939 Quotes by Laurell K. Hamilton

He wanted you dead, now he doesn’t, I don’t know why. Chimera’s crazy, he doesn’t need a reason to change his mind.

A gold chain cut across her forehead with a diamond the size of my thumb in it. More diamonds burned like white fire at her throat. She was absolutely naked except for a sprinkling of gold body glitter, done thick enough on her nipples to make them seem metallic. A diamond anklet glittered on her right ankle. Three gold chains rode low on her hips, and that was it. And I’d complained about my outfit.

Before I knew you, I thought brave was not being afraid. You’ve taught me that bravery is being terrified and doing it anyway.

Sometimes the monsters are real, Anita. Sometimes they’re real and the only way to defeat them is to be the bigger monster.? – Chang Bibi to Anita.

Talking to children is like testifying in court, answer just what’s asked, don’t elaborate, and don’t volunteer information.

I know who and what I am. I am the Executioner, and I don’t date vampires. I kill them.

When I was younger, I’d wanted someone to promise me that things would work out and nothing bad would ever happen again. But I understood now that that was a child’s wish. No one could promise that. No one. The grown-ups could try, but they couldn’t promise, not and mean it.

I’ve been writing stories since I was 12. ‘Writer’s Digest’ was one of my writing teachers, actually.

Important safety tip – never look a vampire in the eye.