Peace Talks (The Dresden Files, #16)

by Jim Butcher

At the end of the day, people have to be who they are. If you try to take that from them, you diminish them. You reduce them to children, unable to make decisions for themselves. There’s no way to poison your relationship with someone else faster.

I didn’t want to lose her. If she fought, she might well be taken from me. If I tried to keep her from fighting, I would lose her for sure.