Dave Rhoden

“Ivy looked up, clearly embarrassed. "I'm sorry about your men at the car. I didn't recognize them. They tried to stop me from coming in."

My eyebrows rose, and Rynn Cormel's laughter shocked both Ivy and me. "If you bested them, they deserved it and needed the reminder. Thank you for correcting their poor interpretation of your skills."

Ivy licked her lips. It was a nervous habit I didn't see often, and my tension rose. "Um," she hedged, trying to tuck her short hair behind an ear. "I think I ought to call an ambulance. I broke a few things.”
― Kim Harrison, The Outlaw Demon Wails

“I may be a pawn,” I said as I locked my shaking knees. “But I’ve been to the other side and survived the trip back and can move like a queen.”
― Kim Harrison, The Witch With No Name

“If you don’t say it’s wrong, then you’re telling them you agree.”
― Kim Harrison, The Witch With No Name

“just because you can do something doesn't necessarily mean that you should.”
― David Eddings, Magician's Gambit