"It is commonly agreed that children spend more hours per year watching television than in the classroom, and far less in actual conversation with their parents."

“I'm a coyote shapeshifter playing in a world of werewolves and vampires---outmatched is n understatement.”

Source : Patricia Briggs (2010). “Silver Borne: Mercy Thompson”, p.10, Hachette UK

“The only way not to be afraid is to join with other people who are also afraid.”

“My advice to women directors is just to make the best work possible.”

Source : "‘Addicted to Fresno’ Director Jamie Babbit on Hiding Pregnancies and Embracing Diversity". Interview with Melissa Silverstein, www.indiewire.com. October 1, 2015.

“Someday this upside-down world will be turned right side up. Nothing in all eternity will turn it back again. If we are wise, we will use our brief lives on earth positioning ourselves for the turn.”

“Critics who attack my wife bug me. It makes me want to pay 'em a visit so I could give 'em a good punch in the nose.”

“The Bible is like a bull fiddle, you can play almost any tune you want on it.”

“My ideas about vampires may by romantic, but your attitudes toward women need a major overhaul.”

“You're not funny and nobody likes you!”