Laurell K. Hamilton

“Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win.”

“The truly scary thing about undiscovered lies is that they have a greater capacity to diminish us than exposed ones.”

“The only difference between a hero and a villain is who is telling the story.”

“There comes a point when you either embrace who and what you are, or condemn yourself to be miserable all your days.”

“Never promise a woman anything you can't live up to.”

“Love is a wonderful, terrible thing.”

“Smiling is the best way to face every problem, to crush every fear and to hide every pain.”

“Courage is a muscle. You build it by using it.”

“Evil is a matter of choice. It is not a matter of destiny.”

“Sometimes the only way to win is to cheat.”

“Love is not a whim. Love is not a flower that fades with a few fleeting years. Love is a choice.”

“Magic is desire made real.”

“Most people are not looking for provable truths. As you said, truth is often accompanied by intense pain, and almost no one is looking for painful truths.”

“If you don't know what you want, you'll never find it.”

“Some people just needed to be hit with a brick.”

“We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.”

“You can't save everyone. You can't prevent all the bad things from happening.”

“Beauty is only skin deep, but it's a mighty thin skin.”

“Sometimes you have to do the wrong thing for the right reason.”

“I do not have a fear of heights. I have a fear of falling from heights.”