When I leaned a little too close to the doorway, my inner voice piped up, telling me not to be stupid. The guy with the bionic senses was better equipped for this.

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.

A big blizzard proves there's no global warming in the same way being out of milk proves there's no such thing as cows.

Kids do better, frankly [when the economy is strong]. Jobs make great years for kids.

The longer our graduation lines are today, the shorter our unemployment lines will be tomorrow.

A mine-free world does not need to be a dream - together, we can make it a reality.

There is music wherever there is rhythm, as there is life wherever there beats a pulse.

The devastating punch we took on September 11th still reverberates throughout American society.

The mere absence of war is not peace.

For me, curiosity is life. If you are not curious, you are in your coffin.

Life is fun if you just find out how.

Geology differs from physics, chemistry, and biology in that the possibilities for experiment are limited.