Valkyrie made a face. "Bloody vampires." Ryan sat forward. "That was a vampire? That guy who looked like an accountant?" "We don't talk about vampires," Skulduggery warned. "But it was daytime. How could he have been out during the-" "We don't talk a...
The ten-year-old shifter wore long flannel pajama pants and a T-shirt, his blond hair sticking up everywhere in the most adorable way. "No, I'm thirsty. I didn't mean to both you --" "You're not bothering us," Teresa interjected. Ryan didn't seem to ...
We always underestimated our own participation in magic. That is, we thought of magic as something that existed with or without us. But that’s not true. Things are not magical because they’ve been conjured for us by some outside force. They are m...
Helicopter Pilot: Fuel status says we turn back now. Jack Ryan: Wait a minute. Fuel status? You have a reserve, don't you? Helicopter Pilot: Yes, sir. I've got a ten minute reserve... but I'm not allowed to invade that except in time of war. Jack Rya...
Jack Ryan: Well... Ramius trained most of their Officer Corps, which would put him in a position to select men willing to help him. And he's not Russian. He's Lithuanian by birth, raised by his paternal grandfather, a fisherman. He has no children, n...
A positive attitude causes a chain reaction of positive thoughts, events and outcomes. It is a catalyst and it sparks extraordinary results.
It's amazing to me that they're cutting physical education programs in the school systems.
Artists rarely do the same thing over and over again. Art is about the new, doing things in a new way.
Art is a form of asset. Hedge-fund managers who have made money fast should diversify into other areas.
What man in his 40s would not like to look in the mirror and find Nolan Ryan?
I have a strong upper body; I'm an arms swimmer, and I always have been.
If you don't write it down, it never happened. Cathy (& Jack) Ryan
The one thing I could do with my eyes closed is my Grandma's schnecken.
I'll never understand those greasy little deep-fried wings most bars serve.
I'm much less shy in conversation than I am on my own.
If deep-frying catfish, try a dredge of seasoned flour and cornmeal and add some bacon fat to the oil.
If you're going to start a fire, why cook just one chicken?
When I was young, I would make my parents breakfast in bed on Saturday mornings.
Sweet Washington cherries and Walla Walla onions are two of my favorite local treats.
It is much harder to retain your position at the top than to get to the top.
My wife Susi and my kids quite simply are the most fun of all my friends.
