When I die of heart failure the next time you frighten me like that, you can put that on my gravestone—‘I didn’t mean to startle her.

— Patricia Briggs

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

— Patricia Briggs

Where does a werewolf sleep? Anywhere he wants to.

— Patricia Briggs

Who hurt you?" she asked, slicing through the two other conversations going on at the table. "He's dead," said Charles, his hand sliding up Anna's back reassuringly. "I killed him. If I could, I would bring him back to life, so I could kill him again.

— Patricia Briggs

Why is it that all cars are women?" he asked. "Because they're fussy and demanding," answered ZEE. "Because if they were men, they'd sit around and complain instead of getting the job done," I told him.

— Patricia Briggs

Wolf," she said. "Married is wonderful, married is lovely. But I loved you before that, and you were mine before that. Only you for me—only me for you. That's how it was before our marriage." The smile fell away and left her pale and determined. "That's how it was when I found you in that pit trap all those years ago—I knew as soon as I first saw your eyes. But then, I've known all my life what love is. It took you, who had nothing to compare it to, rather longer to figure out, to understand what is between us. But even when you did not understand or recognize it—it was always love.

— Patricia Briggs

Women are sneaky.

— Patricia Briggs

Women are the bloodthirsty sex," said RIC sadly. "We get the reputation, but it is only because the women stand behind us, and say, 'Kill it. Squish it.

— Patricia Briggs

Yes," he said sincerely. "Such a one deserves peanut butter on the seat of his pants.

— Patricia Briggs

Yes,” I told him. “I think the guy playing the Pirate King was awesome.” He stopped where he was.“What?” I asked, frowning at the big smile on his face.“I didn’t say I liked the Pirate King,” he told me.”Oh.” I closed my eyes—and there he was. A warm, edgy presence right on the edge of my perception. When I opened my eyes, he was standing right in front of me. “Cool,” I told him. “You’re back.” He kissed me leisurely. When he was finished, I was more than ready to head home. Fast.“You make me laugh,” he told me seriously.

— Patricia Briggs