They kissed for the sort of endless moment that only exists between lovers whose lips are still new territory to one another.

A boy may be as disagreeable as he pleases, but when a girl refuses to crap sunshine on command, the world mutters darkly about her moods.

We’re a different sort of thief here, Lamora. Deception and misdirection are our tools. We don’t believe in hard work when a false face and a good line of bullshit can do so much more.

Throwing blondes at Locke Lamora was not unlike throwing lettuce at sharks.

Cold walls do not a prison make, nor iron bands a bondsman.

There’s no freedom quite like the freedom of being constantly underestimated.

My name's Jean Tannen, and I'm the ambush.

If reassurances could dull pain, nobody would ever go to the trouble of pressing grapes.

You're ten pints of crazy in a one-pint glass.

The water caught the Falselight glimmer like layers of shifting, translucent mirrors and formed split-second works of art in the air, but men cursed it anyway, because it made their heads wet.

So that makes us robbers of robbers," said Bug, "who pretend to be robbers working for a robber of other robbers.

Love and kindness are the basis of my religious beliefs. The rituals and outward signs are not as important as one's actions and deeds. Religion should be a path to God, not something to fight about.

I'm just saying I'm being myself, and people understand that.

There is a popular fallacy that falling down is the mark of a poor skater. But the truth is that when one stops falling, he has probably stopped improving.

I think the stress on income inequality is something that every American should take seriously.

A lot of people got lost in Hollywood while trying to become a star. They lost themselves.

The stupidest thing she knew was for people to act like they knew all about the things they knew absolutely nothing about.

The purpose of direct action is to create a situation so crisis-packed that it will inevitably open the door to negotiation.

I always loved music, but it's not something I thought I was gonna approach on a professional level.

It's in the present that lies the secret: if you pay attention to the present you will be able to enhance it.

The house ghost is usually a harmless and well-meaning creature. It is put up with as long as possible. It brings good luck to those who live with it.