Benny pushed a slow breath through his teeth. “Is it so terrible to believe in something?

You’ll see, ” Mother assured her. “The fish will be just as friendly and the waves just as fresh in the new world the door makers find for us.

The smile on his face said, pure and simple, those honey cakes came with a price. And his price was answers.

It felt like betrayal, finding joy even in little things when Willow was in danger.

A woman wields power to build a home or destroy a home.

Never let yourself be swayed by emotions, ' her mother had said. 'Emotions are fleeting. They come and go. But reality stays with you forever.

One of the greatest gifts in this world is the ability to make others smile. - The Unauthorized Autobiography of Jonathan Fisher

The investigator should have a robust faith - and yet not believe.

I didn't realize we were being watched. We were all being watched

Authors are sometimes like tomcats: They distrust all the other toms but they are kind to kittens

The anonymity of the city is one of its strengths as well as - carried too far - one of its weaknesses.

An experience that changes nothing is hardly worth having.

What you work hardest at, you love the most.

Do as the heavens have done, forget your evil; With them forgive yourself.