Hespe's mouth went firm. She didn't scowl exactly, but it looked like she was getting all the pieces of a scowl together in one place, just in case she needed them in a hurry.

Half of seeming clever is keeping your mouth shut at the right times.

There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.

Books are a poor substitute for female companionship, but they are easier to find.

I've always liked the moonless night best. It's easier to say things in the dark. It's easier to be yourself.

I am no poet. I do not love words for the sake of words. I love words for what they can accomplish. Similarly, I am no arithmetician. Numbers that speak only of numbers are of little interest to me.

Dawn was coming. The Waystone Inn lay in silence, and it was a silence of three parts.

Death was like an unpleasant neighbor. You didn’t talk about him for fear he might hear you and decide to pay a visit.

My bad luck got tangled up with my bad decisions, and I'm paying for it.

Pride is always a better lever against the nobility than reason.

...nothing in the world is harder than convincing someone of an unfamiliar truth.

Look at me!Look at me!Look at me NOW!It is fun to have funBut you have to know how.

Though under earth, and throneless now I be Yet while I lived all earth was under me.

For good days one should save money, women should be protected even if it takes the money saved. But for self preservation the money and the women should be sacrificed!!

If you gave wings to a cat, it would not condescend to be a bird. It would be an angel.

Comedy is the last refuge of the non-comformist mind.

desserts are the most crucial part of any meal.

She smiled. “Life is full of stories. Or maybe life is only stories. Good night, my dear Nao.

Who would have thought that [director] Cameron Crowe had a movie as bad as Vanilla Sky in him? It's a punishing picture, a betrayal of everything that Crowe has proved he knows how to do right.

I am not only witty in myself, but the cause that wit is in other men.

How do I stay so healthy and boyishly handsome? It's simple. I drink the blood of young runaways.