It was better to know what people were really like than put your trust in someone who just wanted to hurt you in the end.

All I'm saying is that I understand if the novelty's worn off and you want to get off the carousel ride now before it kills you.

I used to murder people for money, but these days it’s more of a survival technique.

Her touch was as soft as a snowflake falling onto my skin.

I wouldn't say hate, exactly. You're kind of like fungus, Gwen. After a while, you just start growing on people.

Did she just call me a bleeding toothpick? Kill her! Kill her now!

One by one, the others all nodded their heads again, as if we were talking about having a spring picnic instead of going up against the deadliest woman in Ashland and all of her men.

Always take the most unexpected route

That’s hard core, Gin,” Finn replied. “Very hard core. Kind of kinky too.” A grim smile tightened my lips. “That’s me. Gin Blanco. Hard core and kinky to the bitter end.

I’m going to untangle her deadly scheme, even if it leaves my love affair hanging by a thread.

I pulled the trigger twice, cutting off his protests, and Finn joined my lover on the floor.

Ann: How does God’s character fit into things that seem totally against his character?

Our moral, religious, and political traditions are united in their respect for the dignity of human life.

If you want to learn to swim jump into the water. On dry land no frame of mind is ever going to help you.

It's all Trump all day long [on CNN]. That's why their ratings are through the roof.

If you feel blocked, do not turn to others, but look inside, in silence, for the enemy of your progress.

The second fiddle. I can get plenty of first violinists, but to find someone who can play the second fiddle with enthusiasm

The great forces of history were real, after a fashion. But when you examined them closely, those great forces always came down to the dreams and hungers and judgments of individuals.

I loved the atmosphere of the dance studios - the wooden floors, the big mirrors, everyone dressed in pink or black tights, the musicians accompanying us - and the feeling of ritual the classes had.

Banking types should take their cue from Gordon Gekko. Or pick the best-looking banker in their firm and copy him.

Humor is the mistress of tears.