...graced by some delicate, perceptive and fine-boned writing, is at the heart of the book, and Creel gets it all just right.

Every second around this girl was asking for trouble and he'd never wanted to be in trouble so bad in his life.

A nice blend of prediction and surprise seem to be at the heart of the best art.

Sookie, my little bullet-sucker" Eric, my big bullshitter

A lie always needs a truth for a handle to it.

Never without a shilling in my purse.

Death is a dramatic accomplishment of absence; language may be almost as effective.

If I'm like, 'Oh, this is not something that I want to do,' that means I have to do it. That's always a good motivation.

I was raised with a huge Armenian influence, always hearing stories of Armenia, celebrating Armenian holidays.

Really, being a librarian is a much more dangerous job than you realize.

Don't focus on what others want. See what it is that you want. When you stop looking inside and look at others, that is when you miss the boat.