Smoke Bitten Quotes

“And that, children, is why ultimatums are a bad idea, said a memory speaking in the Marrok’s voice.”
― Patricia Briggs, Smoke Bitten

“Not mere luck. I am stalking Mercy. Of course I was around, because that’s what stalkers do, or so I’ve read. It’s my new hobby.”
― Patricia Briggs, Smoke Bitten

“Anything worth doing is worth overdoing.”
― Patricia Briggs, Smoke Bitten

“As long as I thought what he wanted me to think, he liked it when I thought for myself.”
― Patricia Briggs, Smoke Bitten

“Seeing is not believing—it is only seeing.”
― Patricia Briggs, Smoke Bitten

“Not all relationships that end are failures.”
― Patricia Briggs, Smoke Bitten

“Heartbreak can be like that, boy,” said Zee heavily. “Healthy pain invites healing.”
― Patricia Briggs, Smoke Bitten

“Medea yowled at me and stropped my leg, broadcasting the information that no one had fed her. Cats lie, and I was pretty sure she was lying. But feeding her made me happy and made her happy.”
― Patricia Briggs, Smoke Bitten

“My car is fine,” Jesse said cheerfully. “Dad, you and Mercy have got to take better care of your stuff. Do you think that money grows on trees?”
― Patricia Briggs, Smoke Bitten

“Cats are good company when you are sad or worried.”
― Patricia Briggs, Smoke Bitten

“I am never okay, Mercy. But some days I am more okay than others. This is one of the ‘other’ days.”
― Patricia Briggs, Smoke Bitten

“Who was it that said leadership is a matter of never giving orders that you know will not be obeyed?”
― Patricia Briggs, Smoke Bitten

“The Princess and the Goblin.”
― Patricia Briggs, Smoke Bitten

“Healthy pain invites healing. Gabriel is a good boy; he’ll be a good man. Not all relationships that end”
― Patricia Briggs, Smoke Bitten

“The hospital issue was a pale beige color that made my Native-toned skin look greenish.”
― Patricia Briggs, Smoke Bitten

“I know who you mean,” Adam said. “And no, you’re thinking about Lincoln Thorson. He’s still second in the Lincoln, Nebraska, pack—which is why everyone remembers him. This isn’t that Lincoln.”
― Patricia Briggs, Smoke Bitten