“Unicorns, dragons, witches may be creatures conjured up in dreams, but on the page their needs, joys, anguishes, and redemptions should be just as true as those of Madame Bovary or Martin Chuzzlewit.” NeedsShouldWritingMayDreamJoyCreaturesPagesRedemptionDragonsWitchAnguishUnicorn Author:Alberto Manguel
“Well sure, who doesn't need a boyfriend? but realistically, those exotic creatures are hard to come by. At least a quality one.” NeedsWellsHardQualityCreaturesExoticNeed A Boyfriend Book:Dash & Lily's Book of Dares Source: Dash & Lily's Book of Dares
“Matthew kept hinting that his desire - for blood, chiefly- was so strong that it put everything else at risk. But vampires weren’t the only creatures who had to manage such strong impulses. Much of what qualified as magic was simply desire in action. Witchcraft was different- that took spells and rituals. But magic? A wish, a need, a hunger too strong to be denied- these could turn into deeds when they cross a witch’s mind.” NeedsMindDifferentActionDesireTurnsStrongWishRiskMagicBloodCreaturesCrossesHungerDeedsManageVampireImpulseRitualWitchSpellsDeniedQualifiedWitchcraftMatthew Author:Deborah Harkness
“Men-kind shared this world for but a blink, then, sadly, they became enlightened, found science and religion. The new world of men left little room for magic or the magical creatures of old. Earth’s first children were driven into the shadows by flame and cold iron, by man’s insatiable need of conquest.” MenWorldNeedsFirstsKindChildrenLittlesEarthFoundLeftRoomsMagicThis WorldColdCreaturesShadowDrivenFlamesEnlightenedIronNew WorldConquestScience And ReligionBlinkInsatiableMagical CreaturesInsatiable Need Author:Brom
“But it's daylight," she said at last. "Vampires can't go out in the sun, everyone knows that!" Bones chuckled. "Right And we shrink back from crosses, can't travel over water, and always get staked in the end by the righteous slayer. Really, who'd be afraid of a creature like that? All you'd need is a Bible, a tanning bed, and some holy water to send us shivering to our dooms.” KnowsNeedsSaidEndsLastsWaterSunHolyBedCreaturesCrossesBonesVampireRighteousShrinksDoomDaylightSlayerHoly WaterTanningTanning Beds Author:Jeaniene Frost
“Kate, perhaps you need to explain to your significant other that he is in no position to give me orders. Last time I checked, his title was Beast Lord, which is a gentle euphemism for a man who strips nude at night and runs around through the woods hunting small woodland creatures. I'm a premier Master of the Dead. I will go where I please.” MenNeedsGivingRunningLastsNightOrderLordPositionMastersPleaseCreaturesGive MeWoodsSignificantTitlesGentleBeastHuntingLast TimeKateEuphemismWoodlandSignificant OtherWoodland Creatures Author:Ilona Andrews
“I have a sense that God is unfair and preferentially punishes his weak, his dumb, his fat, his lazy. I believe he takes more pleasure in his perfect creatures, and cheers them on like a brainless dad as they run roughshod over the rest of us. He gives us a need for love, and no way to get any. He gives us a desire to be liked, and personal attributes that make us utterly unlikable. Having placed his flawed and needy children in a world of exacting specifications, he deducts the difference between what we have and what we need from our hearts and our self-esteem and our mental health.” WorldWayNeedsGivingBelieveHeartChildrenSelfRunningDesireI BelieveDifferencesPerfectPleasureSelf EsteemDadCreaturesWeakMental HealthFatsEsteemDumbLazyCheerAttributesUnfairFlawedNeedySpecificationsBrainless Author:George Saunders