quotes by Patricia Briggs

"I don't like it when I outweigh my men."
— Patricia Briggs (Moon Called)

"It is one of those lessons that every child should learn: Don't play with fire, sharp objects, or ancient artifacts."
— Patricia Briggs

"Some people are boys longer than others."
— Patricia Briggs (Iron Kissed)

"When life doesn't meet your expectations, it was important to take it with grace."
— Patricia Briggs (When Demons Walk)

"It is hard to accept being different, hard to have people avoid looking at you, and still believe in yourself."
— Patricia Briggs (The Hob's Bargain)

"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."
— Patricia Briggs (Blood Bound)

"Any idiot can put up a website."
— Patricia Briggs (Blood Bound)

"MS. THOMPSON, it said in heavy block letters, PLEASE KEEP YOUR FELINE OFF MY PROPERTY. IF I SEE IT AGAIN, I WILL EAT IT."
— Patricia Briggs (Moon Called)

"Civilization is vastly overrated."
— Patricia Briggs (On the Prowl)

"Being a martyr is highly overrated. "
— Patricia Briggs (Dragon Bones)

"Anger is stupid, and stupidity will kill you more surely than your opponent's blade."
— Patricia Briggs (Dragon Bones)

"Love is not necessary for sex."
— Patricia Briggs (Dragon Blood)

"Fear makes idiots out of us all, at some time or other."
— Patricia Briggs (When Demons Walk)

"Over a lifetime of dealing with difficult women, I have learned it is often better to give into their demands immediately."
— Patricia Briggs (When Demons Walk)

"Intelligent men are dangerous."
— Patricia Briggs (Dragon Bones)

"Survivors can't always choose their methods."
— Patricia Briggs (Dragon Blood)

"A stupid ruler is much more of a problem than an insane one."
— Patricia Briggs (Dragon Blood)

"Evil must always be fought."
— Patricia Briggs (Raven's Shadow)

"Don't make light of any man's pain."
— Patricia Briggs (When Demons Walk)

"A man learns with age, if he is lucky."
— Patricia Briggs (When Demons Walk)

"The only certainty life contains is death."
— Patricia Briggs (When Demons Walk)

"We who are dominant tend to think of that aspect of being a werewolf as rank: who is obeyed, who is to obey. Dominant and submissive. But it is also who is to protect and who is to be protected. A submissive wolf is not incapable of protecting himself: he can fight, he can kill as readily as any other. But a submissive doesn't feel the need to fight -- not the way a dominant does. They are a treasure in a pack. A source of purpose and of balance. Why does a dominant exist? To protect those beneath him, but protecting a submissive is far more rewarding because a submissive will never wait until you are wounded or your back is turned to see if you are truly dominant to him. Submissive wolves can be trusted. And they unite the pack with the goal of keeping them safe and cared for."
— Patricia Briggs

"Wizards don't all look alike."
— Patricia Briggs (Dragon Bones)

"Sometimes I think I live more closely to the past than the present."
— Patricia Briggs (Dragon Bones)

"It's easier to dismiss ghosts in the daylight."
— Patricia Briggs (Dragon Bones)

"This world has need of song and sword."
— Patricia Briggs (Dragon Bones)

"Trying is always enough. "
— Patricia Briggs (Dragon Bones)

"I can't protect you from knowledge."
— Patricia Briggs (Dragon Bones)

"Rumor exaggerates."
— Patricia Briggs (Dragon Blood)

"You can't cage an eagle for long without destroying it."
— Patricia Briggs (Dragon Blood)

"Dragons and legends...It would have been difficult for any man not to want to fight beside a dragon."
— Patricia Briggs (Dragon Blood)

"A man says a lot of things in summer he doesn't mean in winter."
— Patricia Briggs (Dragon Blood)

"A king who trusts no man is weak."
— Patricia Briggs (Dragon Blood)

"The main thing to remember is that making love is at onces the silliest and the most sacred act humans can perform."
— Patricia Briggs (Dragon Blood)

"My father always said that too many words cheapened the value of a man's speech."
— Patricia Briggs (Raven's Shadow)

"My father said that a silent person is trying to hide something."
— Patricia Briggs (Raven's Shadow)

"Baking is like washing--the results are equally temporary."
— Patricia Briggs (Raven's Shadow)

"A man's immortality can be found in his children."
— Patricia Briggs (Raven's Shadow)

"Knowledge is a better weapon than a sword."
— Patricia Briggs (Raven's Shadow)

"Only cowards torture women."
— Patricia Briggs (Raven's Shadow)

"Let's save tomorrow's troubles for tomorrow."
— Patricia Briggs (Raven's Shadow)

"Time was such an odd thing. One moment you could talk to someone, then suddenly, they were gone."
— Patricia Briggs (Raven's Strike)

"If there was such evil in the world, was it possible that there was good, too?"
— Patricia Briggs (Raven's Strike)

"Wizards are a secretive lot."
— Patricia Briggs (Raven's Strike)

"If creation was given no limit, ultimately everything would cease to exist."
— Patricia Briggs (Raven's Strike)

"Some truths are truths, no matter who says them."
— Patricia Briggs (Raven's Strike)

"You cannot sacrifice the world for your children."
— Patricia Briggs (Raven's Strike)

"You'd tell the world what your best friend wore to sleep if you thought it made a good enough story."
— Patricia Briggs (The Hob's Bargain)

"Women are sneaky."
— Patricia Briggs (The Hob's Bargain)

"People will do amazing things to ensure their survival."
— Patricia Briggs (The Hob's Bargain)