Quotes by Patricia Briggs

People will do amazing things to ensure their survival.

All life is rife with possibilities. Seeds have possibilities, but all their tomorrows are caught by the patterning of their life cycle. Animals have possibilities that are greater than that of a fir tree or a blade of grass. Still, though, for most animals, the pattern of instinct, the patterns of their lives, are very strong. Humanity has a far greater range of possibilities, especially the very young. Who will children grow up to be? Who will they marry, what will they believe, what will they create? Creation is a very powerful seed of possibility.

Dont make light of any mans pain.

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. Thats how it was before our marriage. The smile fell away and left her pale and determined. Thats 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, Ive 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.

He didnt say anything more, just waited for me to tell him what Id 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.

This world has need of song and sword.

The main thing to remember is that making love is at onces the silliest and the most sacred act humans can perform.

Love is not necessary for sex.

All right, Mom said. She gave Samuel a stern look,Now I dont know whats going on between you and my daughter and Adam Hauptman-Neither do we, I mutteredSamuel grinned We have it pretty well worked out as far as the sex goes. Adam gets it-someday-and I dont. But the rest is still up for negotiation.

If she know how strongly he felt, shed have run out the door. He wasnt 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.

A mans immortality can be found in his children.

You cannot sacrifice the world for your children.

Cheeky. Carry them for nine months, feed them, clothe them, and what do I get? Impertinence.

C’est moi, c’est moi,’tis I, I told him. It seemed appropriately melodramatic, though I didn’t know if he’d catch the reference. I shouldn’t have worried. Unexpectedly, he laughed. “Trust you to quote Lancelot rather than Guinevere.

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

My father always said that too many words cheapened the value of a mans speech.

A king who trusts no man is weak.

My mother once told me that you had to trust that the first thing out of a persons mouth was the truth. After they have a chance to think about it, theyll change what they say to be more socially acceptable, something they think youll be happier with, something they think will get the results they want.

My mother raised her eyebrow, and murmured, “And to think I was always worried that you didn’t have any friends. I suppose I should have been counting my blessings.

Some people are boys longer than others.