Jason (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #23) QUOTES

1 " We’d put a big sign over our territory saying, Nothing here is worth dying over, but if you insist, we will fucking kill you. "

― Laurell K. Hamilton , Jason (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #23)

2 " All fear is the same no matter the cause of it; you conquer or are conquered by it. I wasn’t into losing, not even to myself, maybe especially to myself. "

― Laurell K. Hamilton , Jason (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #23)

3 " A lot of people take too much directness as rudeness, especially from a woman. "

― Laurell K. Hamilton , Jason (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #23)

4 " J.J kissed Jason and said, “I’m going to freshen up and change into something more comfortable.” She walked toward the bathroom, big bag swinging at her side.

I called after her, “Is it really more comfortable, or just the opposite?”
She laughed. “You’ll see soon enough.”

“Shit, that means I need lingerie too. "

― Laurell K. Hamilton , Jason (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #23)

5 " We must be willing to get rid of the life we’ve planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us. "

― Laurell K. Hamilton , Jason (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #23)

6 " The three of you have sex together a lot, don’t you?” she asked.
“He’s my best friend,” Jason said.
“You know, most guys watch sports with their best friends,” J.J. said.
“I don’t like sports. "

― Laurell K. Hamilton , Jason (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #23)

7 " Anita,” Jason said. I looked at him and J.J. “You okay?” I shrugged. “I think this is the most complicated BDSM scene I’ve tried without Jean-Claude or Asher involved. It’s like we have all this talent and potential, but no one is in charge.” That was all true. It wasn’t exactly what was spooking me, but it was still part of the truth. It also meant that they’d probably quit asking me what was wrong. “I cannot be with Asher,” Jade said. I shook my head. “I wasn’t suggesting it, just not sure who’s directing everything.” “We’ve made love with Nathaniel in bed with us before,” she said, her voice soft, low, and strangely musical. Her voice didn’t always sound that way, but it often did when she was trying to persuade, or I guess manipulate me. I’d asked her if she’d had theater training, but she didn’t seem to know what I meant, so I’d let it go. I let a lot of things go with Jade, even I knew that, but when she puzzled me enough I stepped back rather than pushing. I wasn’t sure if I was growing up, or she was winning. “You’re in charge, Anita,” Domino said, “so be in charge. What do you want to do?” In my head I thought, Leave. Maybe it showed on my face, because he said, “Do what you enjoy and Jade will follow your lead.” Jade nodded. “Really?” I asked her. “Truly,” she said. “Okay, I know what I want to do.” “I will follow where you lead,” she said. I knew it was both the truth and a lie. She’d follow me for a while, until she decided she didn’t want to, or she got too uncomfortable, then she’d do whatever the hell she wanted to do and somehow it would be my fault, again. I was starting to seriously sympathize with the men who were dating me. "

― Laurell K. Hamilton , Jason (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #23)

8 " She is one of the bravest people I know, because when she’s scared, or nervous, or so uncomfortable that she wants to do anything but what she has to do, she does it anyway. She taught me that you can only truly be brave if you’re afraid, that without fear there is no bravery. "

― Laurell K. Hamilton , Jason (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #23)

9 " What you’ll enjoy from someone you’re in love with just hits you as clingy from someone you think of more as a sex buddy. "

― Laurell K. Hamilton , Jason (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #23)

10 " Rage had been almost my only emotion once, and it was still comforting in that dysfunctional way in which people will prefer something unpleasant, but familiar, to something pleasant, but unfamiliar. "

― Laurell K. Hamilton , Jason (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #23)

11 " comfort zones were more like prison bars; they protected you, but they also trapped you. I didn’t want to be trapped, not even by myself. "

― Laurell K. Hamilton , Jason (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #23)

12 " Smart isn’t just sexy; it’s necessary for something this complicated to work. "

― Laurell K. Hamilton , Jason (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #23)

13 " We must be willing to get rid of the life we’ve planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us. The old skin has to be shed before the new one can come. Joseph Campbell "

― Laurell K. Hamilton , Jason (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #23)

14 " I seemed to have only two speeds on problems that hit me emotionally, either putting my fingers in my ears and going la-la-la, or picking up an axe and attacking the issue. "

― Laurell K. Hamilton , Jason (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #23)