A society manufactures the heroes it requires.

We never see other people anyway, only the monsters we make of them.

Pain could be killed. Sadness could not, but the drugs did shut its mouth for a time.

New York City in life was much like New York City in death. It was still hard to get a cab, for example.

Mark Spitz didn't ask about Harry. You never asked about the characters that disappeared from a Last Night story. You knew the answer. The plague had a knack for narrative closure.

I’ve come to understand that life is a constant letting go.

Every relationship you have, you're learning and growing and taking something from that.

If our love were but more simple, We should take Him at His word; And our lives would be all sunshine In the sweetness of the Lord.

I boxed through college and I played college level football. I was a linebacker.

I've never been a cop hater. You know, when I was breaking the law, the cops were the opponent. I just thought I could outsmart them.

Cherie, keep walking. Shut your eyes. We are headed for the bridge. We are going to cross it.

He wanted to hit something or someone. He wanted to burn up the whole world, heal it, and burn it down again.

Climate change is a process that typically is non-linear. Even upon examination, it lives in comparison with other moments.

When you insist someone submit to your will, it is accomplished most easily if you give them a small victory so they can retain their dignity while they do as you insist. ~ Kahlan Mother Confessor

I speak of peace, while covert enmity under the smile of safety wounds the world