Frightening In Its Intensity. 'i'll Bake Brownies. My Child Will Have New Clothes. Her Shoes Will Fit. She'll Get Her Shots, And She'll Get Her Braces. We'll Start A College Fund Next Week. I'll Tell Her I Love Her Every Damn Day.' If That Wasn't A Great Plan For Being A Good Mother, I Couldn't Imagine What A Better One Could Be

Mother

Teacher

Children

Anyone Got X-ray Visión?i Asked, Trying To Smile. Where Is Superman When You Need Him?

Trying

Rays

Needs

Look, How Come He Showed Up Now? When You Have Other Fairies In The Woods? And Does That Sound Crazy When You Say It Out Loud, Or What?

Crazy

Sound

Doe

Everyone Thinks I'm Crazy, You Know, Because I Can't Tell Them The Truth; Which Is, That I'm Driven Crazy By All These Thoughts, All These Heads.

Crazy

Thinking

Driven

All The Pictures On The Walls, They All White As Lilies And Smiling Like Alligators.

Wall

White

Lilies

I'd Been Blindsided With The Most Painful Knowledge: The First Man To Ever Say He Loved Me Had Never Loved Me At All. His Passion Had Been Artificial. His Pursuit Of Me Had Been Choreographed.

Passion

Men

Firsts

Softie Was Not A Word You Could Use In The Same Sentence As Eric.

Eric

Use

Sentences

Okay I've Been Stupid In The Past. Not Consistently Stupid, But Occasionally Stupid. And I've Made Mistakes. You Bet, I've Made Mistakes.

Mistake

Stupid

Past

He Looked Like He'd Just Seen The Ghost Of You Better Shut Your Mouth.

Mouths

Ghost

I Dipped Into His Brain. He Wasn't Happy That I Wasn't Wearing A Bra, Because My Boobs Distracted Him. He Was Thinking I Was A Bit Too Curvy For His Taste. He Was Thinking He'd Better Not Think About Me That Way Anymore. He Was Missing His Wife.

Thinking

Wife

Missing

And Since I’m Going To Be In The Neighborhood, You Thought I Might Do As An Escort? To An Orgy?

Might

Eric Northman

Neighborhood

Maybe She Was Being So Hoity-toity Because She Didn't Have Her Own Fairy Godmother.

Godmother

Fairy

Fairy Godmother

Very Few Of My Characters Are Totally Heroic Or Totally Villainous.

Character

Heroic

The Sweetest Part Of Being A Couple Is Sharing Your Life With Someone Else. But My Life, Evidently, Had Not Been Good Enough To Share.

Break Up

Breakup

Couple

I Thought About Making Biscuits, But There Seemed To Be More Than Enough Calories On Board.

Boards

Biscuits

Enough

Episcopalians Are Pretty Thin On The Ground In The Central United States.

United States

States

United

They Found The Corpse In The Closet Of Alcide's Apartment, And They Hatched A Plan To Hide His Remains." Eric Sounded Like That Had Been Kind Of Cute Of Us. "my Sookie Hid A Corpse?" "i Don't Think You Can Be Too Sure About That Possessive Pronoun." "where Did You Learn That Term, Northman?" "i Took 'english As A Second Language' At A Community College In The Seventies.

Cute

College

Thinking

I Had Never Seen So Many Cute Men In One Place In My Life. But I Could Tell They Were Not For Me. Russell Was Like The Gay Vampire Hugh Hefner, And This Was The Playboy Mansion, With An Emphasis On The "boy.

Cute

Gay

Boys

I Love Him," I Said, But Even To My Own Ears I Didn't Sound Happy About It.

I Love Him

Sound

Ears

For Awhile I Taped Soap Operas And Watched Them At Night When I Thought I Might Be Forgetting What It Was Like To Be Human. After A While I Stopped, Because From The Examples I Saw On Those Shows, Forgetting Humanity Was A Good Thing.

Night

Humanity

Example

Silver, Gold - I Don't Discriminate! I Like Sparkly Things.

