A man's magic demonstrates what sort of person he is, what is held most deeply inside of him. There is no truer gauge of a man's character than the way in which he employs his strength, his power. I w...
You're one hell of a woman, Molly, I said. Thank you.
Love is another kind of power, which shouldn't surprise you. Magic comes from emotions, among other things. And when two people are together, in that intimacy, when they really, selflessly love each o...
Karrin.She looked up at me. She looked very young somehow.Remember what I said yesterday, I said. You're hurt. But you'll get through it. You'll be okay.She closed her eyes tightly. I'm scared. So sca...
It's a shadelight, Grimm said quietly. Some of my men put one up whenever I lose a member of the crew. To light his shade's way back to his bunk, so he can rest.A bit heathen of them, I suppose, Bened...
It isn't about being fair and equal. It's about the difference between right and wrong. He stared out at the bloody Elinarch. And this was wrong.
A pair of dolphins swept by us in the water, flicking their heads out to get a look at us as they went. One of them made a chittering sound that wasn't very melodic. The other twitched its tail and sp...
You're a cop. I need a doughnut.
Things are not always as bad as they seem. Sometimes, the darkness only makes it easier to see the light.
Run away. Me and Monty Python.
Paranoia is a survival trait when you run in my circles. It gives you something to do in your spare time, coming up with solutions to ridiculous problems that aren't ever going to happen. Except when...
No one is an unjust villain in his own mind. Even - perhaps even - those who are the worst of us. Some of the cruelest tyrants in history were motivated by noble ideals, or made choices that they wou...
Like life is short, he said. Like you don’t know when it’s going to end. Like some things, left unsaid, can’t ever be said.
Kids. You gotta love them. I adore children. A little salt, a squeeze of lemon--perfect.
It doesn't make you a monster to want, she said, her voice very gentle. It's what you do with it that matters.
In the action business, when you don't want to say you ran like a mouse, you call it 'taking cover.' It's more heroic.
If you go to your death rather than do everything you might to prevent what is happening, you are merely committing suicide and trying to make yourself feel better about it. That is the act of a cowar...
I'm not exactly a useless cream puff.
I leaned my head back on the couch and closed my eyes. I'm not sure what to do next. How are you as a sounding board?I can look interested and nod at appropriate moments, he said.Good enough, I said.
How long have you been a Wiccan?''A what?''A pagan. A witch.''I'm not a witch,' I said, glancing out the door. 'I'm a wizard.'Sanya frowned. 'What is the difference?''Wizard has a Z'He looked at me bl...