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> [You take insult where none is intended, but if you will find insult where none is meant, then perhaps I should try…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurell-k-hamilton/you-take-insult-where-none-is-intended-but-if-you-will-find-insult/)

[Laurell K. Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurell-k-hamilton/)

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> [His eyes widened just a bit, his lips flexed. I realized he was trying not to laugh. I hate it when people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurell-k-hamilton/his-eyes-widened-just-a-bit-his-lips-flexed-i-realized-he-was-trying/)

[Laurell K. Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurell-k-hamilton/)

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> [When you apologize, try not to smile at the same time. It ruins the effect](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurell-k-hamilton/when-you-apologize-try-not-to-smile-at-the-same-time-it-ruins-the/)

[Laurell K. Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurell-k-hamilton/)

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> [Vampires were always either trying to kill me, or own me. God I hated being popular.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurell-k-hamilton/vampires-were-always-either-trying-to-kill-me-or-own-me-god-i-hated/)

[Laurell K. Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurell-k-hamilton/)

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> [I should not have to flirt with someone while I'm trying to threaten someone else with a gun; it was too hard…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurell-k-hamilton/i-should-not-have-to-flirt-with-someone-while-i-m-trying-to-threaten/)

[Laurell K. Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurell-k-hamilton/)

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> [Sometimes the greatest wounds are the ones we try the hardest not to inflict.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurell-k-hamilton/sometimes-the-greatest-wounds-are-the-ones-we-try-the-hardest-not-to/)

[Laurell K. Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurell-k-hamilton/)

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> [Everyone spends their lives trying to balance their world between good and evil.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurell-k-hamilton/everyone-spends-their-lives-trying-to-balance-their-world-between/)

[Laurell K. Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurell-k-hamilton/)

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> [I try not to worry about rewriting books that worked well the first time. I'm too busy writing new books to worry…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurell-k-hamilton/i-try-not-to-worry-about-rewriting-books-that-worked-well-the-first/)

[Laurell K. Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurell-k-hamilton/)

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> [Readers respond to every genre intensely, if it's a genre that appeals to them. Again, who can say why anyone enjoys horror…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurell-k-hamilton/readers-respond-to-every-genre-intensely-if-it-s-a-genre-that-appeals/)

[Laurell K. Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurell-k-hamilton/)

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> [There comes a point when you either embrace who and what you are, or condemn yourself to be miserable all your days.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurell-k-hamilton/there-comes-a-point-when-you-either-embrace-who-and-what-you-are-or/)

[Laurell K. Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurell-k-hamilton/)

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> [Now that I'm being very successful, publishers are trying to mainstream me, but I'm unabashedly genre. It's what I like to read,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurell-k-hamilton/now-that-i-m-being-very-successful-publishers-are-trying-to/)

[Laurell K. Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurell-k-hamilton/)

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> [I sipped my own coffee, heavy on the sugar and cream, trying to make up for the late work the night before.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurell-k-hamilton/i-sipped-my-own-coffee-heavy-on-the-sugar-and-cream-trying-to-make-up/)

[Laurell K. Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurell-k-hamilton/)

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> [Zerbrowski said, "Try not. Do. Or do not. There is no try." It took me a second to realize that he had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurell-k-hamilton/zerbrowski-said-try-not-do-or-do-not-there-is-no-try-it-took-me-a/)

[Laurell K. Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurell-k-hamilton/)

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> [I try to be a good cop. I try to be a good little soldier and follow orders up to a point.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurell-k-hamilton/i-try-to-be-a-good-cop-i-try-to-be-a-good-little-soldier-and-follow/)

[Laurell K. Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurell-k-hamilton/)

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> [A certain type of man, when he loves for the first time, his love is not really love, it is possession. Possessions…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurell-k-hamilton/a-certain-type-of-man-when-he-loves-for-the-first-time-his-love-is/)

[Laurell K. Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurell-k-hamilton/)

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> [He ordered food with a childlike glee and watched me eat, tasting it as I did. In private he'd roll on his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurell-k-hamilton/he-ordered-food-with-a-childlike-glee-and-watched-me-eat-tasting-it/)

[Laurell K. Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurell-k-hamilton/)

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> [I locked the door, for what good it would do me, and went to bed. The Browning Hi-Power was in its second…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurell-k-hamilton/i-locked-the-door-for-what-good-it-would-do-me-and-went-to-bed-the/)

[Laurell K. Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurell-k-hamilton/)

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> [I could have just said I'm good at my job, but I didn't. Didn't want the police thinking I was holding out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurell-k-hamilton/i-could-have-just-said-i-m-good-at-my-job-but-i-didn-t-didn-t-want/)

[Laurell K. Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurell-k-hamilton/)

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> [ll K Hamilton Some days the lion eats you, but some times you shove your arm down it's throat and pull it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurell-k-hamilton/ll-k-hamilton-some-days-the-lion-eats-you-but-some-times-you-shove/)

[Laurell K. Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurell-k-hamilton/)

