It was Night. In most places, Night is a time for sleep, for calm, and for mystery. But not in New York City, where many things conspired every evening to murder the night.

My parents reverted to their Catholic faith through the charismatic renewal, so I was raised charismatic.

The boys at school are so degenerate that it makes one feel pessimistic about the future of the male gender in general.

Some scars never heal. And he sounds like he has a lot of them.' 'But Christ had scars too, even on His risen Body. Wounds in this life become glory in the next.

How do you say 'bring me sausage and eggs or I'll slit your throat' in Italian?" "Look it up in the phrase book.

Bear heard Rose in the background saying, 'Why thank you, Mr. Fish.' 'Good redhead. Helpful redhead,' Fish returned.

My skin's too white." she said. Says who, Snow White?" he said, touching her cheek lightly with one hand.

For years, we in publishing have been hearing from Catholic readers that they really yearn for Catholic fiction.

Blanche, prosaic in a pale yellow sweater and blue jeans, was wondering again if anything mattered—-life, faith--specifically, finishing homework assignments.

There was a silence. Then Paul looked at Alex. 'She knows Chesterton.' 'She lives,' said Alex.

Oh, but a real princess would know that hard work ennobles the soul,' Rose objected. 'That would be one of the signs.

My happiness with the future and the present depends on my ability to let the past go and make peace with it.

According to new research emerging from many quarters that our continued devotion to growth above all is, on balance, making our lives worse, both collectively and individually

We can get rid of red tape.

Ballyhoo is for your classic girl, who is fun and fearless. This is for the girl who is not afraid to dress fun.

I have gotten disturbed at some of the Democrats' anti-business behavior, the sentiment, the attacks on work ethic and successful people. I think it's very counter-productive.

I don't know what I think until I write it down.

Unrestricted individualism is the law of the beast of the jungle.

When everyone is looking for gold, it's a good time to be in the pick and shovel business.

The ultimate power of a successful general staff lies, not in the brilliance of its individual members, but in the cross-fertilisation of its collective abilities.

I had a creative hot streak in the 1940s and since then I’ve been pot boiling.