Fear's useless. Either something bad happens or it doesn't: If it doesn't, you've wasted time being afraid, and if it does, you've wasted time that you could have spent sharpening your weapons.

My life was going to flash before my eyes, but it decided to hide behind my eyes and quake with terror instead.

You're dressed for dancing, " she said in her throaty stage voice. "Being undressed for dancing occured to me, but I didn't think Merris would like it.

Sorry about your bad luck.

…these mothers at their midnight council were more like one great mind probing itself, divided at times as great minds may be, but one entity

Today is not yesterday how can our works and thoughts if they are always to be the fittest continue always the same? Change indeed is painful yet ever needful.

A teacher affects eternity he can never tell where his influence stops.

I don't like parties. I prefer something more intimate, just for the closest people.

Men talk about Bible miracles because there is no miracle in their lives. Cease to gnaw that crust. There is ripe fruit over your head.

Being a successful trader also takes courage: the courage to try, the courage to fail, the courage to succeed, and the courage to keep on going when the going gets tough.

Terrific! A successful blend of genres, complex and fascinating characters, and loads of suspense make 24 Bones a must-read.

Now that the 90's are over and more time has gone by, the 80's sound fresh again.

I don't set the alarm to get up. I get up when I feel like it.