Her body was spattered with tiny bits of the reverend’s flesh and blood, like someone had combined shrimp and tomato soup and then forgot to put the lid on the blender.

Ugly people kill people all the time. But when pretty people did, it got attention.

No duh, Susan said. You are like a walking vault of things you don't tell people. People who have secrets should pay you to hold on to them for them. You could be like a secret bank.

Robbins had opened Gabby up. Her charred skin was peeled back, and her ribs were removed. She was pink inside, like steak that had been burned on a high heat but remained raw in the middle.

She lied to me today, " Archie said."A teenager?" Susan said with faux surprise. "Lying to an authority figure? Impossible.

When you stand on top of that mountain and you look out, you will know that you will never again look back.

Only in death will we have our own names since only in death are we no longer part of the effort. In death we become heroes.

The magnificence of light can only be seen when it strikes an obstacle. Likewise, the magnificence of a leader is in how he deals with problems.

Long have I dwelt forgotten hereIn pining woe and dull despair

I never thought being obnoxious would get me where I am today.

In health care today, we spend most of the dollars - in terms of treating disease - in the last two years of a person's life.

Prevention is a very important part of solving the problem of cancer.

The reduction of nuclear arsenals and the removal of the threat of worldwide nuclear destruction is a measure, in my judgment, ofthe power and strength of a great nation.

Obviously we can't do what we do if no one is paying attention.

I will take as a given that, for most people, somewhere between six and seven billion of them, the perfect job is the one that takes the least time.