I'll carry you." But she was already holding on, and though she knew she'd have to soon, she didn't see how she'd ever be able to let go of him.

You make velocity look good.

Calm down. If I wanted to hurt you, I wouldn't need this knife to do it.

Am I in trouble? He chortled, "well, a bunch of not-so-friendly thugs were waiting to ambush you and blow up your apartment. If that doesn't qualify as trouble, I don't know what does.

Faces close, they breathed into each other, their bodies slick with water and sweat.

Do not tell me what I think you're going to or I swear to God, I'm going to fly to Brazil and go all black ops on this guy for cheating on you.

She touched him everywhere she could reach. The rounded hardness of his biceps and chest, the ripped contours of his back, his thick, damp hair, until touching with his hands wasn't enough.

we're going balls to the wall, guys. Our sneak-and-peak just turned into a hostage rescue.

Richard felt about as conspicuous as a foreskin at a Jewish nudist camp.

Never fails. Every new book I write seems impossible, writes like I'm typing from dictation, edits like I didn't write it, and finishes like I couldn't possibly have written it.

I could never tell what was going on inside the pretty heads of the girls that Naoko brought along, and they probably couldn't understand me, either.

I want my children to know what I stood for. I want to be remembered as a person who fought injustice. Suzanne Ahn

If you have health, you probably will be happy, and if you have health and happiness, you have all the wealth you need, even if it is not all you want.

As the woods are the same, the trees standing in their places, the rocks and the earth... they are always different too, as lights and shadows and seasons and moods pass through them.

We were screwed and he didn't even kiss us first.

Warriors say: I dare not be like the host, but would rather be like the guest. I dare not advance an inch, but would rather retreat a foot.

The depth, width, ferocity, and immensity of God is seen most spectacularly in the gospel of Jesus Christ.

As I've matured, I've developed more confidence in pattern mixing and in having a slimmer fit and in taking some risks, and I enjoy it!