You know, " he said, his voice making me feel cold in spite of the heat, "this city can get ahold of you and pull you back no matter how hard you try to climb out. Like a grave.

Their fate rested entirely on me. I could save them by telling the truth. I could destroy them by lying. No one should have that much power.

Makes sense, the earth is quick to consume the flesh of things that ain't natural.

Which side was I on? There was no time to search for answers. All I could do now was ride on a werewolf's back, toward a destiny as hidden as the dark side of the moon.

It made my blood boil so hot, my brain stopped working right.

Live by your impulses, and you'll be just like them. You're better than that, aren't you, Red?

We're this big melting pot, but someone turned up the heat too high, and the stew started to burn. Gangs, crime, fights, and fear are now a regular part of our local stew.

You tell your brother he's gonna pay for that car in silver.

Man, Grandma, what big hair you have.""The better to style with, my dear.

Nerd girls are the world’s most underutilized romantic resource. And guys, do not tell me that nerd girls are not hot because that shows a Paris Hilton-esque failure to understand hotness.

Prettiness fades after a few years, but elegance only increases with age.

Irony is the word I forget the meaning of immediately after I look it up, but I kind of feel like I live in a constant state of it.

It's never too late to start eating right.

If we have intelligence on the location of terrorist training centers, it is insane not to act.

I would trust citizen journalism as much as I would trust citizen surgery.

Stress is something that is sort of out of your control. You get stressed out over looking at the finish line. Stress is something that is an outside thing. Stress is an anxiety.

I didn't get into film to win Academy Awards. I wanted to have a conversation with the audience.

When you're a child you never figure a grownup is going to be jealous of you. It's the grownups who seem to have everything. Children give adults far too much credit.

Farewell, my sister, fare thee well. The elements be kind to thee, and make Thy spirits all of comfort: fare thee well.