There's never going to be someone else, " he says, shaking his head. "You've wrecked me. I wouldn't be any good to anybody now—except for you.

...our souls may be consumed by shadows, but that doesn't mean we have to behave as monsters.

A Seer dreams of all kinds of endings, but never a happy one for herself.

You must learn to take a step back and visualize the whole piece. If you focus only on the thread given to you, you lose sight of what it can become.

Could there be any doubt that the Jews would seek to harm the Son of God again, knowing that his body was now readily accessible in the form of defenseless crackers?

There is only one reason for an individual to side-step to the useless side : the fear of a defeat on the useful side.

I say what's in my head, and I'm on honest ground. That is worth so much, and I think it does make my job, as a writer, easier. It makes it possible for me to give people stuff that they like.

Grief is a very scary thing, and there comes a point where it can really take you down.

The basic issue is whether the financial elite or the government on behalf of the people should have the profit from creating money.

The injuries that befall us unexpectedly are less severe than those which are deliberately anticipated.

If given a choice, I would have certainly selected to be what I am: one of the oppressed instead of one of the oppressors.

Dear parents, teach your children to pray. Pray with them.

You must have some money if you are going to live simply. It need not be much, but you must have some.