In its own way the kiss had been an act of murder.

And I was having too much fun to stop now.

I had killed our careful relationship by driving my tongue through its heart and pushing it off a cliff.

The mind picks some very bad times to take a walk doesn't it?

A man can take only so much. Even a phony man like me.

Was insanity really easier to accept than unconsciousness?

Really now: If you can't get me my newspaper on time, how can you expect me to refrain from killing people?

It was such an unexpected and genuine smile that if I only had a soul I'm sure I would have felt quite guilty.

I think that's nice, and if I could have feelings at all I would have them for Deb.

For the first time I could remember, I felt weak, woozy and stupid— like a human-being. Like a very small and helpless human-being.

It was almost enough to make me feel emotion.

Believe in me and you shall die, forever.

Ivy turned. 'He bit you on the neck?' she said, deadpan serious but for her eyes. 'Oh, then it's got to be love. She won't let me bite her neck.

No rural community, no suburban community, can ever possess the distinctive qualities that city dwellers have for centuries given to the world.

It could be another election where the alignments between Republicans and Democrats are different than they were this time and who a foreign country prefers.

I think the success of my work stems from being truthful.

I wrote the book [Today Matters] because I have a passion to help people personally grow. Really what it is, it's a personal growth book.

Get still, get calm, and let your true self out.

He's swept with the broom of contempt and the rooms have an empty ring.

Everyone has a transferable commodity-knowledge. Sharing your unique expertise and making introductions for someone creates a lasting legacy.

Man must rise above the Earth - to the top of the atmosphere and beyond - for only thus will he fully understand the world in which he lives.