#blake

The Sick Rose O Rose, thou art sick. The invisible worm That flies in the night In the howling storm Has found out thy bed Of crimson joy, And his dark secret love Does thy life destroy. ↗

— William Blake

#secrets #william-blake #art

Just what I needed—a necromancer with an attitude. Oh, wait, I was a necromancer with an attitude. ↗

— Laurell K. Hamilton

#attitude

If I wasn't dead already, I'd said I was having a heart attack. ↗

— Laurell K. Hamilton

#byron #dreams

Blake peers around Amelia's shoulder. "He looks like Sleeping Beauty." "Don't ever say that to his face," says Wolfboy."Actually, do. If he wakes up, promise me you'll say that to his face. ↗

— Leanne Hall

#jethro #beauty

He wanted you dead, now he doesn't, I don't know why. Chimera's crazy, he doesn't need a reason to change his mind. ↗

— Laurell K. Hamilton

#bacchus #chimera #narcissus-in-chains #change

Great. Every time I thought I understood the rules, they changed. Why was it that the **** rules always seemed to change for the worse? ↗

— Anita Blake

#change

Stupidity isn't punishable by death. If it was, there would be a hell of a population drop. ↗

— Laurell K. Hamilton

#stupidity #death

Death, jewelry, or magic; it sounded like Valentine's Day. ↗

— Laurell K. Hamilton

#death

Sendak is in search of what he calls a "yummy death". William Blake set the standard, jumping up from his death bed at the last minute to start singing. "A happy death," says Sendak. "It can be done." He lifts his eyebrows to two peaks. "If you're William Blake and totally crazy. ↗

— Maurice Sendak

#death #singing #death

If I wanted death, Edward would give it to me. Because we both understand that it isn't death that we fear. It's living. ↗

— Laurell K. Hamilton

#death