Lady > Lady's Quotes

“I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain.”
― David Peoples, The Illustrated Blade Runner

“That's why I want you there, he said. You're unpredictable, and that can be the difference between success and failure. Most people make decisions in anger, fear, love, or obligation. You make decisions to irritate people.”
― Kim Harrison, For a Few Demons More

“What are you?" I rasped.
It smiled. "Whatever scares you.”
― Kim Harrison, Dead Witch Walking

“Hey, ah, does anyone want a cookie or something? Oh yeah. A cookie. That would make everything better. Dunked in a shot of tequila , maybe? Or better yet, just the bottle? Yeah, that ought to do it.”
― Kim Harrison, Every Which Way But Dead

“There comes a point when you either embrace who and what you are, or condemn yourself to be miserable all your days. Other people will try to make you miserable; don't help them by doing the job yourself.”
― Laurell K. Hamilton

“I will love you always. When this red hair is white, I will still love you. When the smooth softness of youth is replaced by the delicate softness of age, I will still want to touch your skin. When your face is full of the lines of every smile you have ever smiled, of every surprise I have seen flash through your eyes, when every tear you have ever cried has left its mark upon your face,I will treasure you all the more, because I was there to see it all. I will share your life with you, Meredith, and I will love you until the last breath leaves your body or mine.”
― Laurell K. Hamilton, A Lick of Frost

“Questions are great, but only if you know the answers. If you ask questions and the answers surprise you, you look silly.”
― Laurell K. Hamilton, Burnt Offerings

“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...”
― Laurell K. Hamilton, The Killing Dance

“One of my favorite things about hanging out with the monsters is the healing. Straight humans seemed to get killed on me a lot. Monsters survived. Let's hear it for the monsters.”
― Laurell K. Hamilton, Cerulean Sins

“Zebrowski says that if you killed someone else just hide the body, he's not starting over on the paperwork.”
― Laurell K. Hamilton, Incubus Dreams

“The moment the door opened I knew an ass-kicking was inevitable. Whether I'd be giving it or receiving it was still a bit of a mystery.”
― Rachel Vincent, Stray

“My beloved is the sun
And I am the earth that thrives only in her warmth. My beloved is the rain
And I am the grass that thirsts for her quenching kiss. My beloved is the wind
And I am the wings that soar when she fills me with her gentle strength.
My beloved is the rock
Upon which rests the happiness of all my days.
—The Elements of Love, a poem by Aileron v'En Kavali of the Fey”
― C.L. Wilson, Lord of the Fading Lands

“Ver reisa ku'chae. Kem surah, shei'tani. (Your soul calls out. Mine answers, beloved.)”
― C.L. Wilson, Lord of the Fading Lands

“Death and blood didn’t turn on a vampire. Fear and the chance to take blood did. There was a difference.”
― Kim Harrison, Dates from Hell

“I'd never seen a man who could outshop me, but Jenks was a master.”
― Kim Harrison, A Fistful of Charms

“Breaking rules isn't bad when what you're doing is more important than the rule itself”
― Kim Harrison, Once Dead, Twice Shy

“Growing up is hard, love. Otherwise everyone would do it.”
― Kim Harrison, Pale Demon

“...treat people with understanding when you can, and fake it when you can't
until you do understand.”
― Kim Harrison

“The mistakes don't matter. It's what you do when you mess up that does.”
― Kim Harrison, Early to Death, Early to Rise

“Single girl survival tip 101: always let strange men know you’re not alone. This way they know not to try anything stupid like slipping roofies in your drink.”
― Claudia Lefeve, Parallel

“...every time a choice is made, we end up playing out a different scene – like a chose your own adventure book.”
― Claudia Lefeve, Parallel

“And then there are the rare ones who know love, who understand it. Who freely give of themselves, demanding only a return of that love,that trust.”
― Kim Harrison, Every Which Way But Dead

“As the joke goes, you don’t have to be faster than the wolf chasing you, just faster than everyone else running away.”
― Kim Harrison, A Fistful of Charms

“One person can't hold anything, but two can have the world...”
― Kim Harrison, A Fistful of Charms

“You’re deluding yourself if you think you can know who I am or what I want from spying on me in my dreams. Therein lies a realm of fantasy, and while it’s an interesting place to visit every once in a while, we both have to live in the real world, don’t we?”
― Chloe Jacobs, Greta and the Goblin King

“I’m in your mind, getting to know every part of you. You can put up walls, but sooner or later I’ll break down every last one. There won’t be any secret you can keep or any part of you I don’t know…Intimately.”
― Chloe Jacobs, Greta and the Goblin King

“Hope was a fragile flicker that he wanted to cup with both hands to protect against the harsh winds of reality.”
― C.L. Wilson, Lord of the Fading Lands

“Eldest thinks power is control, that the best way to be a leader is to force everyone into obedience. Holding Amy against me, I realize the simple truth is that power isn't control at all-power is strength, and giving that strength to others. A leader isn't someone who forces others to make him stronger; a leader is someone willing to give his strength to other so that they may have the strength to stand on their own.
This is what I've been looking for since the first day I was told that I was born to lead this ship. Leading Godspeed has nothing to do with being better than everyone else, with commanding and forcing and manipulating. Eldest isn't a leader. He's a tyrant.
A leader doesn't make pawns-he makes people.”
― Beth Revis, Across the Universe

“Beast had once informed me that humans were hunters only by luck and because they had opposable thumbs.”
― Faith Hunter, Skinwalker

“Chicken, yeah, that's me. I'd rather fight an old rogue-vamp in my underwear, with my bare hands, than deal with relationship problems.”
― Faith Hunter, Raven Cursed