Mr. D, " Grover asked timidly, "if you're not going to eat it, could I have your Diet Coke can?

He was slumped over, blood trickling from the side of his mouth. I shook his furry hip, thinking, No! Even if you are half barnyard animal, you're my best friend and I don't want you to die!

Even strength must bow to wisdom sometimes.

If my life is going to mean anything, I have to live it myself.

It's funny how humans can wrap their mind around things and fit them into their version of reality.

Humans see what they want to see.

Earthshaker, Stormbreaker, Father of Horses. Hail, Perseus Jackson, Son of the Sea God

Go on with what your heart tells you, or you will lose all.

The real world is where the monsters are.

Knowing too much of your future is never a good thing.

i held it up, and tried to channel happy dog thoughts toward Cerberus- Alpo commercials, cute little puppies, fire hydrants.

What was my truth worth, if I was prepared to defend the entire world, but not those who were close to me? If I subdued hate, but wouldn't give love a chance?

In life you have the freedom to pursue whatever your heart desires.

In my imagination, the Editor meditated in a mountain-cave, espoused the rules of grammar, and frowned upon speculative fiction.

Time does not change us. It just unfolds us.

Mystery is delightful, but unscientific, since it depends upon ignorance.

Fear is the base of what everybody does wrong in their lives.

Political Wire is one of the absolute must-read sites in the blogosphere.

Some people look at a glass and see it as half-full. Others look at a glass and call it a dragon.

Management must take the lead in making obsolete its own products and services rather than waiting for a competitor to do so.

Everytime you put an album out with any producer you do the same thing.