“You dont let many people behind that wall of yours do you? No I dont because basically people are shit. They have let me down over and over so now I choose them very carefully.You have let Yvan in,...”

“Tuoni takes her by the shoulders and turns her to face him. Remember this Anya. Dreams have power; they show old truths you are too blind to see on waking. They make you remember memories that are ...”

“The trail through the pines and beech trees was bright red. He was surprised the other human couldnt see it. She was walking slowly, not far from him. He could smell the moisture on her hot skin. S...”

“He felt the magic pouring through his body. The tattoo twitched and with a shout of pain Vasilli could not hold in, the creature pulled itself from his body. It flopped, bloody as a newborn onto th...”

“Squinting in the darkness Anya could just make out a strange curving symbol scratched into the bark. Baba Zosia scored a line through it, disfiguring the symbol. Anya felt something in the air chan...”

“Can I have a final request in case I dont make it?Anything. I havent been kissed in five years, kiss me Trajan, she whispered. I am so afraid. Trajan slowly pushed his glasses onto the top of his h...”

“Barbara felt lightheaded, almost dizzy with what she was about to say. But she said it anyway. "As you wish, Your Majesty. In that case, I am afraid I must resign my position as Baba Yaga. If I am ...”

“Naughty children have to be protected. Even if it's just from themselves.”

“Broken things can be fixed and healed. Nothing is too difficult or too dirty to clean.”

“This means that I don't have to run faster than the psychotic-maniac-vampire-cannibal, I just have to run faster than whoever is with me when the psychotic-maniac-vampire-cannibal starts chasing us.”

“He has been known to devour men. Hes a cannibal? Cadmus asked in horror. Well, not really, Daemon replied. He is a Cyclops. He does not eat his own kind just men and only those who challenge him ...”

“He has been known to devour men.” “He’s a cannibal?” Cadmus asked in horror. “Well, not really,” Daemon replied. “He is a Cyclops. He does not eat his own kind — just men and only those who challen...”

“A DEFINITION NOT FOUND IN THE DICTIONARY Not leaving: an act of trust and love,often deciphered by children”

“The ideal-worker standard and norm of work devotion push mothers to the margins of economic life. And a society that marginalizes its mothers impoverishes its children. That is why the paradigmatic...”

“When God Created Mothers"When the Good Lord was creating mothers, He was into His sixth day of "overtime" when the angel appeared and said. "You're doing a lot of fiddling around on this one." And ...”