The silence, she thought, was remarkable: a perfect, shimmering thing, and fragile. Like glass, if it shattered, it would never come back together again.

Bitter, bitter, this desolation of angels.

As long as you're alive, there's always a chance things will get better.

Brimstone once told me that to stay true in the face of evil is a feat of strength.

Don't I deserve to finally be free of you?

It was interesting the way a small hate could grow inside a big hate and take it over.

What can a soldier do when mercy is treason, and he is alone in it?

It was brave, " countered Issa. "It was rare. It was love, and it was beautiful.

Life and peace. Victory and vengeance.And never the twain shall meet.

I am a link in a chain

to stay true in the face of evil is a feat of strength

Banan gave her an appreciative once-over before he leaned close and whispered, "Lovely gown. It'll look even better puddled next to the bed.

A Simple act of Kindness can create endless Ripples

You do not truly know yourself until you have learned to appreciate others.

Nobody can bring you peace but yourself.

People love chopping wood. In this activity one immediately sees results.

Men become richer not only by increasing their existing wealth but also by decreasing their expenditure.

We won when we toppled Saddam. That was the only clear goal of this war, to topple the Iraqi government. It took about 10 minutes.

The end (goal) of art is to figure the hidden meaning of things and not their appearance; for in this profound truth lies their true reality, which does not appear in their external outlines.

The most dangerous flaws are those which are good in moderation," she said. "Evil is easy to fight. Lack of wisdom… that is very hard indeed.

I've always said the shoes must never tell the foot how big to be.