Gold

Silver

There's Not Much I Dislike More Than Being Addressed As "hey You" And Being Poked With A Finger.

Hey

Fingers

Hey You

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.

Water

Parent

Kitchen

In The World I Lived In, The World Of Human People, There Were Ties And Debts And Consequences And Good Deeds. That Was What Bound People To Society; Maybe That Was What Constituted Society. And I Tried To Live In My Little Niche In It The Best Way I Could.

Ties

People

Debt

(sookie's Thoughts On Debbie Pelt) She Had Been Cruel To Alcide, Insulted Me Grievously, Burned A Hole In My Favorite Wrap And—oh—tried To Kill Me By Proxy. Also, She Had Stupid Hair.

Stupid

Hair

My Favorite

I Hate Not Knowing What I Did." _eric

Hate

Knowing

Not Knowing

He Managed To Convey Indifference, Contempt, And Boredom In The One Word.

Boredom

Indifference

Contempt

You Trust Me?" Eric Sounded Surprised. "yes." "that's . . . Crazy, Sookie.

Crazy

Eric

Trust Me

If It Pleases You And You Can Write At All, It's Gonna Please Somebody Else.

Writing

Please

Ifs

As I Climbed Up Into The High Old Bed, The Large Fly In My Personal Ointment Did The Same. Had I Actually Told Him He Could Get In Bed With Me? Well, I Decided, As I Wriggled Down Under The Soft Old Sheets And The Blanket And The Comforter, If Eric Had Designs On Me, I Was Just Too Tired To Care. "woman?" "hmmm?" "what's Your Name?" "sookie. Sookie Stackhouse." "thank You, Sookie." "welcome, Eric.

Tired

Names

Design

You Know I Love You More When You're Cold And Heartless.

I Love You More

Heartless

Cold

Not A Creature Was Stirring, Not Even An Elf.

Christmas

Dry Leaves

Holiday Traditions

Who Wants A Bag Of Bones?” He Said, With Absolute Sincerity. “i Don’t Want To Hurt Myself On The Sharp Edges Of The Woman I’m Bedding.

Hurt

Bags

Want

I Didn't Know What To Think About First: Me Seeing Claude Naked, Claude Seeing Me Naked, Or The Whole Fact That We Were Related And Naked In The Same Room. (sookie Stackhouse, Dead In The Family)

Thinking

Rooms

Firsts

Life Had Sure Been Simpler When I Hadn't Dated.

I'm A Middle-class Former Housewife Who Goes To My Daughter's Softball Games.

Inspirational

Softball

Daughter

You Think That It’s Not Magic That Keeps You Alive? Just ‘cause You Understand The Mechanics Of How Something Works, Doesn’t Make It Any Less Of A Miracle. Which Is Just Another Word For Magic. We’re All Kept Alive By Magic, Sookie. My Magic’s Just A Little Different From Yours, That’s All.

Thinking

Miracle

Magic

Don’t You Just Hate Nights Like That, When You Think Over Every Mistake You’ve Made, Every Hurt You’ve Received, Every Bit Of Meanness You’ve Dealt Out? There’s No Profit In It, No Point To It, And You Need Sleep.

Hurt

Hate

Mistake

"come On," I Said, Taking His Hand. Clutching The Afghan With The Other Hand, He Trailed Down The Hall After Me, A Snow White Giant In Tiny Red Underwear.

Hands

White

Snow

Why Was It Librarians Had Such A Prim Image? With All The Information Available In Books Right There At Their Fingertips, Librarians Could Be The Best-informed People Around. About Anything.

Book

People

Information

People Fidget. They Are Compelled To Look Engaged In An Activity, Or Purposeful. Vampires Can Just Occupy Space Without Feeling Obliged To Justify It.

Space

People

Feelings

I Love You,” Bill Said Helplessly, As If He Wished Those Magic Words Would Heal Me. But He Knew They Wouldn’t. “that’s What You All Keep Saying,” I Answered. “but It Doesn’t Seem To Get Me Any Happier.

