She has an eye for tragedy and sorrow. Show her a rose and she'll see only the wasp in the center of the bloom.

Shelby watched the books burn. She wonders if words are pouring down on other people's houses, sad words, like beast and mourn and sorrow and mother.

Don't make me sit through reality.

Feelings are best left concealed. They can bite you if you're not careful. They can eat you alive.

Determine when you are most effective and energized, then plan your tasks within that time.

Bittersweet? No, just bitter, the taste of your tongue.Words you can’t have back, so they linger.

No one believes he is an idiot until the consequences of his actions prove it. Then hindsight rubs it in.

Economics is like gravity: Ignore it and you will be in for some rude surprises.

I would love to get a place out in the country and spend my idle time just remodeling and planting seeds and watching them grow.

Ever get the feeling you've been cheated?

The slow rejection of the foreign skin grafts fascinated me. How could the host distinguish another person's skin from his own?

Vegetarianism is a link to perfection and peace.

I'm not a character in any of my books.