Patricia Briggs quotes

I am not attempting to preserve culture, or record actual events or stories. Instead I bow my head in gratitude to those storytellers who have gone before and paved a way for me play in their stomping grounds. Doubtless those who want to be offended, will - allowing me to make them happy, too, which pleases me as much as it pleases them. (Patricia Briggs)
The conflict between the creatures of Native Lore and the immigration of the European preternatural hosts is hinted at in 'Blood Bound' and reflects the conflicts between the human immigrants and the Indian people who were already here. View quote
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My mother was a children's librarian. I remember when traditional stories were revised for modern audiences until they bore only a nodding acquaintance with the originals, but were released as 'authentic Indian stories' when they were, in fact, nothing of the kind. View quote
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When I put magic into a book - whether it's a wizard or a crusty old werewolf - I'm asking a reader to swallow a huge leap that is counter to everything he or she knows. An extra big helping of reality makes that leap go down a lot easier. View quote
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The cool thing about writing is that there is really never a typical day. Sometimes I get a rhythm going and head off to work every morning and come home at night. Sometimes I'll write for two days straight and then be utterly blank for the next two. View quote
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A man says a lot of things in summer he doesn't mean in winter. View quote
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Mine," he said. Adam's eyes narrowed. "I don't think so. She is mine." It would have been flattering, I thought, except that at least one of them was talking about dinner and I wasn't certain about the other. View quote
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Only cowards torture women. View quote
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Sometimes I have the urge to conquer large parts of Europe. View quote
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She wondered that hope was so much harder then despair. View quote
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Some people are boys longer than others. (Patricia Briggs)
He was like Superman, but with fangs and oddly impaired morals. View quote
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Hard truths can be dealt with, triumphed over, but lies will destroy your soul. View quote
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Intelligent men are dangerous. View quote
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I knew he would never leave me, never let me down-because the man had never abandoned anything in his long life. If I hadn't taken the gold rope of our bond, I knew Adam would have sat on me and hog-tied me with it. I liked that. A lot. View quote
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Any idiot can put up a website. View quote
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Civilization is vastly overrated. View quote
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Happiness is German engineering, Italian cooking, and Belgian chocolate. View quote
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The warmth of his body shouldn't have felt good. He was angry and every muscle was tense. It was like being leaned on by a very heavy, warm brick. A sexy brick. View quote
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It is hard to accept being different, hard to have people avoid looking at you, and still believe in yourself. View quote
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Then he'd come back home and found out that war didn't cause fear-love did. (Patricia Briggs)
Fear makes idiots out of us all, at some time or other. View quote
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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. View quote
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Bran was stripping her futon down to the bare mattress when she entered her apartment. It was sort of like watching the president mowing the White House lawn or taking out the trash. View quote
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I don't break; I bounce. View quote
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