Lillith

“Give your enemy a face, If he is human, do not dehumanize him. Know him and know why he is your enemy. If your enemy is within you, understand what it is and why you are afraid. Put a face on your fear. When you understand it, and it is no longer vague and shapeless, you will find that your fear is no longer so formidable.”
― Mercedes Lackey, Brightly Burning

“What is allowed us is disagreeable, what is denied us causes intense desire.”
― Jeff Wheeler, The Blight of Muirwood

“Life goes different ways for different people. Some people’s lives are formed by a cookie cutter and some are immediately tossed from the kitchen.”
― Trent Zelazny, To Sleep Gently

“If only. Those must be the two saddest words in the world.”
― Mercedes Lackey