“She should have remembered that people have given everything they own, everything they are, to be taken care of, and to have their pain gone. It's the lure of cults: the promise of a good family; it's what people think love is, but love isn't absence of pain, it's a hand to hold while you're going through it. ”
― Laurell K. Hamilton, quote from The Harlequin
“You take insult where none is intended, but if you will find insult where none is meant, then perhaps I should try harder to insult on purpose.”
― Laurell K. Hamilton, quote from The Harlequin
“In chains and darkness, wherefore should I stay, And mourn in prison, while I keep the key.”
― Laurell K. Hamilton, quote from The Harlequin
“Oui , but if all the men in your life are happy, you are happier, and it makes my life easier."
- Jean-Claude”
― Laurell K. Hamilton, quote from The Harlequin
“Revenge was always the easy part; the hard part was living with it afterward.”
― Laurell K. Hamilton, quote from The Harlequin
“It may be a crush, or hero worship (...), it may not be love, but if you've never felt anything stronger, how do you tell the difference?”
― Laurell K. Hamilton, quote from The Harlequin
“Where both deliberate, the love is slight: Who ever loved, that loved not at first sight?”
― Laurell K. Hamilton, quote from The Harlequin
“want that glib and oily art, To speak and purpose not.”
― Laurell K. Hamilton, quote from The Harlequin
“It is vampire trickery, but as Richard said things he truly believed, so I think Anita and I have come to an understanding. We are tired of this, Ulfric. We are tired of you making us the villains. If we are the villains, then let go. If we are not the villains, then hold on, but either way, you know what I must do now. If you do not wish to be part of it, then you must separate from us.’ ‘Let”
― Laurell K. Hamilton, quote from The Harlequin
“Jean-Claude’s voice whispered through my head, ‘I am sorry, ma petite, there is no time.’ I thought he was apologizing for the fact that they were going to shoot Richard, until I felt his power. It didn’t wash over me, it didn’t press against me like Richard’s had; his power simply was there and did what it wanted. I felt it almost like a series of tumblers in a lock: click, and he took Richard’s blood lust, like a cup in his hand; click, and he turned that blood lust into another kind of lust; click, and he spilled it into me. There”
― Laurell K. Hamilton, quote from The Harlequin
“I’d had Jean-Claude drive the metaphysical bus before, but I’d never felt it like this, never been so aware of how terribly aware he was of his power, of my power, of the power we all offered him. He was vampire, which meant he was a cold power, a thing of logic, because emotions do not trouble the dead. He shifted through our talents, like Edward would have looked through his gun safe. Which gun will do the job? Which will make this shot?”
― Laurell K. Hamilton, quote from The Harlequin
“«Benissimo. Il tuo peccato è la lussuria, Anita, cioè lo stesso del tuo master e di tutti i suoi vampiri.» Scossi la testa, sentendo un sorriso sgradevole incurvarmi le labbra. Lo stesso sorriso che lascia freddi i miei occhi e di solito significa che sono davvero incazzata. «No, non è questo il mio peccato. Non è quello più vicino e più caro al mio cuore.» «E qual è allora il tuo peccato?» «L'ira, Malcom. L'ira.»”
― Laurell K. Hamilton, quote from The Harlequin
“«L'hai uccisa tu, Peter, e più di così non puoi vendicarti. Una volta che li hai ammazzati non puoi fare altro». La vendetta è sempre la parte più facile. La parte più difficile arriva in seguito, cioè convivere con la consapevolezza di ciò che si è fatto, e di ciò che si è dovuto sopportare, o che è stato inflitto ai propri cari.”
― Laurell K. Hamilton, quote from The Harlequin
“«Allora perché sei qui?» chiese Micah.
«Sono stanco di scappare da me stesso.» Non mi parve una risposta, benché Richard sembrasse pensarla diversamente. Comunque sentii Micah annuire dietro di me. «Smettila di scappare», disse il mio Nimir-Raj.
