Patricia Briggs Quotes - Page 5

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

  Patricia Briggs

  Women, Giving, Demand

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• You'd tell the world what your best friend wore to sleep if you thought it made a good enough story.

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  Sleep, Stories, World

  Patricia Briggs (2001). “The Hob's Bargain”, p.68, Penguin

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• It is hard to accept being different, hard to have people avoid looking at you, and still believe in yourself.

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  Believe, People, Being Different

  Patricia Briggs (2001). “The Hob's Bargain”, p.75, Penguin

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• Reluctantly, I pulled out my necklace and showed it to them. Samuel frowned. The little figure was stylized; I suppose he couldn't tell what it was at first. A dog?" asked Zee, staring at my necklace. A lamb," I said defensively, tucking it safely back under my shirt. "Because one of Christ's names is "The Lamb of God."" Samuel's shoulders shook slightly. "I can see it now, Mercy holding a roomful of vampire at bay with her glowing sheep." I gave his shoulder a hard push, aware of the heat climbing to my cheeks, but it didn't help. He sang in a soft taunting voice, "Mercy had a little lamb.

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  Dog, Names, Voice

  Patricia Briggs (2011). “The Mercy Thompson Collection”, p.129, Penguin

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• And that's when Anna realized that what the wolf had been asking Bran for was death. Impulsively, Anna stepped away from Charles. She put a knee on the bench she'd been sitting on and reached over the back to close her hand on Asil's wrist, which was lying across the back of the pew. He hissed in shock but didn't pull away. As she held him the scent of wilderness, of sickness, faded. He stared at her, the whites of his eyes showing brightly while his irises narrowed to small bands around his black pupil. "Omega," he whispered, his breath coming harshly.

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  Lying, Eye, Hands

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• If she know how strongly he felt, she'd have run out the door. He wasn't used to the possessive, or the savage joy she brought to his heart. It ate at his control, so he turned his attention to the music. He understood music.

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  Running, Heart, Doors

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• She open her eyes and met his. The impact was so strong he was amazed that his figures continued playing with out pause.

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  Strong, Eye, Impact

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• Adam swore harshly. "New werewolves are dangerous, woman. Especially when they are cold and hungry." He looked at Mac, and his voice changed completely, the heat and anger gone, "Mercy, come here." I didn't look down to see what he'd noticed in Mac's face. I took a step, but Mac was wrapped around my left leg. I stopped before I fell. "Uhm. I'm a little stuck for the moment.

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  Voice, Looks, Gone

  Patricia Briggs (2011). “The Mercy Thompson Collection”, p.48, Penguin

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• A werewolf tossed me against a giant packing crate while I was trying to rescue a frightened young girl who'd been kidnapped by an evil witch and a drug lord.

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  Girl, Evil, Drug

  Patricia Briggs (2006). “Moon Called”, p.288, Penguin

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• Stefan: "Indian with a dot, not a feather.

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  Dots, Feathers, Indian

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• Moonlight streamed in, sending loving beams over his face. He closed his eyes and basked in it, and I could tell it was calling to him, even though the moon was not full. She didn't speak to me, but Samuel had once described her song to me in the words of a poet. The expression of bliss on his face while he listened to her music made him beautiful.

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  Beautiful, Song, Eye

  Patricia Briggs (2011). “The Mercy Thompson Collection”, p.137, Penguin

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• One of the oddest things about being grown-up was looking back at something you thought you knew and finding out the truth of it was completely different from what you had always believed. (Bone Crossed)

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  Growing Up, Different, Bones

  Patricia Briggs (2009). “Bone Crossed”, p.78, Penguin

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• “Hey, Adam,” I said. “I thought you'd want to know that Warren and Darryl made it out of the vampire den alive.” I sucked in my breath. “You didn't actually agree to their meeting on Marsilia's grounds?” He laughed. “No, it just sounded better than saying they made it out of Denny's alive. It might not be romantic, but it's open all night and set in the middle of a brightly lit parking lot with no dark places for skulking parties to ambush from.”

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  Party, Dark, Night

  "Bone Crossed". Book by Patricia Briggs, February 3, 2009.

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• 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.

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  Creating, Blood, Perfect

  Patricia Briggs (2011). “The Mercy Thompson Collection”, p.663, Penguin

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• There was I thinking being a shifter had its upsides. Looks like I was wrong.

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  Thinking, Looks

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• If it would benefit you, I would kill every wolf here. But there are things that you need to do -- and interfering with that is not protecting, not in my book. The best way for me to protect you is to encourage you to be able to protect yourself.

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  Book, Needs, Benefits

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• He didn't say anything more, just waited for me to tell him what I'd been thinking. It was pure speculation, and I was opening myself up to ridicule by saying anything at all. I sat on the stool and realized that I had my loyalties, too.

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  Loyalty, Thinking, Say Anything

  Patricia Briggs (2011). “The Mercy Thompson Collection”, p.172, Penguin

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• He was obviously dead. But since he was a vampire that wasn't as hopless a thing as it might have been.

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  Vampire, Might, Might Have Been

  Patricia Briggs (2009). “Bone Crossed”, p.16, Penguin

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• Charles looked at her thoughtfully. "People talk to you," he said. "That could be useful.

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  People, Said

  Patricia Briggs (2009). “Hunting Ground”, p.57, Penguin

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• She sees ghosts,” said Samuel, impatient with my whining. I see dead people,” I deadpanned back. Oddly, it was Uncle Mike who laughed. I hadn’t thought he’d be a moviegoer.

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  Uncles, People, Ghost

  Patricia Briggs (2008). “Iron Kissed”, p.84, Penguin

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• Tim was dead. And he's always been a loser. I'd be damned if I was going to be the victim of a loser - or anyone else.

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  Loser, Victim, Ifs

  Patricia Briggs (2011). “The Mercy Thompson Collection”, p.1003, Penguin

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

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  Mother, Hot, Mercy

  Patricia Briggs (2009). “Bone Crossed”, p.30, Penguin

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• There is no cash in battling evil: just the opposite in my experience

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  Opposites, Evil, Cash

  Patricia Briggs (2011). “The Mercy Thompson Collection”, p.1262, Penguin

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• Cheeses crusty, got all musty, got damp on the stone of a peach.

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  Peaches, Stones, Cheese

  Patricia Briggs (2008). “Iron Kissed”, p.108, Penguin

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• Bran was the only person I knew who could use words like "blackguard" and make them sound like swear words-but then he could have said "bunny rabbit" in that tone of voice and weaken my spine with the same shiver of fear.

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  Voice, Sound, Rabbits

  Patricia Briggs (2011). “The Mercy Thompson Collection”, p.95, Penguin

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