I MAY HAVE ALLOWED MYSELF SOME FLICKER OF EMOTION IN THE RECENT PAST, said Death, BUT I CAN GIVE IT UP ANY TIME I LIKE.

Be careful what you wish for. You never know who will be listening.

She got on with her education. In her opinion, school kept on trying to interfere with it.

It was sad music. But it waved its sadness like a battle flag. It said the universe had done all it could, but you were still alive.

The fastest way to travel is to be there already.

In theory it was, around now, Literature. Susan hated Literature. She'd much prefer to read a good book.

We're on a mission from Glod.

The Captain of the Watch says if you're still in the City by sunrise he will personally have you buried alive.

Or -- and this she knew was a far more accurate way of looking at it -- the book was true and reality was lying.

The hippo of recollection stirred in the muddy waters of the mind.

In my experience, what every true artist wants, really wants, is to be paid.

Living in a world such as this is like dancing on a live volcano.

What does syadvad (speech that does not hurt the ego of any living being) speech say? Speak in such a way that 5 people benefit from it and that it does not interfere [conflict] with anyone.

Trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not rely on your own insight. In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your paths straight.

We burn out not because we don't care but because we don't grieve. We burn out because we have allowed our hearts to become so filled with loss that we have no room left to care.

As the economy gets better, everything else gets worse.

There's no such thing as a 'stressful' situation.

The one who anticipates the action wins. The one who does not, loses.

Mr. President, the buzz saw that your healthcare bill ran into wasn't lobbyists and special interests it was tens of millions of American's who were saying, 'Stop!'

The cost of energy is directly related to the cost of hiring workers and running a business.

I think women should have insight as to how men think. Just like men should have insight into how women think.