Man has come to dominate the planet thanks to two essential traits. One is intelligence. The other has been the absolute willingness to kill anyone and anything that gets in his way.

Quiet people have the loudest minds.

Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win.

The water was glassy and calm, still candy-colored in the afterglow of sunset.

A life without love is like a tree without fruit.

The trust of the innocent is the liar's most useful tool.

Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work.

Outside, daylight was bleeding slowly toward dusk.

You can't deny laughter; when it comes, it plops down in your favorite chair and stays as long as it wants.

People who try hard to do the right thing always seem mad.

The place where you made your stand never mattered. Only that you were there... and still on your feet.

How could death not be appealing, when the only thing that gave him comfort in life was being unconscious?

GOOD: is when those values that we rate desirable are pertainingBAD: is when those same values are wanting.

Mending a broken heart isn't easy. It's messy and complicated, but when it's finished, it's stronger than ever.

I was born in Sweden, and in Sweden we are known for the piracy services.

That's how I'm able to work and move between so many different genres - I want to be part of what's happening, I want to make new things.

When a man is familiar with many people he must expect many disagreeable familiarizations.

I've nothing against kids reading anything they please, but I do have a problem with pink books for girls and black books for boys.

What drug will keep night from coming?

I realize that the majority of people in the entertainment business happen to be Democrats. I have no problem with that. And they should have no problem with the fact that I'm a Republican.

You double your intensity with skill.