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We Are Not Made Up Only Of Our Light And Happiness But Also Of Darkness And Sorrow. To Deny The Darkness Of Yourself Is To Deny Half Of Who You Are, And When You Love, Truly Love, You Need To Love The Whole Person Not Just The Part That Smiles And Waves, But The Part That Thinks Murderous Thoughts And Knows That Pain Is Both Pleasure And Temptation, But Still Thinks Puppies Are Really Cute.

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We Are Not Made

Laurell K. Hamilton

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We Are Not Made Up Only Of Our Light And Happiness But Also Of Darkness And Sorrow. To Deny The Darkness Of Yourself Is To Deny Half Of Who You Are, And When You Love, Truly Love, You Need To Love The Whole Person Not Just The Part That Smiles And Waves, But The Part That Thinks Murderous Thoughts And Knows That Pain Is Both Pleasure And Temptation, But Still Thinks Puppies Are Really Cute.

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Larry's Zombie Bag Was A Nearly Virulent Green With Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles On It. I Was Almost Afraid To Ask What His Vampire Bag Looked Like.

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Every Religion Has Demons.... Nothing Like A Real, Live Demon To Give You Some Of That Old-time Religion.

Twenty-three Stories Up And All I Could See Out The Windows Was Grey Smog. They Could Call It The City Of The Angels If They Wanted To, But If There Were Angels Out There, They Had To Be Flying Blind.

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Before I Knew You, I Thought Brave Was Not Being Afraid. You've Taught Me That Bravery Is Being Terrified And Doing It Anyway.

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Not Knowing A Thing Is Not Ignorance. Feigning Knowledge You Don't Have Can Be--sholto

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Who Is The Love Of My Life? Maybe I Don't Have One. Maybe It's Not Love At All. But If It's Not Love, Then What Is It? I Wish I Knew.

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I Wasn't Crying, My Eyes Were Running. My Eyes Were Running Because There Were Pieces Of Zombies All Over My Toys. Jesus.

I Sipped My Own Coffee, Heavy On The Sugar And Cream, Trying To Make Up For The Late Work The Night Before. Caffeine And Sugar, The Two Basic Food Groups.

Pretend Hard Enough And Maybe It Will Go Away.

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.

He Had This Old Southern Idea Of What A Lady Should Be. A Lady Should Not Carry A Gun And Spend Most Of Her Time Covered In Blood And Corpses. I Had Two Words For That Attitude. Yeah, Those Are The Words.

You Smell Of Other Peoples Blood, Ma Petite. It Was No One You Know. -jean Claude And Anita

His Parting Shot To Me Had Been, "i Don't Want To Love Someone Who Is More At Home With The Monsters Than I Am." What Do You Say To That? What Can You Say? Damned If I Know. They Say Love Conquers Everything. They Lie.

It's Good Not To Be The Only Girl In The Fight For Once.

Never Interrupt When You're Winning.

Personally, I Think Neutral Is Just Another Way Of Saving Your Own Ass At The Expense Of Someone Else's.

I Enjoy My Anger, It’s The Only Hobby I Have.

Sometimes Love Isn't About Being Smart. Sometimes It's About Being Stupid Together.

Your Heart Is Not A Wound To Be Poked At To See If The Scab Is Ready To Come Off. You Can Be Healed Of That Very Old Pain, If You’ll Just Let It Happen. (marianne)

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.

Life Is Often Like That, The Best Balancing On A Knife Edge With The Worst.

I Didn't Want To Pick At Micah And Me Until We Unraveled. I Wanted To Leave It Alone And Enjoy It. I Just Didn't Know How To Do That.

There Are Only Two Things You Can Do When You're Dressed Like Barbie Does Bondage; You Can Be Embarrassed Or You Can Be Aggressive. Guess What My Choice Was.

You Take Insult Where None Is Intended, But If You Will Find Insult Where None Is Meant, Then Perhaps I Should Try Harder To Insult On Purpose.

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