Patricia Briggs Quotes

Some people are like Slinkies.They aren't really good for anything, but they still bring a smile to my face when I push them down a flight of stairs.

Evil must always be fought.

My will broke at the sound of his voice, and my head turned with as much inevitability as a sunflower turning its face to the sun.

A man says a lot of things in summer he doesn't mean in winter.

The only certainty life contains is death.

It is one of those lessons that every child should learn: Don't play with fire, sharp objects, or ancient artifacts.

When life doesn't meet your expectations, it was important to take it with grace.

Usually the people I do know are sufficient to spawn any number of nightmares without inventing any.

If it looks like a hallway, feels like a hallway, and acts like a hallway—is it important to figure out that it isn’t a hallway?

Anger is stupid, and stupidity will kill you more surely than your opponent's blade.

Hard truths can be dealt with, triumphed over, but lies will destroy your soul.

I was going to fight vampires, and my name wasn't Buffy--I was so screwed.

Love thy enemies, it says in the scriptures. My foster mother always added, "At the very least, you will be polite to them.

Fear makes idiots out of us all, at some time or other.

Never trust a mechanic who drives new cars. They're either charging too much money for their work, or they can't keep an old car running - maybe both.

People will do amazing things to ensure their survival.

MS. THOMPSON, it said in heavy block letters, PLEASE KEEP YOUR FELINE OFF MY PROPERTY. IF I SEE IT AGAIN, I WILL EAT IT.

That’s a pretty lame superhero name,” I told him. “Scooby-Doo is already taken,” he said with dignity. “Anything else sounds lame in comparison.

And thus Charles found himself wandering around a hotel, trailing federal agents as he held a cardboard coffee cup holder in each hand, instead of out killing misbehaving werewolves.

He was like Superman, but with fangs and oddly impaired morals.

I am the reality of all coyotes. The archetype. The epitome. You are just a reflection of me.

It's easier to dismiss ghosts in the daylight.

A king who trusts no man is weak.

The best way for me to protect you is to encourage you to be able to protect yourself.

No-pocket jeans are only slightly less irritating than thong underwear.

Honey, ... When a wolf watches a lamb, he's not thinking about the lamb's mommy.

I hope this means you'll quit asking me to kill you. It gives me indigestion.

His grandfather had often told him that he tried too hard to move trees when a wiser man would walk around them.

I don't like it when I outweigh my men.

Dragons and legends...It would have been difficult for any man not to want to fight beside a dragon.

A man's immortality can be found in his children.

Over a lifetime of dealing with difficult women, I have learned it is often better to give into their demands immediately.

Only cowards torture women.

You can't cage an eagle for long without destroying it.

She wondered that hope was so much harder then despair.

Knowledge is a better weapon than a sword.

Baking is like washing--the results are equally temporary.

You will eat this and go to sleep, so your pronouns get their antecedents back.

Happiness is German engineering, Italian cooking, and Belgian chocolate.

Why is it that all cars are women? Because they're fussy and demanding.

Mercy," said my mother thoughtfully, "you never told me your werewolf neighbor was quite that hot.

Charles preferred his deer to taste like meat and his pancakes to look like pancakes. Brother Wolf thought he was too picky. Brother Wolf was probably right.

Nothing says you're sorry like a dead bunny.

Paranoia: the gift of the survivor and the burden of the overtired, stressed, and terrified.

I'm a coyote shapeshifter playing in a world of werewolves and vampires---outmatched is n understatement.

Leslie had learned two valuable things about the fae that day. They were powerful and charming -- and they ate children and puppies.

It Wasn't Hard To Follow The Scent Of Blood To The Living Room Where The Fae Had Been Killed. It Had Been A Violent Death, Perfect For Creating Ghosts.

Knowing someone desires you is the greatest aphrodisiac

Some people will tell you werewolves can only shapechange under a full moon, but people also say there's no such things as ghosts.

Dance when the moon sings, and don't cry about troubles that haven't yet come. (Moon Called)