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He Laughed, And It Raised Goose-bumps On My Arms. "oh,ma Petite ,ma Petite , You Are Precious." Just What I Wanted To Hear. "so How Are You Getting Here?" "my Private Jet." Of Course, He Had A Private Jet. "when Can You Be Here?" "i Will Be There As Soon As I Can, My Impatient Flower." "i Prefer Ma Petite To Flower.

I Sat On The Bed. Neither Of Us Said Anything. I Wasn't Slick And Sophisticated Enough For This. What Do You Say To Boyfriend A When He Finds You Naked In The Bed Of Boyfriend B? Especially If Boyfriend A Turned Into A Monster The Night Before And Ate Someone. I Bet Miss Manners Didn't Cover This At All.

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Sometimes It's Not The Optimist You Need, But Another Pessimist To Walk Beside You.

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If You Have A Choice Between Extra Makeup Or Extra Weapons Always Take The Weapons. Just The Fact That You're Debating Between Those Two Choices Proves That You're Going To Need The Weapons More.

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He Didn't Look The Least Bit Tired. A Morning Person, Even After No Sleep At All. It Was Disgusting.

He Ordered Food With A Childlike Glee And Watched Me Eat, Tasting It As I Did. In Private He'd Roll On His Back Like A Cat, Hands Pressed To His Mouth As If Trying To Drain Every Taste. It Was The Only Thing He Did That Was Cute. He Was Gorgeous, Sensual, But Rarely Cute. - Anita Blake About Jean-claude

"i Was Just Offered A Contract On Your Life, For Enough Money To Make It Worth My While." It Was My Turn To Be Quiet. "did You Take It?" "would I Be Calling You If I Had?" "maybe," I Said. He Laughed. "true, But I'm Not Going To Take It." "why Not?" "friendship." "try Again," I Said. "i Figure I'll Get To Kill More People Guarding You. If I Take The Contract, I Only Get To Kill You." "comforting."

I Would Rather You Love Me, But If Not Love, Fear Will Do.

Women May Get To Wear Lots Of Pretty Colors, But Men Get The Comfortable Shoes. Anita Blake Vampire Hunter

How Could You Love Someone And Not Want Them To Be Happy?

The Second You Stop Questioning Yourself Is The Second That You Become The Monster. -merry

Truth Could Be Violent, Could Strip You Of Dignity And Hope Just As Quickly As A Gun.

I Stared At Jean-claude And It Wasn't The Beauty Of Him That Made Me Love Him, It Was Just Him. It Was Love Made Up Of A Thousand Touches, A Million Conversations, A Trillion Shared Looks. A Love Made Up Of Danger Shared, Enemies Conquered, A Determination To Neither Of Us Would Change The Other, Even If We Could. I Love Jean-claude, All Of Him, Because If I Took Away The Machiavellian Plottings, The Labyrinth Of His Mind, It Would Lessen Him, Make Him Someone Else.

It Would Be Nice If You’d Stop Almost Killing Me Because You Don’t Want To Screw Other People.

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