Normally, she would never wish a head injury on anyone, but it might make her days in Archival Studies a bit easier.

Torque was the greatest thing in the world, as far as Lina was concerned.

Whatever you do, don’t make it worse by trying to come up with some flimsy excuse for why you were in the ventilation shaft, Lina told herself.

Trust me, there are things in this mountain that will make your jaw bounce off the floor.

Insight involves trust - trusting that the information coming through is correct.

A lie is the most sacred private property on Earth. Governments claim it is not theirs, and that their critics are the rightful owners.

To nurture your career, it makes sense to cultivate your strengths. To nurture your moral core, it is necessary to confront your weaknesses.

If it is not profitable for the common good that authority should be retained, it ought to be relinquished.

The secret of change consists in concentrating one's energy to create the new, and not to fight against the old.

I was a tap dancer as a child, so I understand precision and repetition.

For every two minutes of glamour, there are eight hours of hard work.

Here's who it's okay to share a bed with: . . . A heating pad. An empty bag of pita chips. The love of your life.

Never saw the branch you are sittin on, unless they are trying to hang you from it.

To a surrounded enemy, you must leave a way of escape.