Sometimes the best offense was avoiding self-destruction.

Don't let the brownies bite.

False humility is more insulting than open pride!

In short, heroism means doing the right thing regardless of the consequences.

An unread book does nobody any good. Stories happen in the mind of a reader, not among symbols printed on a page.

Smart people learn from their mistakes. But the real sharp ones learn from the mistakes of others.

Want a reliable road to emotional and spiritual suicide? Spend your life trying to fit in.

Hello, cell. How are you? Still dank and dirty? Me? I've taken up a new habit: talking to my cell. It's like talking to myself but slightly more pathetic.

Running toward danger is foolhardy. ... But so is closing your eyes to it. Many perils become less dangerous once you understand their potential hazards.

FABLEHAVEN: None who enter will leave unchanged. Trespassers will be turned to stone.

Hard to call it a party without sardines.

Never delay kissing a pretty girl or opening a bottle of whiskey.

Before innovation - or practical creativity - there is insight. You must see the world differently.

To enter a theatre for a performance is to be inducted into a magical space, to be ushered into the sacred arena of the imagination.

emotionless tone hurting as much as the news

The First Anchor in the moment of darkness The First hand in the path of love and brightnessThe Hand that held you strong to overcome fearsThe Hand that wiped away all your painful tears

Education is our greatest opportunity to give an irrevocable gift to the next generation.

The law has no compassion. And justice is administered without compassion.

Quick as lightning Wild Bill pulled his revolver. The stranger fell dead, shot through the brain.

...the spirit reveals itself to everyone with the same intensity and consistency, but only warriors are consistently attuned to such revelations.

I'm not cynical about love at all. I'm very practical. I think love takes up a lot of time.