«Non sono sicuro di sapere come fare.»”
― Laurell K. Hamilton, quote from The Harlequin
“Sorrisi nel riconoscere la prima persona che entrava, e subito ebbi la sensazione che tutto sarebbe andato bene. Saremmo stati protetti. Era arrivato Edward.”
― Laurell K. Hamilton, quote from The Harlequin
“Edward annuì e, nello scrutarmi, i suoi occhi s'intenerirono un poco. «So che secondo te dovrei lasciare Donna e i ragazzi. Hai sempre pensato che fosse una pessima idea.» «Può anche darsi... Eppure tu li ami, e loro amano te. L'amore è difficile da trovare, Edward, e non bisogna mai gettarlo via soltanto perché è una pessima idea.»”
― Laurell K. Hamilton, quote from The Harlequin
“«Secondo alcuni testimoni, quel tipo...» Dolph sfogliò il taccuino, poi lesse un appunto. «Quel tipo ha detto: 'Mi lasciate andare alla mia macchina, vero?' E gli agenti hanno risposto: 'Sì, certo'.» «Merda! Gli ha tirato un Obi-Wan!» «Cosa?!» chiesero Edward e Dolph, in coro. «Be', come in Guerre Stellari... 'Questi non sono i droidi che state cercando'!» Edward sorrise. «Certo! Mentre io e Otto facevamo a pezzi l'altra vampira, il tipo ha tirato un Obi-Wan!»”
― Laurell K. Hamilton, quote from The Harlequin
“It was one of those hugs when it feels almost like you’re trying to meld yourself into the other person. Sometimes it’s sexual, but sometimes it’s because the world has gone too wrong and you need something to cling to.”
― Laurell K. Hamilton, quote from The Harlequin
Laurell K. Hamilton
Born place: in Heber Springs, Arkansas, The United States
Born date February 19, 2018
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“Are you too destitute to buy shoes Miss Winters?"
"What makes you ask?"
"I know the Indians are accustomed to wearing such footgear, but I've never seen respectable white women do so. They prefer shoes. From the rear I might have taken you for a squaw."
"Nobody asked you to look at my rear.”
― quote from Tisha: The Wonderful True Love Story of a Young Teacher in the Alaskan Wilderness
“There is a distinct difference between the ability to create life and the innate need to protect it; to cherish it. The life you've created is the one being you love most in the universe, and that intense love evolves into something that goes far beyond a sense of duty. It is instinct; pure and undeniable. As a direct result, one must neglect all else to preserve it. Even those we have claimed to love before.”
― Jamie McGuire, quote from Eden
“Tell me of this Wizard Howl of yours". Sophie's teeth chattered but she said proudly, "He's the best wizard in Ingary or anywhere else. If he'd only had time, he would have defeated that djinn. And he's sly and selfish and vain as a peacock and cowardly, and you can't pin him down to anything.”
― Diana Wynne Jones, quote from Castle in the Air
“I need to experience books, not just read them.”
― Lauren Morrill, quote from Meant to Be
“You're thirty-four or thirty-five, gainfully employed, never been married. You think maybe you'll settle down one day, perhaps when you're forty, but for now, you work hard at your job, so you want to play hard, too. You tend to skew more toward dating women in their mid-twenties, because women in their early twenties seem just a little too young and women in their thirties frustrate you with the way they all want to talk about marriage and kids by the third date. You'll go out with a girl a few times, you'll have a lot of fun together, and when she starts pushing for something more serious, you'll move on to something else, wondering why it is that women can't be content to just 'date' without needing a commitment. And why would you want to commit to one person right now? For men as attractive as you, this city is one big candy store, filled with so many shiny treats, you couldn't possibly choose just one. So instead, you run around with your obviously healthy ego, sampling as many of the goods as you can get your hands on--simply because you can.”
― Julie James, quote from It Happened One Wedding
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