Patricia Briggs Giving Quotations

I give you Mercedes Athena Thompson, our newest member." Much awkwardness ensued.

It is not wise to give something old and powerful something they care about. And I am very old.

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?

Over a lifetime of dealing with difficult women, I have learned it is often better to give into their demands immediately.

A dominant wolf's desire to protect was a strong instinct- Samuel was very dominant. Give him an inch, and he's take over the world- my life, if I let him. Mercy

I suppose we must work on being gracious and grateful until we can do for ourselves. Someday the wheel of fate will put us in a position to be of use to them, and we will remember how much easier it is to give help than it is to accept it.

This was not a man who wanted to give up his mate. This was a man trying to do the honorable thing—and give her a choice, no matter hiw much it cost him.

I hope this means you'll quit asking me to kill you. It gives me indigestion.