The rottweiler stood his ground and waited for me to take the next step in the dance of ritualized intimidation. Instead, I leaped at him. Screw ritual. Now was not the time to stand on ceremony.

What's next? If there are vampires in there, they probably drink artificial blood plasma substitute.

Another werewolf thing. Like most animals, we spent a large part of our lives engaged in the three Fs of basic survival. Feeding, fighting and... reproduction.

Common courtesy dictates that we never drain the lifeblood of anyone to whom we've been formally introduced.

If only they would not look at one so-What great misery can be in two such small spots, no bigger than a man's thumb-in their eyes!

It is remarkable how much courage it takes to kiss someone, even when you are almost certain that person would very mush like to be kissed by you. Doubt will knock you from the sky every time.

Good night, my lord.” The words were pronounced in her most withering tone.By contrast, he remained quite alarmingly unwithered long after she left.

Ronald Reagan used to alarm his Soviet counterparts by saying that surely they'd both unite against an invasion from Mars.

If you cut Jamie Carragher open, he'll bleed red.

I believe that all of us ought to retire relatively young.

I love writing and can't imagine not being able to do it. I want an easy life and if it had been difficult I wouldn't be doing it. I do admire writers who do it even though it costs them.

When I make a movie, I want it to be everything to me; like I would die for it.

I walked to Seward School first through fourth grade. It's just amazing to me now that we'd walk down 10th Avenue on Capitol Hill.

I think sleep is unrated.