“Death is no surprise to an old man like me. Being able to take a regular crap, now, there is a surprise.”
― Iron Lake
― Iron Lake
“Humans were herd animals, like the moose. Sometimes even the most independent needed to clump up, hip and shoulder touching, protecting their soft flanks from the wolves.”
― A Superior Death
― A Superior Death
“The predation of wolves and women by those who misunderstand them is strikingly similar.”
― Women Who Run With the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype
― Women Who Run With the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype
“Around her, buried neatly under the emotional sod, was the human equivalent of an electric fence. If a man got too close, he got a jolt in the neck. Once or twice was sufficient to train most.”
― Liberty Falling
― Liberty Falling
“I am yours to command, Agnes Amaranth.” Agnes feels a heady heat through her, like summer wine. Men really ought to try offers of fealty rather than flowers.”
― The Once and Future Witches
― The Once and Future Witches
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