We got there without being spotted. I pulled her in, then shut the door, pressing my back to it and exhaling like an epileptic pilot who'd just landed a cargo plane full of dynamite.

As she’d left, I’d glanced at her gun.This time, when she’d pointed it at me, she’d flicked the safety on. If that wasn’t true love, I don’t know what was.

I hadn’t been a nerd, mind you. I’d just been the type of guy who spent a lot of time by himself, focused entirely on a single consuming interest.

My name is David Charleston.I kill people with super powers.

My life wasn’t just about one city, or one Epic, anymore. It was about a war. It was about finding a way to stop the Epics.Permanently.

If nobody changes the world, if nobody works to make it better, then we stagnate.

I let out a sound that was definitely not a whimper. It was something far more manly, no matter what it sounded like.

If we stop helping people because we’re afraid, or ambivalent or whatever, then we lose. Let them do evil. I’ll stop them.

As accurate as a blind man pissing during an earthquake.”“Wow..., ” I breathed.She frowned

Oh, ” Obliteration continued, “I think that you’ll find a man can do many things thought impossible, if he tries hard enough.

Thank you. For being willing to talk. For not turning me in. For... being you.''I'm pretty good at being me, ' I said. 'I've had all these years to practice--I hardly ever get it wrong these days.

There's nothing on earth like the feel of someone who loves you grasping your hand in the dark when you're lost and afraid

Live honestly to a higher note. Life is too short. So, do the best you can and live your life to a higher note.

the distinction between rich nations and poor nations is one of the great dominant political and international themes of our century.

There is nothing wrong with being poor; but there is everything wrong with remaining poor after you have discovered your riches in Christ.

The best thing that I learned from the best directors that I worked with is that the best answer wins. They are ego-less when it comes to doing the most important thing.

After all, the appeal to stop being yourself, even for a little while, is very great

Traveling - it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller.

If you're not intimidated or maybe a little weary of taking on a role, then it may not be challenging enough and it may not be worth doing.

My wife, who, poor wretch, is troubled with her lonely life.

It is wrong always, everywhere, and for everyone, to believe anything upon insufficient evidence.