“Then stop trying to throw logic at nightmares. Sometimes the monsters are real, Anita. Sometimes they're real and the only way to defeat them is to be the bigger monster. ~Bibiana to Anita”

“We sometimes need to create unreal monsters and bogies to stand in for all the things we fear in our real lives.”

“Adults are the real monsters.”

“It's not about winning, Haven. I'm not a prize to be won. I'm not the princess that needs rescuing from the dragon. I'm the prince and I kill my own monsters. You need to be ok with that. -Anita Blake”

“The real world is where the monsters are.”

“Sometimes mortals can be more horrible than monsters.”

“It was a queer, disturbing instant of recognition. We all create monsters in our minds. The only important difference may be which of us let our monsters become real.”

“Anita: My life works for me right now, but it wouldn't work for a child.
Ronnie: Why, because you don't have a husband?
Anita: No, because people try to kill me on a semiregular basis.”

“Seat way back listening to Anita Baker, Riding by myself smoking weed by the acre.”

“Who needs make-believe monsters when there are so many real ones.”