... while I am Death's daughter and walk in His dark shadow, surely the darkness can give way to light sometimes.

I have found it is surprisingly difficult to remain sad when a cat is doing its level best to sandpaper one's cheeks.

When one consorts with assassins, one must expect to dance along the edge of a knife once or twice.

Truly, we are the gods' own children, forged in the fire of our tortured pasts, but also blessed with unimaginable gifts.

People hear and see what they expect to hear and see.

Whenever you are ready, or if you never are, my heart is yours, until Death do us part. Whatever that may mean when consorting with one of Death’s handmaidens.

I cannot tell her I have been moping over a broken heart when I have worked so hard to convince her I have no heart at all.

Every time he glances at me I feel it just as surely as if he has reached out and run his finger along my soul. It is all I can do not to smile at the sheer wonder of it.

Are men truly such idiots that they cannot resist two orbs of flesh?

Why be the sheep when you can be the wolf?

He barks out a laugh. "My little rebel.

When the outlook is steeped in pessimism, I remind myself, "Two and two still make four, and you can't keep humankind down for long."

Tyrants seldom want pretexts.

I do not want to have the feeling of writing "for eternity," so to speak.

I try to work every day, even when I'm not motivated. Ritual is very important to me.

Higher taxes never reduce the deficit. Governments spend whatever they take in and then whatever they can get away with.

Life is only available in the present moment.

Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Can't you see for yourselves that Jesus Christ is in you - unless you actually fail the test?

To be truly free, it takes more determination, courage, introspection, and restraint than to be in shackles.

Wealth does not bring excellence, but that wealth comes from excellence.

No economic, political or military power can compare with the power of a change of mind