Grimes believed in what he did, with no doubts. Though he was older than me by over a decade, I suddenly felt old. Some things mark your soul, not in years but in blood and pain and selling off parts...
Never argue when you're winning.
Most hatred is based on fear, one way or another.
Je rêve de toi.
I try to be a good cop. I try to be a good little soldier and follow orders up to a point. But in the end I’m not really a cop, or a soldier. I am a legally sanctioned murderer. I am the Executioner.
I had to practice this line to use with people who come to signings and things: ‘I’m sorry, I don’t have sex with strangers.’
I give good advice. I do not always take it.
I could only handle a zillion problems at a time. A zillion and one was beyond me.
His eyes widened just a bit, his lips flexed. I realized he was trying not to laugh. I hate it when people find my threats amusing.
He'd kill you all right. No sweat. But for the wrong reasons. Amateur's reasons. Of course, you'll be just as dead.
when you live forever and don't age, it gives you time to hope
Vampires are people too!
If you don't feel loved maybe the outward trappings like weddings and wedding rings become important? (Page 567)
I talk to myself every once in a while. Give myself very good advice. Sometimes I even take it. I
Human lives are too short to waste in trivialities.
He will not let you come barging in to his world like the proverbial bull in the china shop.
Guarantees are for major appliances, not for murder.
Was a clear, pale blue like the eyes of a Siberian husky dog. Human beings just didn't have eyes like that.
Regrets are about decisions that you know you should have done different.
Never criticize, unless you can do a better job.