The Mississippi and its paddle boats, and the rivers of Bengal and their gleaming steamers evoked a similar atmosphere of romance, of long, song-filled voyages, high winds and lonely sunsets.

You know that I could as soon forget you as my existence!

Military guys are rarely as smart as they think they are, and they've never gotten over the fact that civilians run the military.

But Hale wasn't just a member of her crew who had messed up. He was Hale. Her Hale. And Kat just wanted him back.

For a long time the human instinct to understand was thwarted by facile religious explanations.

Childhood is never troubled with foresight.

There are just certain times I sense the Lord is wanting me to write, and so I write.

There is no stronger bond of friendship than a common enemy.

A woman and a mouse, they carry a tale wherever they go.

What we call little things are merely the causes of great things.

So much of life is luck. One day you make a right turn and get hit by a car. Turn left and you meet the love of your life. I think I made the correct turn.