To distract myself from thoughts of my father, i decided to check out the dead body.

I want you to have big dreams, big goals. I want you to strive to achieve them. But I don't want to see you beating yourself up every time you make a mistake.

when times are tough, the weak bail and the tough get creative.

Wow. The guy can make me feel stupid even when he's telling me I don't have to let him make me feel stupid.

The rottweiler stood his ground and waited for me to take the next step in the dance of ritualized intimidation. Instead, I leaped at him. Screw ritual. Now was not the time to stand on ceremony.

Kids who don't eavesdrop on adult conversations are doomed to a childhood of ignorance.

Remembering. Forgetting. I'm not sure which is worse.

A name is so important. A surname connects you to your past, to your family. Even a given name has meaning - why did your parents pick that particular one?

First you buy me a mocha. Then you let me help you hide a body. Now you take me to a biker clubhouse. Best. Day. Ever.

He was trying to tell me something.' Derek snorted. 'Aren’t they all? Must be a rule in the ghost handbook—if in danger of evaporating, make sure you’re in the middle of a dire pronouncement.

I grew up writing about the paranormal, and I blame too many Saturday mornings watching Scooby Doo.

Respect those who respects you, kick asses who don't.

Marriages are for the grownup people. Fortunately or unfortunately, I am not yet the one!

Many homicidal lunatics are very quiet, unassuming people. Delightful fellows.

You the people have the power to make this life free and beautiful, to make this life a wonderful adventure.

Take a deep breath, pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again.

I'm so hungry," Amy said sleepily. "Hey, you stole my line," Dan said.

I tried out the unfamiliar syllables. They fit. They cracked in my ears like a fist through ice.

When you're in love with the work, the energy comes more naturally. You want to wake up in the morning to write more material, or to go on stage and give every shred of emotion you have.

Everything changes and nothing remains still.

President Eisenhower was a fine general and a good, decent man, but if he had fought World War II the way he fought for civil rights, we would all be speaking German now.