I hate being the only mortal in a gathering full of Immortals who think killing each other cleverly is the height of good manners.

Not all of our heartless plans work as we intend; nor do all of our good intentions. We are where we are, and we can rarely predict where we will go, no matter how firm our beliefs.

I'm missing something, aren't I?" "Brains", he snapped. "And survival instinct. The Hawklord's been waiting for you for three hours." "Tell him I'm dead.

Maybe home is something we have to make, and remake, over and over.

What humans do when they're desperate is just an expression of fear. What they do when they feel safe is a better indication of whether or not you can trust them.

Truth, like beauty, is in the eyes of the beholder.

We all fail. But none of us fail all the time.

Kaylin is not known for her punctuality. She is known, in fact, for her lack--even by those outside of the Hawklord's command.

Success and failure are two edges of the same blade, two sides of the same coin. To fear one is to forever deny the possibility of the other.

The truth was only another mask, even if it was the best fit, the closest to skin and all that lay beneath

The look he gave her made her turn away for a moment. Sometimes you couldn’t look too closely at another person’s pain.

The job of a writer is not to convey emotion but to invoke it.

In the middle of the storm, the ‘a’ of the atheist drops!

If you would understand your own age read the works of fiction produced in it. People in disguise speak freely.

Love is more cruel than lust.

Death does not wait for you to be ready! Death is not considerate or fair. And make no mistake: here, you face death.

Nature is not a temple, but a ruin. A beautiful ruin, but a ruin all the same.

I grew up, really, in the country.When I was a kid there were three country stores, a railroad depot, and a post office.

The court's recent decisions have made life more difficult for the democratic institutions that perform the day- to-day work of our nation.

The Holy Spirit in enabling the already-justified believers to live with moral energy and will so that they really do please God again and again.