# Danse Macabre

- Author: [Laurell K. Hamilton](https://www.leafyquotes.com/laurell-k-hamilton.md)
- Quotes: 3
- Book page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/laurell-k-hamilton/danse-macabre

## Quotes

> "The idea of the feudal system is that the people on the top take care of the needs of those on the bottom, but I have seldom seen it work that way," Wicked said.
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> "Yeah," I said, "it's like trickle-down economics; it only works if the people at the top are really good, decent people. The system is only as good as the people in power."

p. 250

> Samuel smiled at me. "Freedom and fairness are very important to you, aren't they?"
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> I nodded, and frowned. "They're important to everybody."
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> He laughed. "Oh, no, Anita, you would be amazed at the number of people who try to give away their freedom at every opportunity. They much prefer that someone else make their decisions."

p. 151

> [Talking to friend Veronica, Anita Blake worries she may be pregnant.]
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> Ronnie: I could ask, who's the father, but that's just creepy. If you are, then it's this little tiny, microscopic lump of cells. It's not a baby. It's not a person, not yet.
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> Anita: We'll have to disagree on that one.
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> Ronnie: You're pro-choice.
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> Anita: Yep, I am, but I also believe that abortion is taking a life. I agree women have the right to choose, but I also think that it's still taking a life.
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> Ronnie: That's like saying you're pro-choice and pro-life. You can't be both.
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> Anita: I'm pro-choice because I've never been a fourteen-year-old incest victim pregnant by her father, or a woman who's going to die if the pregnancy continues, or a rape victim, or even a teenager who made a mistake. I want women to have choices, but I also believe that it's a life, especially once it's big enough to live outside the womb.

p. 4