Give the agent something easy to reject, something to justify his authority - that way they won't look too closely at the rest of your things.

You have all the time in the world when you know what you are doing.

People believed what made them comfortable. What fit with their preconceptions of how the world worked.

No one believes what they're told. They believe what they uncover. What they dig up on their own. And the harder it is to find, the more they believe it when they do find it.

Rakkim would have loved to believed that… another reason he wasn't convinced.

If you wanted to know what a man was thinking, check the view from his favorite spot.

Faith was the most powerful force in the universe.

- Murder is a sin. It's a sin in Judaism, it's a sin in Christianity, it's a sin in Islam and every other…- I'll decide what's a sin.

A man can never have too many friends.

Maintenance and resupply are the backbone of any military.

When you're in a weak position, getting the best deal possible is a victory.

I think there's nothing more amazing than helping people every day.

Father, help us to rest our heads on the soft pillow of Your providence.

Prejudice is a learned trait. You're not born prejudiced; you're taught it.

God's little Blond Blessing we have long deemed you, and hope his so-called Will will not compel him to revoke you.

A woman's place is in the wrong.

In some cities they tear down buildings to save taxes. They might try tearing down some taxes to save buildings.

As you cannot do what you want, Want what you can do

I don't even know if it's possible, but if it were, I'd like to make those kinds of old movies where the women were articulate and intelligent and flawed and witty.

I would recommend, definitely, developing a 'day job' that you like - don't expect to make money writing!

We teach what we like to learn and the reason many people go into teaching is vicariously to reexperience the primary joy experienced the first time they learned something they loved.