The man was allergic to sleep.

Most men's awareness doesn't extend past their dinner plates.

Maybe this was how you stayed sane in wartime: a handful of noble deeds amid the chaos.

Barking hard work, being a boy.

And a special thanks for not burning up the whole ship. Including yourself, you daft bum-rag.

That was the trick - to keep punching, no matter what.

Deryn put her own arms around herself, but it didn't feel the same."Barking spiders, " she muttered softly,

You want a wild ride, J.J.? I'll give it to you, hard and slow until you scream my name.

Skepticism is the first step on the road to philosophy.

And my approach has always been to stand up and speak out on behalf of the economic rights of people.

I'll be drunk again to feel a little love.

All names of good and evil are images; they do not speak out, they only hint. He is a fool who seeks knowledge from them.

I ached once, hard, like a period typed at the end of a sentence.

I like marriage. I've been married three times.

I was slumped next to him. He didn't pay any attention to me, but kept snickering as he drove. It was annoying. I had PMS and a test this morning. Boy, had he picked the wrong girl.

I think I have sort of gravitated toward issues that I don't know the answers to, because that's what's more interesting for me to write.