Grief and passion make a volatile mix.

This wind is mystical yet tame, and it sings to me.

Nothing will be resolved here. Nothing is ever resolved without war. It is the way of the universe.

Isabel sends her brother a look that could boil him in oil if she had that particular paranormal talent. A thought hits me: maybe she has. It will be fun to find out.

The price for Jarrod's freedom is to be my imprisonment.

I push throughthe wind to the north-facing window and stand before it. 'I will bring her back!' I shout into the darkness. I do this because I know Rhauk will be listening.

Blood trickles from my throat, on to Kate's white nightgown. She screams at the sight. 'Jarrod, you're bleeding!' 'I'm all right, don't struggle I won't let it get to you.

Not to know what happened before you were born is always to remain a child. For what is a man’s life if it is not linked with the life of future generations by memories of the past?

Darkness at Blacklands is scary.

I won't show weakness here, but, damn it, tears don't mean I'm frail and pathetic, only that I'm unhappy.

Her eyes are liquid and draining out of her.

One can only ask to play as well as possible the notes one is given.

The happiest and most contented people are those who each day perform to make the best of their abilities.

Because there are no fours.

I have a big family and no one ever treated me like a child. They always treated me like an adult, like an equal.

Losing is essential to anyone's success. The more you lose, the more you want to win.

We have all known the long loneliness, and we have found that the answer is community.

Well, sir, you never can tell. That's a principle in life with me, sir, if you'll excuse my having such a thing.

There was madness in any direction, at any hour. You could strike sparks anywhere. There was a fantastic universal sense that whatever we were doing was right, that we were winning.

I hate nostalgia, it's laziness with prettier accessories.

Profitability comes from loyalty, productivity, and having a character base from which to work.