My gran had always told me that a woman--any woman worth her salt--could do whatever she had to.

Vampires. They wrote the book on possessive.

It's probably a bad indicator of your lifestyle when you miss your ex-boyfriend because he's absolutely lethal.

We could go back to your house. I can stay with you always. We can know each others bodies in every way, night after night. I could love you. I could work, you would not be poor. I would help you.

A piece of happiness should never be taken as due.

I hate witches. Humans had the right idea, burning them at the stake.

(Sookie's Thoughts on Debbie Pelt) she had been cruel to Alcide, insulted me grievously, burned a hole in my favorite wrap and—oh—tried to kill me by proxy. Also, she had stupid hair.

It was beautiful Eric, who desired me, who was hungry for me, in a world that often let me know it could do very well without me.

If there were an international butt competition, Eric would win, hands down—or cheeks up.

Come on, " I said, taking his hand. Clutching the afghan with the other hand, he trailed down the hall after me, a snow white giant in tiny red underwear.

It is only by risking our persons from one hour to another that we live at all.

Never leave a friend behind. Friends are all we have to get us through this life--and they are the only things from this world that we could hope to see in the next.

My first true lesson in writing came from Mr. Bowden when I was 16. At my high school, he was the teacher known to be the very best at literature and writing.

How can you trust people who are poor and own no property? ... Inequality of property will exist as long as liberty exists.

The 'working poor,' as they are approvingly termed, are in fact the major philanthropists of our society.

I think living in a new country gives you a certain bravery that you don't have when you live in your own country - because of the freedom it gives you.

I have only one loyalty and that's to the immigrant community.

To be a movie star, you have to carry a movie. And to carry a movie where you play the title role is the supreme example.

So why are we practicing this, anyway?" Percy asked. "Do you guys spend a lot of time laying siege to fortified cities?

I can't tell you if one day I'll be standing up there with an Oscar or directing, but I am going to be the best human being I possibly can