The wolf sniffed beneath the door to be sure this was a human cottage. The scent was undeniable. No pigs, except in bacon form. The wolf thought baco…

- Vivian Vande Velde

They'd poisoned me, dammit. Probably to trade my dead body to the barbarians for Wulfgar's safe return. Or maybe just for the fun of it.

- Vivian Vande Velde

A [reformed] vampire ... mostly tries to make reparation for his previous evil by doing good deeds-most commonly, apparently, going into the crime so…

- Vivian Vande Velde

There, close enough to spit on--if I'd been a barbarian and inclined to spit--was the dragon.

- Vivian Vande Velde

People always talk about good, fresh country air, but I kept getting wiffs of something that was neither good nor fresh but definitely country.

- Vivian Vande Velde

She sighed. Loudly. "Physical appearance is not what is important." Yeah right. Tell that to any girl who hasn't bothered to put on a presentable shi…

- Vivian Vande Velde

Then, early, early, early in the morning-just as in countless Disney films-I heard a rooster crow. But guess what? They don't do it just once.

- Vivian Vande Velde

If you don't like vampire games, don't play

- Vivian Vande Velde

Those Grimm brothers," she said with a sigh, "they'll never amount to anything." And she was right because all they ever became was writers.

- Vivian Vande Velde