Dave hung up. And unplugged the phone. With a fierce and bitter pain he stared at it, watching how, over and over again, it didn't ring.

There are no wrong turnings. Only paths we had not known we were meant to walk.

She was owner and captive, both, of a bitterly divided heart.

We salvage what we can, what truly matters to us, even at the gates of despair.

The deeds of men, as footprints in the desert. Nothing under the circling moons is fated to last. Even the sun goes down.

One didn't stop to talk with creatures from one's nightmares.

After a while, you start to realize that you should write a book you would want to read. I try to write a book I would enjoy.

You'd never killed anyone. Then you had.

What man would dare believe that all he planned might come to pass?

Ice is for death and endings.

By things so achingly small are lives measured and marred.

Westley: This is true love — you think this happens every day?

Always remember that your future is determined by what you do today, not tomorrow.

Children are the greatest blessing from God.

It may be that the voice of the people is the voice of God 51 times out of 100. But the remaining 49 times, it is the voice of the devil, or worse, the voice of a fool. Theodore Roosevelt

Difficulties should act as a tonic. They should spur us to greater exertion.

I've always wanted to find the rules that govern everything. It's amazing that such rules exist. It's even more amazing that we can find them.

A novelist should not be too intelligent either, although... he may be permitted to be an intellectual.

A challenge is always important; as an actor, as a human, it's good to face challenges and it's good to push your boundaries.

If the shoe fits, steal it.

As writers, we're always trying to connect with the audience on a visceral level. We usually do that through drama, through emotion or through humor.