Ruk

“Have you realized" MacRyrie asked her, "that you're just like Novikov but with more charm and no OCD?"

"The direct thing?"

"Yeah," both bear and wolf said at the same time.

"I like being direct. Then no one can hold shit over your head. Like when I got pregnant in high school. I ran around telling everybody. The nuns were horrified. But no one could shame me because I'd already put it all out there. For everybody!”
― Shelly Laurenston, Bear Meets Girl

“Didn’t have much choice. Couldn’t handle the whining.”

“She whines?”

“Not her, but a teacup poodle.”

“Canines have teacup poodle shifters now?”
― Shelly Laurenston, Big Bad Beast

“The only people in the world who can hurt you are those you let have that ability, Van.”
― Mariana Zapata, The Wall of Winnipeg and Me

“Whispering against her ear, he confessed, "When I'm really stressed out...I play with my toes."
Gwen leaned back a bit and stared at him. "Seriously?"
"It's really relaxing and very bearlike."
And very weird. And yet..."I'm oddly comforted by this information.”
― Shelly Laurenston, The Mane Squeeze