Jacqueline Patricks Quotes & Sayings

Civilization is held together by duct tape and spit, and I'm worried about the duct tape. — Jacqueline Patricks

The secret to a long and loving marriage is to choose, everyday, to be married. — Jacqueline Patricks

I've met people I didn't like. I've met people who've used words in ways I didn't like. I've never met a word I didn't like. — Jacqueline Patricks

Why use profanity in real life and writing? Because sometimes 'darn it' just doesn't cut it. — Jacqueline Patricks

Many things become clearer with the perspective of maturity gained. — Jacqueline Patricks

Art is a journey of excellence not a goal of perfection. — Jacqueline Patricks

Feral beauty tangled up and over every surface. Enormous vines and flourishing blooms swathed the area creating a shadowy, organic cathedral. A faint whiff of perfume breezed to her, like jasmine, but sweeter, more delicate - if jasmine could be more delicate without losing its scent entirely. The buzzing of alien insects reminded her of the sticky, summer days of her childhood in the South, and cicadas filled her memory with their incessant mating calls. Here, however, the insects grew louder as it grew darker. It seemed even they understood the dangers of daylight. — Jacqueline Patricks

She is such a blade - -beautiful, powerful, and deadly to her enemies- - as well as her bond-mate due to her fatal flaw. The questions are - How deep is her flaw and can it be healed? After all, a mortal is not a mearcair blade to be discarded if forged improperly. (Kagan Donmall regarding Tessa Montgomery) — Jacqueline Patricks

His fingers wrapped around the smooth metal handle, and he eased the knife from its sweat-patinaed leather sheath and weaved the blade skillfully through the air. While it didn't have the impression of a Fae-forged blade, he did feel something alive within the mortal steel as if the old blade had drunk deeply of blood and continued to thirst. — Jacqueline Patricks

Was this love in its purest form, unrequited yet all-consuming and unselfish? — Jacqueline Patricks

One cannot lead well until one learns to follow well. — Jacqueline Patricks

He settled into his ergonomically designed, yet inexpensive, chair and logged into his computer. He could do this. Just turn the computer on, shut brain down, and commence typing until fingers fell off. - Captain Lewis — Jacqueline Patricks