I stared at him, unable to believe this was happening. That he could just disappear, along with everything rich and strange he’d brought into my life. Vanished, like magic.

Pritkin and Mircea mixed like oil and water, only not so well.

I wasn't entirely sure, but a polite John Pritkin might be a sign of the apocalypse.

He had the look of an atheist who’d just had a visit from God: stunned, disbelieving and faintly ill.

He wasn't that good looking, he had the social skills of a wet cat and the patience of a caffeinated hummingbird

There are things we want, and things we may have.... Sanity lies in knowing the difference.

And why not?” “You know why! This is a bad idea.” “Perhaps I like a challenge.” “Perhaps you’re a glutton for punishment!” “Perhaps I am in love.

Fresh blood at midnight isn't red. It's a purplish black that easily blends into the shadows.

We're going jogging." "I don't run for recreation. I run when someone's after me with a weapon." "That can be arranged.

Prevarication, how divine! I always did get along better with sinners.

No they called it the Codex Merlini because it was written by a guy named Ralph.

As an introvert, you crave intimate moments and deep connections--and those usually aren't found in a crowd.

The world promises you so much...and leaves you empty. God's promises are for real and forever.

I wish to fill in the gaps which have so far always remained unanswered in the souls of men as burning questions, and which never leave any serious thinker in peace, if he honestly seeks the Truth.

Shun an inquisitive man, he is invariably a tell-tale.

But I knew one more thing. That people w ho denied who they were or where they had been were in the greatest danger.

Ideas are powerful because they allow us to see the world as it could be, rather than what it is.

Give me 100 men that hate nothing but sin, and love Jesus Christ, and we'll shake England for God.

Generally speaking, the public appetite for criminal justice policy is just tough talk.

Dory is what Mum used to call a "strong-looking woman," which means that, from the back, she looked like a man, and, from the front, you preferred the back

Choose to live in a place where your eyes are always open to the positive possibilities.