939 Quotes by Laurell K. Hamilton

Now that I'm being very successful, publishers are trying to mainstream me, but I'm unabashedly genre. It's what I like to read, what I like to write.

One of my rules is never explain. A writer is a lot like a magician, if you explain how the trick works then a lot of the magic turns mundane

Paranoia is just another word for longevity.

Better to assume the worst and be wrong than assume the best and be wrong. Pessimism will keep you alive, optimism won't.

The second you stop questioning yourself is the second that you become the monster.

Confidence is a fine trait. Over-confidence isn't.Â

A human being does not turn another human being over to the monsters. Not for any reason.

Caffeine and sugar, the two basic food groups.

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.