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> [I was just offered a contract on your life, for enough money to make it worth my while." It was my turn…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurell-k-hamilton/i-was-just-offered-a-contract-on-your-life-for-enough-money-to-make/)

[Laurell K. Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurell-k-hamilton/)

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> [Put any woman in an area run mostly by men and rumors will fly. Unless you make it very clear that you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurell-k-hamilton/put-any-woman-in-an-area-run-mostly-by-men-and-rumors-will-fly-unless/)

[Laurell K. Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurell-k-hamilton/)

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> [Oh, ma petite, you are growing gargantuan." I looked at him and it was not a friendly look. "Never tease a woman…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurell-k-hamilton/oh-ma-petite-you-are-growing-gargantuan-i-looked-at-him-and-it-was/)

[Laurell K. Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurell-k-hamilton/)

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> [When I was younger, I'd wanted someone to promise me that things would work out and nothing bad would ever happen again.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurell-k-hamilton/when-i-was-younger-i-d-wanted-someone-to-promise-me-that-things-would/)

[Laurell K. Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurell-k-hamilton/)

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## Other authors on Trying

## More by Laurell K. Hamilton

> [“Edward: I don't know whether to put my fingers in my ears and go la-la-la or find more of your guards so we can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurell-k-hamilton/edward-i-don-t-know-whether-to-put-my-fingers-in-my-ears-and-go-la-la/)

[Laurell K. Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurell-k-hamilton/)

> [If you’re alive, don’t move, if you’re dead, don’t worry about it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurell-k-hamilton/if-you-re-alive-don-t-move-if-you-re-dead-don-t-worry-about-it/)

[Laurell K. Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurell-k-hamilton/)

> [So many wonderful books to write, and not enough hours in the day. An embarrassment of riches.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurell-k-hamilton/so-many-wonderful-books-to-write-and-not-enough-hours-in-the-day-an/)

[Laurell K. Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurell-k-hamilton/)

> [Money doesn't spend in hell… The devil deals in a different coin.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurell-k-hamilton/money-doesn-t-spend-in-hell-the-devil-deals-in-a-different-coin/)

[Laurell K. Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurell-k-hamilton/)

> [There comes a point when you either embrace who and what you are, or condemn yourself to be miserable all your days. Other people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurell-k-hamilton/there-comes-a-point-when-you-either-embrace-who-and-what-you-are-or/)

[Laurell K. Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurell-k-hamilton/)

> [“I slowed, just a little, one to save energy, and one to let Russell catch up sooner. I took a big breath and prepared.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurell-k-hamilton/i-slowed-just-a-little-one-to-save-energy-and-one-to-let-russell/)

[Laurell K. Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurell-k-hamilton/)

> [“It wasn't just my beast's hunger, but Jean-Claude's blood thirst and Richard's craving for flesh. It was all that and the ardeur running through…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurell-k-hamilton/it-wasn-t-just-my-beast-s-hunger-but-jean-claude-s-blood-thirst-and/)

[Laurell K. Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurell-k-hamilton/)

> [I know that look, Blake. You are a drowning woman, and the only way out is down the aisle.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurell-k-hamilton/i-know-that-look-blake-you-are-a-drowning-woman-and-the-only-way-out/)

[Laurell K. Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurell-k-hamilton/)

> [“Just another day in my life. This was one of those days when I thought that maybe a new life, a different life, wouldn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurell-k-hamilton/just-another-day-in-my-life-this-was-one-of-those-days-when-i-thought/)

[Laurell K. Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurell-k-hamilton/)

> [“What is that old children’s rhyme, ‘Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me’? Anyone who says that doesn’t…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurell-k-hamilton/what-is-that-old-children-s-rhyme-sticks-and-stones-may-break-my/)

[Laurell K. Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurell-k-hamilton/)

> [...you don't need ghosts to be haunted. Memory does that just fine without any supernatural help at all.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurell-k-hamilton/you-don-t-need-ghosts-to-be-haunted-memory-does-that-just-fine/)

[Laurell K. Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurell-k-hamilton/)

> [I hated missing the end of anything. I was always convinced that the bit I'd miss would be the best part.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurell-k-hamilton/i-hated-missing-the-end-of-anything-i-was-always-convinced-that-the/)

[Laurell K. Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurell-k-hamilton/)

> [He made a small sigh, as he swallowed the first blood, then his mouth closed over my earlobe, mouth working at the wound, tongue…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurell-k-hamilton/he-made-a-small-sigh-as-he-swallowed-the-first-blood-then-his-mouth/)

[Laurell K. Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurell-k-hamilton/)

> [He gave a small nod, and I smiled back, and that was it. He understood that I'd understood that he'd understood. It took us…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurell-k-hamilton/he-gave-a-small-nod-and-i-smiled-back-and-that-was-it-he-understood/)

[Laurell K. Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurell-k-hamilton/)

> [ \[T\]hese last few days where I've moped around damn near depressed for real, because of people who do not exist. Not really. I can… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurell-k-hamilton/t-hese-last-few-days-where-i-ve-moped-around-damn-near-depressed-for/)

[Laurell K. Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurell-k-hamilton/)

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