88 quotes
Better a live whore than a dead virgin!
Harlot's Ruse (1986)
Bravery cannot be taught, but duty can.
Sphynxes Wild (1989)
My lady, I shudder to meet so much blind enthusiasm in one soul. It is dangerous when bravado envelops bravery.
Sphynxes Wild (1989)
Monkeys and mortals are attracted to sparkly things. What makes us different from the apes is that we sometimes crack the shiny shell and see there’s nothing inside.
Harlot's Ruse (1986)
She knew the odor of ruthlessness, though she was sure he would call it political practicality.
Sphynxes Wild (1989)
It was an edifice that combined high tech and low taste to an astonishing degree.
Hooray for Hellywood (1990)
Possession was nine-tenths of the law, and the stray tenth was self-possession.
Here Be Demons (1988)
She hadn’t been alive very long, but already she had an extensive list of things she hated, and topping it was being told what to do.
New York by Knight (1986)
Adulthood is not just gauged by years survived. An adult is able to act independently, to resist manipulation, to make his own decisions. And to take the consequences.
Demon Blues (1989)
“Satanism? In Whitman?”
“Mmm-hmm.” She threaded her arm through his. “You can find Satanism in everything if you’ve got the right sort of mind and you look hard enough.”
Demon Blues (1989)
Sanchi could use money. It was the green and golden bridge to everything he wanted.
New York by Knight (1986)
Her instinct told her no, yet could she trust instincts? They were the products of man’s natural state, and there were few things as far removed from the natural as New York.
New York by Knight (1986)
“I’m not a Freudian.” Dr. Fitzgerald pronounced the word as if it were axe-murderer.
Demon Blues (1989)
Elena had never managed to develop any patience for smartasses. Her first impulse was still to kick them right where they were smartest.
Sphynxes Wild (1989)
Accidents happen; clothing does not.
A Pig's Tale (1995)
Anything sounds legitimate in Latin.
Elf Defense (1988)
Gods do not explain their cruelties.
Sphynxes Wild (1989)
Hell is full of incompetent rebels.
Here Be Demons (1988)
The women treated you like a kid until you showed them you could put down a man’s stack of cash. Enough bills on the table and you could wear a Sesame Street bib and they wouldn’t care.
Sphynxes Wild (1989)
“I won’t do it,” said Barti.
“Then we’ll kill you,” replied Aliska, who had grasped the fundamentals of religious debate pretty quickly.
Harlot's Ruse (1986)