He was Death, and he'd ridden in on a pale horse...

Everyone suffers at least one bad betrayal in their lifetime. It’s what unites us. The trick is not to let it destroy your trust in others when that happens. Don’t let them take that from you.

I'm too young, too smart and too good-looking to die.

By understanding the nuances of the world around you and how to survive the temptations, you can rule anything. Even yourself

You can’t buy time, Nick. Ever. It’s the only thing in life you can’t get most of, and it’s the one thing that will mercilessly tear you up when it’s gone. It takes no pity on no soul and no heart.

The wealth of a soul is measured by how much it can feel... its poverty by how little.

Nick‘s eyes widened as a total state of befuddled huh possessed him. Was he in theTwilight Zone?

One day you will be the only one in the room not living.

There is no such thing as justice, all the best that we can hope for is revenge.

Modesty is a valuable merit ... in people who have no other, and the appearance of it is extremely useful to those who have.

The most durable monument of human labor is that which recalls the wretchedness and nothingness of man.

For a moment at least, be a smile on someone else's face.

I write line by line, by the sound and the weight and the music of the words.

So in many ways for me, having lived through what I've lived through, and endured what I've endured, I've got more confidence that I can do the next bit - and there's something sustaining about that.

the sea is a collector, quick to return a rapacious look.

Perhaps you'd care for a synonym bun," suggested the duke.

I think to understand how the democratic process works is the most important thing, so people don't get frightened by it, and get put off, and give up.