“I know that look, Blake. You are a drowning woman, and the only way out is down the aisle.”

“the true way to a man's heart is six inches of metal between his ribs.” You have to love Anita Blake… ...”

“Put any woman in an area run mostly by men and rumors will fly. Unless you make it very clear that you are off limits, there is also a certain competitiveness that sets in. Some men are either trying to run you out of town or get into your pants. They don't seem to know any other way to deal with a woman. If you're not a sexual object, you're a threat.”

“I know you can throw holy water on the vampire, but I didn't know you could throw the host." (Sheriff St. John)I had to smile. "They aren't like little holy grenades. I want the host to give to the Quinlans so they can put one at every windowsill, every doorsill." (Anita Blake)”

“Questions are great, but only if you know the answers. If you ask questions and the answers surprise you, you look silly.”

“You walk like a duck with a wet diaper on.'' Anita Blake Vampire Hunter”

“trust me, Anita, if you get dead, especially if he blames himself in any way, he will be a force of destruction looking for a place to be aimed. And he's blamed himself for introducing you to Olaf here from the get-go. If Olaf did to you what he's done to some of his other victims, Edward would drown the world in blood to erase those images.”