Some nutter's gone and pulled a Jack the Ripper.

The funny thing about stop signs is that they're also start signs.

I realize Jubilee is a bit of a stripper name. You probably think I have heard the call of the pole.

Writing is one of the few careers for which you essentially train yourself, the other two major ones being juggling and pickpocketing.

i miss you so much it's giving me a pain in my pancreas.

Fear can't hurt you," she said. "When it washes over you, give it no power. It's a snake with no venom. Remember that. That knowledge can save you.

It's always easier to say good-bye when you know it's just a prelude to hello.

You can never visit the same place twice. Each time, it's a different story. By the very act of coming back, you wipe out what came before.

I like you because you were mad. And you're pretty. And pretty sane for a mad person.

Guilt isn't always a rational thing, Clio realized. Guilt is a weight that will crush you whether you deserve it or not.

I have no phobias. Phobias are irrational. My fears are rational and CAREFULLY CULTIVATED, like roses.

You can't get decent Mexican food in DC.

I'm an atheist, but I believe in art. I go to galleries like my mother went to church. It helps me understand the way I live.

Marriage is not about age it's about finding the right person.

Music's free and music's for everyone to enjoy and express and interpret. It transcends countries and times and decades.

It's not that I don't suffer, it's that I know the unimportance of suffering.

If you can fit in the suit, you've got the job.

I believe that philosophy is part of literature, and not the reverse.

I didn't expect to be dropped by England.

I think that anyone who's pushed to do the very best that they can is privileged. It's a luxury.

Nothing can be more contrary to religion and the clergy than reason and common sense.