Love You

Magic

Bills

Sookie, What Have We Done? And To Whom?" "i Killed A Chicken. And I Cooked It." "sookie, Sookie. My Bullshit Meter Is Reading That As A False." -eric Northman, Sookie Stackhouse

Reading

Bullshit

Eric

Well, That's Certainly... Adequate," I Told Him, Burying My Face In His Chest. I Knew Immediately I'd Picked The Wrong Word. "adequate?" He Took My Hand, Placed It On The Part In Question. It Immediately Began To Stir. He Moved My Hand On It, And I Obligingly Circled It With My Fingers. "this Is Adequate?" "maybe I Should Have Said It's A Gracious Plenty?" "a Gracious Plenty. I Like That," He Said.

Hands

Should Have

Adequate

I Realized That I Was Really Tired Of People Popping On And Off Of My Property Like It Was A Train Station On The Supernatural Railroad.

Tired

People

Railroads

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.

Thinking

Phones

House

Do You Sometimes Wish You Could Fast-forward A Week? You Know Something Bad's Coming Up, And You Know You'll Get Through It, But The Prospect Just Makes You Feel Sick. I Worried For About Thirty Minutes, And Though I Knew There Was No Point In Doing So, I Could Feel My Anxiety Twisting Me Up In A Knot. 'bullshit,' I Told Myself Stoutly. 'this Is Utter Bullshit.

Sick

Bullshit

Anxiety

Bubba Made A Sound Of Disapproval "you're Not Supposed To Be Kissing On Anybody Else, Miss Sookie" He Said "bill Said It Was Okay, But I Don't Like It.

Kissing

Missing

Bills

They Say There's No Harm In Daydreaming, But There Is.

Daydreaming

Harm

How Is Eric?' 'very Tightly Wound. Plus, A Lot Of Stuff Happened That He'll Tell You About.' 'thanks For The Warning. I'll Go To The House Now. You're My Favorite Breather.' 'oh. Well ... Great.' She Hung Up.

House

Eric

Warning

I Really, Really Wanted To Lose Awareness Of The Here And Now. The Best Way For Me To Do That Was Bury Myself In A Book.

Book

Way

Awareness

Hoyt Was By Himself Right Under One Of The Portable Lights Rigged Up For The Occasion. He Had His Hands Thrust In His Pockets, And He Looked More Serious Than I’d Ever Seen Him. There Was Something Strange About The Sight, And After A Second I Figured Out Why. It Was One Of The Few Times I’d Ever Seen Hoyt Alone.

Light

Sight

Hands

You Are Speaking Of My Future Lover. Be More Respectful.

Romance

Lovers

Eric Northman

Because He Sounded So Lost-the Eric I Knew Had Never Been One To Do Anything Other Than Assume Others Should Serve Him-i Patted Around Under The Covers For His Hand. When I Found It, I Slid My Own Over It. His Palm Was Turned Up To Meet My Palm, And His Fingers Clasped Mine. And Though I Would Not Have Thought It Possible To Go To Sleep Holding Hands With A Vampire, That's Exactly What I Did.

Sleep

Hands

Vampire

We Followed The Bondage Bobbsey Twins Across The Crowded Dance Floor. Those Leather Shorts Were An Adventure From Behind, Let Me Tell You. And The Pictures Of Elvis Decorating The Walls Were An Education, Too. It Wasn’t Often You Ran Into A Bondage/elvis/ Whorehouse-themed Vampire Club.

Wall

Adventure

Vampire

Trees Had Died To Make These Forms, And That Seemed A Great Pity To Me.

Tree

Pity

Form

They Say When One Door Shuts, Another One Opens. But They Haven’t Been Living At My House. Most Of The Doors I Open Seem To Have Something Scary Crouched Behind Them, Anyway.

Doors

House

Scary

As The Water Pounded On My Back, I Reflected That I Must Be Pretty Simple. It Didn't Take Much To Make Me Happy. A Long Night With A Dead Guy Had Done The Trick.

Simple

Night

Water

No, I Like You Alive And Warm And Wiggling.

