It had taken her a good deal of time before she believed that she was worth all that fierce affection he lavished upon her. To have it stolen away unjustly was that much more cruel.

His eyes are peculiar. There is nothing in them, like an eclair without the cream filling. It's wrong, lack of cream.

Just because history says it isn't possible doesn't mean that there aren't exceptions.

Having delivered the expected daily miracle, Floote stood in his usual stance and warily watched the Templars work.

Most girls recently out of finishing school are like soufflés: puffed up, not very substantial inside, and prone to collapsing at the slightest provocation.

Chasing ghosts while pursued by daemons...

The great souls work with great passion.

... desperate times required judicious risk-taking.

A complete revaluation takes place in your physical and mental being when you've laughed and had some fun.

Poetry, for me, conveys the essence of narrative rather than its particulars.

Now is now. Here is my treasure.

There’s less violence in my world compared to yours,” she insisted. Spade sighed. “No, darling. There are only different reasons for it.

Never think you can separate who you are from what you're doing.

Pray: O Lord, make my eyes see only the good in everyone.

[Court] is an institution that depends on making tough decisions in close cases for reasons that it explains well and that, in the past at least, have proven satisfactory to the public.

I have had strange animals as pets all my life. I was shy growing up, and shy people tend to interact better with animals than people. Animals are direct, not duplicitous.