They were steaming out of the station before Maia asked, 'Was it books in the trunk?' 'It was books, admitted Miss Minton. And Maia said, 'Good.
No, Lucius is harmless,' I fibbed.
Obliqueness is the curse of the reading class.
There goes the world's wimpiest vampire.
Southern political personalities, like sweet corn, travel badly. They lose flavor with every hundred yards away from the patch. By the time they reach New York, they are like Golden Bantam that has been trucked up from Texas ― stale and unprofitabl...
The greatest lie of the greatest evil is that it doesn't exist.
An eternity is any moment opened with patience.
My anger feels hot and bilious but I keep it bottled until it doubles back and I'm mad at myself.
When it comes to the past, everyone writes fiction.
A good conscience is eight parts of courage.
We're more of a bag-and-tag operation.
Do not throw me out. Please.
What is it about me that gets them all crying? It’s not the end of the world.
To have a traitor for an ally is to have an enemy in waiting
My dad used to say that life's a journey, but somebody screwed up and lost the map.
The truth is not so important as the leaving of it behind.
Do it once and do it right and do it quickly
Don't fear the unexpecred or you'll be locked in time.
Ey tâlih! Ölümden de beterdir bu karanlık; Ey aşk! O gönüller sana mâl oldular artık; Ey vuslat! O âşıkları efsûnuna râm et! Ey tatlı ve ûlvi gece! Yıllarca devâm et!
It is not so much freedom of speech but the right to truth that great men protect.
When we our betters see bearing our woes, We scarcely think our miseries our foes.
