You do not respond to an attempt on your life with a slap on the hand. Or a joke.

Did the destruction of one dream leave a vacuum that required filling with another? Is a broken heart more vulnerable?

You touch me again, you arrogant Ardenine swine, and I swear on the blood of Hanalea the warrior, I will geld you. Do you understand?

Plus he was naturally lucky at cards. As Mam had always said, lucky at cards, or lucky at life. One or the other. Not both.

Which is a sad thing when you're only seventeen.

You didn't have to go to the fireworks with him. Or - or let him fondle you.""Fondle?" Raisa raised her eyebrows, "When did I mention fondling?

Surround yourselves with trustworthy people. If you don't, all the weaponry and tactics in the world can't save you.

Just tell me you don't love me, and I'll let the matter drop.""What?""What I said. Just say, 'Rai, I don't love you and I never will'. It's that simple.""Raisa, this is getting us nowhere.""Say it!

If someone grabs you in the street, hit hard and fast, because you may not get a second chance.

May all that have life be delivered from suffering

People like to be listened to, as every researcher knows – every researcher, every writer, every spy.

Let me get this straight," I say. "You're practically ordering me to die. What kind of guidance counselor are you?

Sometimes luck is with you, and sometimes not, but the important thing is to take the dare. Those who climb mountains or raft rivers understand this.

How did [the Holocaust] happen? Because God allowed it to happen. Why did it happen? Because God said, 'My top priority for the Jewish people is to get them to come back to the land of Israel.'

As a writer, you paint strokes and leave suggestions so readers can create their own pictures. That allows you to know someone by a small action and it saves countless pages of explanation.

A good teammate will correct somebody when they're doing something wrong. A friend might not say anything, a good teammate does.

I went to this restaurant last night that was set up like a big buffet in the shape of an Ouija board. You'd think about what kind of food you want, and the table would move across the floor to it.

It'll leave you feeling hollow and helpless, and there is where you'll stay. Ain't it funny child, love sometimes leaves you as dead as yesterday.