I Like You

Alive

Wiggling

I Held On To My Better Nature By My Fingernails But I Held On.

Fingernails

Understanding Quotes: Their Essence and Application

Quotes, or quotations, are powerful tools in communication, encapsulating ideas, emotions, and wisdom in concise expressions. They serve various purposes across different contexts, from academic writing to everyday conversation.

1. Defining Quotes

A quote is a repetition of someone else's statement or thoughts. It can be a direct replication of words spoken or written by another individual, often used to support arguments, provide evidence, or convey profound insights.

2. The Importance of Quotes

2.1. Enhancing Credibility

Incorporating quotes from authoritative sources can bolster the credibility of your work. By referencing experts or primary sources, you demonstrate thorough research and a solid foundation for your arguments.

2.2. Providing Evidence

Quotes serve as concrete evidence to support claims. In academic and professional writing, they validate points made, offering readers a basis to trust the information presented.

2.3. Conveying Emotions and Perspectives

Quotes can encapsulate emotions and perspectives succinctly. They allow writers to express complex feelings or viewpoints through the words of others, often more eloquently than paraphrasing.

3. Types of Quotes

3.1. Direct Quotes

Direct quotes involve copying the exact words from a source, enclosed in quotation marks. They are used when the original wording is significant or particularly well-expressed.

3.2. Indirect Quotes (Paraphrasing)

Indirect quotes restate the original message in your own words. While not enclosed in quotation marks, they still require proper attribution to the original source.

3.3. Block Quotes

Block quotes are lengthy direct quotations, formatted as a separate block of text. They are typically used for quotes exceeding a certain length, varying by citation style. For instance, in APA style, quotes longer than 40 words are formatted as block quotes.

4. Proper Usage of Quotes

4.1. Contextual Relevance

Ensure that the quote you choose is relevant to the topic and adds value to your content. Avoid inserting quotes solely for decorative purposes.

4.2. Integration into Your Writing

Seamlessly integrate quotes into your writing. Introduce them appropriately and follow up with analysis or commentary to connect them to your main points.

4.3. Attribution and Citation

Always attribute quotes to their original authors and provide proper citations according to the required style guide (APA, MLA, Chicago, etc.).

5. Common Mistakes to Avoid

5.1. Overusing Quotes

Relying too heavily on quotes can overshadow your voice. Use them sparingly to support your arguments, not replace them.

5.2. Lack of Analysis

Presenting a quote without analysis or explanation can leave readers questioning its relevance. Always follow up with your interpretation or discussion.

5.3. Misquoting or Taking Out of Context

Ensure that quotes are accurate and not taken out of context, as this can mislead readers and undermine your credibility.

6. Quotes in Different Contexts

6.1. Academic Writing

In academic writing, quotes are used to support arguments, provide evidence, and engage with existing literature. Proper citation is crucial to avoid plagiarism.

6.2. Journalism

Journalists use quotes to provide firsthand accounts, add authenticity, and present multiple perspectives within a story.

6.3. Literature and Creative Writing

In literature, quotes can be used to convey character voices, themes, and stylistic elements. They enrich narratives and provide depth to storytelling.

7. Punctuation and Formatting

Understanding the correct punctuation and formatting of quotes is essential:

Quotation Marks: Always enclose direct quotes within quotation marks.

Punctuation Placement: In American English, periods and commas are placed inside quotation marks, while colons and semicolons are placed outside.

Block Quotes: For longer quotes, format them as block quotes without quotation marks, and indent the entire block.

8. Ethical Considerations

Ethical use of quotes involves accurate representation, proper attribution, and respect for intellectual property. Misuse can lead to plagiarism, which carries serious academic and professional consequences.

9. Tools for Managing Quotes

Utilize tools like citation generators and plagiarism checkers to manage quotes effectively. These tools help ensure proper formatting and originality in your writing.

Conclusion

Quotes are invaluable in enriching content, providing evidence, and conveying complex ideas succinctly. When used appropriately, they enhance the quality and credibility of your writing. Always ensure relevance, proper integration, and ethical usage to maximize their impact.

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