An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last.

[H]e is a barbarian, and thinks that the customs of his tribe and island are the laws of nature.

You know, there was a time when childbirth was possibly the most terrifying thing you could do in your life, and you were literally looking death in the face when you went ahead with it. And so this i...

To all my librarian friends, champions of books, true magicians in the House of Life. Without you, this writer would be lost in the Dust.

Michael: 'Hey, remember when I almost didn't let you into the house that first day you came?'Claire: 'Yep'Michael: 'Well, I was dead wrong. Maybe I never said that out loud before, but I mean it, Clai...

Kyo Sohma: One of these days I'll make you say you're sorry Yuki Sohma: looking bored I'm sorry. Kyo Sohma: Dammit That's not what I meant Don't you have any shame Yuki Sohma: still looking annoyed...

Ivy!' I stammered, then glared at Kisten. 'You told Ivy? Thanks a hell of a lot. Want to call my mom next?

It is not my intention to be fulsome, but I confess that I covet your skull.

Inevitably, his vision verged toward the fantastic; he published a scattering of stories - most included in this volume - which appeared to conform to that genre at least to the degree that the fuller...

If I get killed, put my boots back on me.

I want to share this bed with you, though, I breathed. I want you to hold me. Stars flickered to life in his eyes. Always, he promised, kissing my brow, his wings now enveloping me completely. Always.

I love you, he whispered as he thrust again. And again. Each movement controlled. Each small movement devastating in its effect. I love you.She lost all concept of time. She lost her place and surroun...

He began on the hidden hooks to her bodice as she stood still, her breasts rising and falling tremblingly beneath his fingers. It was like undressing a wild animal. Or an angel who had consented to st...

He appeared to have pushed down the coverlet and undone the first few buttons of his banyan. Sweat had pooled below his throat, just at the junction of his collarbones, and she could see a few black h...

For the first time the Don showed annoyance. He poured another glass of anisette and drank it down. He pointed a finger at his son. You want to learn, he said. Now listen to me. A man's first duty is...

Can you remember who you were, before the world told you who you should be?

Begging for help never gets you any.

1por qué no simplemente no esperara ser ocasión deun vertedero de palabras¿no es mejor abortar que ser estéril?después de tu partida las horas son tan tristessiempre empiezan a rastras demasiado pront...

Chance determines our lives in important ways.

All my friends are bums. We all gather round our camp-fire (in a can) and sing songs of togetherness as we cuddle, to preserve our warmth...