“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 elements I need to write are a place, a desk, a familiar room. I need some of my books there, I need quiet. … I'm picturing as I'm writing. I'm putting together what I need to have this thing alive.”

“(on Ashley Tisdale) "You don't need a prince to be a princess."”

“I need you to pray for me; I need you to care for me. I need you to want me to win. I need to know where I'm heading, because I know where I've been.”

“Taste of metal on my tongue. Poison the color of envy-
I'm delirious, you're delicious, I'm deluded and delusional.
I'm lost without you. I need you.”

“So you were going to rescue the Prince! Why did you pretend to run away? To deceive the Witch?"

"Not likely! I'm a coward. Only way I can do something this frightening is to tell myself I'm not doing it!”

“I'm not so much a dragon slayer, more a dragon annoyer -- I'm a dragon irritater.”

“I'm a princess
I'm a temptress
I'm a pretty mess
I'm a mistress”

“It was a painful time for me and my family. That's why I'm proud to say I'm a strong person. I'm a survivor and I can handle anything. I'm very confident about that. I come from a very strong family and they are always there to protect me. If I need any help I'll just call on my mummy or daddy or my brother to whom I'm very close.”

“I was not rescued by a prince; I was the administrator of my own rescue.”