Patricia Briggs Quotes - Page 4

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• A king who trusts no man is weak.

  Patricia Briggs

  Kings, Men, Weak

  Patricia Briggs (2002). “Dragon Blood”, p.199, Penguin

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• It was Adam, but he was too late. He couldn’t love me anymore. He would be so angry with me. I had to hide. He didn’t love me so he might hurt me when he was angry. When he calmed down, that would hurt him. I didn’t want him hurting because of me. There was nowhere for a person to hide. So I wouldn’t be a person. My eyes fell on the shelves that lined the far back corner. A coyote could hide there.

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  Hurt, Eye, Coyotes

  Patricia Briggs (2010). “Iron Kissed: Mercy Thompson”, p.148, Hachette UK

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• That’s a pretty lame superhero name,” I told him. “Scooby-Doo is already taken,” he said with dignity. “Anything else sounds lame in comparison.

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  Taken, Names, Superhero

  Patricia Briggs (2009). “Bone Crossed”, p.112, Penguin

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• I hope this means you'll quit asking me to kill you. It gives me indigestion.

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  Mean, Giving, Asking

  Patricia Briggs (2008). “Cry Wolf”, p.290, Penguin

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• A cowboy, a lawyer, and a mechanic watched Queen of the Damned,” I murmured. Warren—who had once, a long time ago, been a cowboy—snickered and wiggled his bare feet. “It could be the beginning of either a bad joke or a horror story.” “No,” said Kyle, the lawyer, whose head was propped up on my thigh. “If you want a horror story, you have to start out with a werewolf, his gorgeous lover, and a walker.

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  Queens, Cowboy, Horror Stories

  Patricia Briggs (2011). “The Mercy Thompson Collection”, p.641, Penguin

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• He stepped back with exaggerated courtesy. But when I walked past him, he swatted my rump. Hard enough to sting. “You need to be more careful,” he growled. “Keep interfering in my business and you might get hurt.” I said sweetly as I continued to Jesse's room, “The last man who swatted me like that is rotting in his grave.” “I have no doubt about it.” His voice was more satisfied then contrite.

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  Hurt, Past, Men

  Patricia Briggs (2008). “Iron Kissed”, p.109, Penguin

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• He was like Superman, but with fangs and oddly impaired morals.

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  Moral, Fangs

  Patricia Briggs (2011). “River Marked”, p.10, Penguin

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• Coffee or orange juice?” “Water is fine.” His eyebrows went up. “Uh-oh,” Auriele said, but she was smiling. Darryl was not. “Are you implying that my coffee is not the best in four counties? Or my fresh-squeezed orange juice is less than perfect?

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  Coffee, Orange Juice, Eyebrows

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• Only cowards torture women.

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  Women, Coward, Torture

  Patricia Briggs (2004). “Raven's Shadow”, p.317, Penguin

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• You can't cage an eagle for long without destroying it.

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  Freedom, Eagles, Long

  Patricia Briggs (2002). “Dragon Blood”, p.86, Penguin

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• Dragons and legends...It would have been difficult for any man not to want to fight beside a dragon.

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  Fighting, Men, Dragons

  Patricia Briggs (2002). “Dragon Blood”, p.190, Penguin

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• Wolves eat coyotes," Gordon said[...] If he weren't an old man, I had some rude things I could have said to that. "Yes," observed Adam blandly. "I do." Yep. That was the one that came to mind. And he didn't even blush when he said it. Maybe Gordon would miss the double entendre. But he grinned cheerfully at Adam.

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  Men, Rude, Missing

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• Are we going to Portland?" I asked. "Or Multnomah Falls?" He smiled at me. "Go to sleep." I waited three seconds. "Are we there yet?" His smile widened, and the last of the usual tension melted from his face. For a smile like that, I'd...do anything.

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  Fall, Sleep, Portland

  Patricia Briggs (2011). “River Marked”, p.35, Penguin

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• Someday, I'm going to meet some supernatural creature who tells me everything I should know up front and in a forthright manner - but I'm not going to hold my breath.

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  Someday, Should, Creatures

  Patricia Briggs (2011). “River Marked”, p.99, Penguin

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• Some of the fae have an odd idea of bride send-offs," he explained "including, according to Zee, kidnapping." "I forgot about that." And I was appalled because I knew better. "Bran and Samuel are probably more of a danger than any of the fae," I told him. "Someday, I'll tell you about some of the more spectaculare wedding antics Samuel's told me about." Some of them made kidnapping look mild.

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  Ideas, Looks, Fae

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• Mercy is not a proper Indian name."..........."Rash Coyote Who Runs With Wolf. We could shorten it to Dinner Woman.

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  Running, Names, Coyotes

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• Anna followed, keeping a sharp eye out for things he might back into or over. She wondered if Isaac did this all the time-and, if so, how he avoided getting photos in the paper with captions like "Local Alpha Trips Over Child" or "Wolf Versus Street Sign, Street Sign Wins.

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  Children, Eye, Winning

  Patricia Briggs (2012). “Fair Game”, p.142, Penguin

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• Nothing says you're sorry like a dead bunny.

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  Sorry, Apology, Bunnies

  Patricia Briggs (2011). “River Marked”, p.61, Penguin

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• Adam didn't approve of Wal-Mart.

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  Adam

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• He stopped what he was doing and pulled out his magic phone. Okay, the phone wasn't magic, but it does things my computer struggles with.

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  Struggle, Phones, Magic

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• Mmm, he rumbled into my ear. I thought that being married meant that I never go to bed hungry.

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  Bed, Ears, Married

  Patricia Briggs (2011). “River Marked”, p.51, Penguin

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• The devout belief that the world is explainable is both a terrible vulnerability and a stout shield.

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  World, Shields, Belief

  Patricia Briggs (2007). “Blood Bound”, p.3, Penguin

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• She crawled on top of him, naked and warm and soft, smelling like a miracle that had saved him from a lifetime of aloneness.

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  Miracle, Naked, Lifetime

  Patricia Briggs (2012). “Fair Game”, p.138, Penguin

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• If you leave me naked and waiting on the bed without making love to me, I’ll—” I didn’t get to finish the threat. I think it was the word “naked,” though maybe it was “bed,” but before I finished my sentence, he was on me. Mercy to Adam

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  Thinking, Waiting, Making Love

  Patricia Briggs (2010). “Silver Borne”, p.215, Penguin

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• Not that I'd really been planning on keeping the attack secret; it had just been an option I'd wanted to keep open if I could.

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  Secret, Planning, Wanted

  Patricia Briggs (2011). “River Marked”, p.149, Penguin

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