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Kim Harrison, born in 1966, is a renowned science fiction author from the United States. Her works are highly praised by readers and critics for their unique worldviews and profound thematic explorations.

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“A witch, a vampire, and a pixy walk into a bar, I thought as I led the way into the Squirrel’s End. It was early, and the sun had yet to set when the door swung shut behind Jenks, sealing us in the warm air smelling faintly of smoke. Immediately Nick yanked it open to come in behind us. And there’s the punch line.”

Way Ends Lines Walks Behinds Sun Doors Air Warm Bars Vampire Smoke Witch Squirrels

Author:Kim Harrison

“Big lots,' I said, seeing the eighty-year-old oaks and shady lawns. The houses were set way back and had iron fences and stone drives. The harder to hear your neighbors scream, my dear,' was David’s answer, and I sent my head up and down in agreement.”

Way Years Said Bigs House Answers Seeing Stones Harder Dear Neighbor Agreement Iron Scream Fence Eighty Up And Down Oaks Lawns Shady Heads Up

Author:Kim Harrison

“There were no more choices, no more options, no more clever ways out of a tough situation. And the rush, I realized in a brutal wash of despair, is a false god I’ve chased my entire life. One that cost me everything in the blind search for sensation. My entire existence amounted to nothing.”

Way Choices Existence Situation Cost Despair Tough Blind I Realized Clever Sensations Brutal False Gods Tough Situations

Author:Kim Harrison

“...It's easier to find a way to make money at something you love than to learn to love a job that you can make money at.”

Way Jobs Easier Making Money Something You Love

Author:Kim Harrison

“I smell pancakes," Al said as he jauntily smacked Pierce's hat back on the witch's head. "Did the runt make you breakfast?" Al said, leaning over the stove. "Quickest way to a woman's crotch is through her gullet, eh?" he said, leering at Pierce, who was now rinsing out the percolator. "Is it working? I'd be curious to know. I'd buy her a cake or something.”

Knows Way Said Smell Curious Hats Als Breakfast Witch Cake Pierce Pancakes Stoves Runts Algaliarept

Author:Kim Harrison

“The quickest way to a woman's crotch is through her gullet. Can I make you a cake?" Big Al to Pierce, then Rachel.”

Way Bigs Als Cake Pierce

Author:Kim Harrison

“Maybe if I didn't say anything about what happened, we could get back to the way we were. Ignoring a problem was a perfectly acceptable way to deal with it, as long as both people agree never to bring it up again.”

People Ifs Way Long Problem Deals Happened Agree Get Back Acceptable Say Anything

Author:Kim Harrison

“I sighed. I hated the maze of bureaucracy with a passion, but I've found the best way to deal with it is to smile and act stupid. That way, no one gets confused.”

Way Passion Found Deals Stupid Best Way Hated Confused Bureaucracy Mazes

Author:Kim Harrison

“Together we made our way from the service entrances in back to the front, Jenks shedding clothes and handing them to me to stuff in my bag every few yards. It was terribly distracting, but I managed to avoid running into the Dumpsters and recycling bins.”

Way Made Running Together Stuff Fronts Clothes Bags Yards Entrances Recycling Dumpsters

Author:Kim Harrison

“Rachel, you summon demons. You’re good at it. Get over it, then find a way to make it work for you. It’s not going to go away.”

Way Demon Over It Going Away Get Over

Book:White Witch, Black Curse

Source: White Witch, Black Curse

“she thought I could find a way to save her soul when she died and became an undead. Right now, I was just looking to find the rent money. I’d get to my roommate’s soul later.”

Way Soul Right Now Died Roommate Undead

Book:White Witch, Black Curse

Source: White Witch, Black Curse

“Edden called the church first,” she said by way of greeting, her thin eyebrows high as she spotted Ford’s arm linked in mine. “Hi, Ford.” The man reddened at the lilt she’d put in her last words, but I wouldn’t let him take his arm back. I liked being needed. “He’s having trouble with the background emotion,” I said. “And he’d rather be abused by yours?” Nice. (Ivy, Rachel and Ford)”

Men Way Firsts Said Lasts Church Emotion Nice Trouble Mines Arms Needed Backgrounds Linked Last Words Eyebrows Ivy Greetings

Author:Kim Harrison

“Hey!" I exclaimed, seeing the total. "They're charging me retail. Glenn!" I complained. "They can't do that." I shook it at him. "I shouldn't have to pay retail!" "What did you expect? You can keep that. It's your copy." I sat back in a huff and shoved it in my bag with my sticky scarf as he typed his slow, painful way through my report. "Where's this human compassion I keep hearing about?" "That's it, baby doll," he said, voice smoother than usual. He was laughing at me.”

Way Humans Said Voice Pay Compassion Laughing Seeing Baby Painful Hearing Hey Sat Reports Bags Copies Usual Dolls Retail Sticky Charging Scarves Human Compassion

Book:Black Magic Sanction

Source: Black Magic Sanction

“Rachel, we've been over this. This is what I do," he said, crumbs of whiten cheese falling from the knife. "Find a way for your lofty, unrealistic ideals to deal with it.”

Way Said Fall Deals Ideals Knives Cheese Lofty Crumbs

Author:Kim Harrison

“Jenks, you can fly me up the rest of the way to Trent, and then pow! I give Trent his statue." "Pow, you'll be naked!" Jenks exclaimed. (Rachel and Jenks)”

Way Giving Naked Statues Pow

Author:Kim Harrison

“A devious spark lit through Al, making me smile. One way. It costs too much, he said. “There’s no inflation in the ever-after, Al.” Call it a recession then. One way.”

Way Said Too Much Cost One Way Als Sparks Lit Inflation Recessions Ever After Devious Make Me Smile

Author:Kim Harrison

“I have a name,” I grumped, my stomach pinching me harder. “Yes, but it has no pizzazz. Ra-a-a-a-chel. Rach-e-e-e-eel,” he said, trying it out in different ways. “No one will tremble in terror at that. Oh my God!” he said in a high falsetto. “It’s Rachel! Run! Hide!”

Way Trying Said Different Running Names Harder Terror Different Ways Stomach Eels Pinching Falsetto Pizzazz

Author:Kim Harrison

“Your hair is a tangled mess,"he said, thinking he liked it that way, like a lion's mane.”

Thinking Way Said Hair Mess Lions Tangled

Author:Kim Harrison

“[Jenks]"I think you're all screwy in the head," he said when Bis nodded his encouragement. "But go ahead. I've got Quen's number in my phone. I'll call him if you both explode in a flash of black underwear and money so I won't have to fly all the way home.”

Ifs Thinking Way Said Home Black Numbers Encouragement Phones Flash Underwear Way Home

Author:Kim Harrison

“I never considered I might make a career out of writing as I was going to school, so when I did turn my attentions that way, I was very ill prepared, having only what I read as a guide, and no formal training whatsoever. I credit that very ignorance with a great deal of my success.”

Way Writing Might School Turns Deals Attention Careers Ignorance Training Prepared Ill Credit Guides Formal

Author:Kim Harrison

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Born: 1966
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Quotes: 343

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