Patricia Briggs

Patricia Briggs
Patricia Briggsis an American writer of fantasy since 1993, and author of the Mercy Thompson urban fantasy series...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionWriter
CountryUnited States of America
mad
I don't get mad, I get even.
kings eye home
Yes,” I told him. “I think the guy playing the Pirate King was awesome.” He stopped where he was. “What?” I asked, frowning at the big smile on his face. “I didn’t say I liked the Pirate King,” he told me. “Oh.” I closed my eyes—and there he was. A warm, edgy presence right on the edge of my perception. When I opened my eyes, he was standing right in front of me. “Cool,” I told him. “You’re back.” He kissed me leisurely. When he was finished, I was more than ready to head home. Fast. “You make me laugh,” he told me seriously.
bucks might lasts
When is the last time you were a tourist?” she asked archly. He just looked at her. Charles, she had to agree, was not tourist material. “Right,” Anna told him. “Buck up. You might even enjoy it.” “You might as well have ‘hapless victim’ tattooed across your forehead,” he muttered.
doors bars mundane
She'd never have allowed herself to be held by anything as mundane as a few bars and a reinforced door
track want
He can stop me in my tracks, but he can't make me do someting I don't want to
mother knowing-everything rooms
My foster mother always laughed and said it was his reputation for knowing everything that allowed for him to appear infallible: all he had to do was walk through the room and see who looked guiltiest when they saw him. Maybe she was right, but I tried looking innocent the next time, and it didn't work.
giving-up sleep home
You should be home sleeping. What is the use of having a man in the house, if he cannot take care of you for a while?” “Mmm,” I said. “I give up. What's the use of having a man in the house?
fall sleep three
Are we going to Portland?" I asked. "Or Multnomah Falls?" He smiled at me. "Go to sleep." I waited three seconds. "Are we there yet?" His smile widened, and the last of the usual tension melted from his face. For a smile like that, I'd...do anything.
numbers people nightmare
Usually the people I do know are sufficient to spawn any number of nightmares without inventing any.
stupid insane problem
A stupid ruler is much more of a problem than an insane one.
father trying silent
My father said that a silent person is trying to hide something.
baking results washing
Baking is like washing--the results are equally temporary.
weapons
Knowledge is a better weapon than a sword.
tomorrow trouble
Let's save tomorrow's troubles for tomorrow.