I feel warm and reassured," I whispered. "He's like Santa.

The funny thing about stop signs is that they're also start signs.

I realize Jubilee is a bit of a stripper name. You probably think I have heard the call of the pole.

Writing is one of the few careers for which you essentially train yourself, the other two major ones being juggling and pickpocketing.

i miss you so much it's giving me a pain in my pancreas.

Fear can't hurt you," she said. "When it washes over you, give it no power. It's a snake with no venom. Remember that. That knowledge can save you.

It's always easier to say good-bye when you know it's just a prelude to hello.

You can never visit the same place twice. Each time, it's a different story. By the very act of coming back, you wipe out what came before.

I like you because you were mad. And you're pretty. And pretty sane for a mad person.

Guilt isn't always a rational thing, Clio realized. Guilt is a weight that will crush you whether you deserve it or not.

I have no phobias. Phobias are irrational. My fears are rational and CAREFULLY CULTIVATED, like roses.

Lies are the first step to the violent protection of them

Get evangelical Christian made them receptive to the possibility of redemption in the here and now.

All right, " she said. "Give me the books that are kind to me, and to hell with the men who don't give a damn about me.

Under the tropic is our language spoke, And part of Flanders hath receiv'd our yoke.

The sea that calls all things unto her cals me, and I must embark.

The triumph of writing fiction is that by doing so, writers can build a more ideal world in themselves.

I think Australians are more interested in what I am doing with their money than what I am doing with my own.

The hardest part of change is going through the unknown.

I like food way too much to not eat.

It only took me six months to get a record deal, but it took me 20 years to have a hit.