...and when I lift my head to scream out my fury, a million stars turn black and die. No one can see them, but they are my tears.

We can never be gods, after all--but we can become something less than human with frightening ease.

Determination could easily become obsession.

The priest's lesson: beware the Nightlord, for his pleasure is a mortal's doom. My grandmother's lesson: beware love, especially with the wrong man.

He has come to seduce the god of seduction, and oh, has he come prepared.

How terrible to be a god of change and endure grief unending.

But love like that doesn't just disappear, does it? No matter how powerful the hate, there is always a little love left, underneath.Yes. Horrible, isn't it?

Once upon a time there was aOnce upon a time there was aOnce upon a time there was aStop this. It's undignified.

It was wrong to be too pragmatic, to judge people solely by results; it was more humane to judge by intentions.

No Roman ever died in contemplation over a geometrical diagram.

My focus is to not focus too much on one genre.

It's fine to be a great democrat when you've a slave to rub your boots on.

Reading without purpose is sauntering not exercise.

It's not just self defense, it's about...self control, body discipline, and mind discipline...and breath techniques. It involves yoga. It involves meditation. It's an art, not a sport.

I respect the Second Amendment. But I believe there should be comprehensive background checks, and we should close the gun show loophole, and close the online loophole.

If we are to know God, we must read His words, for therein He stands revealed to the honest in heart.

I think people want success, you know, and I'm the captain.

You can't out-perform your self-image.