Power's a strange thing, lad. It's a drug people like me crave it.
Heroes, well, they don't live so long. But they're muy suave, and we all admire them.
She would drink until the trembling stopped. Then she would wilt over the piano like one of Celia's spinaches when Tam Lin forgot to water the garden.
Look around you...Feel the wind, smell the air. Listen to the birds and watch the sky. Tell me what's happening in the wide world.
The high point of your life was when you knocked me down
But I also know that to ignore joy while it lasts, in favor of lamenting one's fate, is a great crime.
No one can tell the difference between a clone and a human. That's because there isn't any difference. The idea of clones being inferior is a filthy lie.
Tom is a filthy little pustule. If you quote me, I'll deny it!
After all, what is suffering but an awareness of suffering?
Humans are endlessly stupid and greedy.
I don't mind, he whispered. If I had a soul, I'd probably wind up in hell anyway.
He had no more control over his life than a dog on a chain, but caring for Lucy made him feel…well…strong.
For purely selfish reasons, the old man had preserved what the rest of the world had destroyed.
Life and death are in constant battle. There is no way in this world for happiness to exist alone...
As for asking Tam Lin, Matt didn’t know how to bring up the subject. By the way, is anyone planning to cut me up into T-bone steaks? Even more terrifying was the bodyguard’s possible answer: You hit t...
That was the best kind of story: when the teller was as much under its spell as the listener.
Gods, if they're neglected, tend to fall asleep, but they never really go away.
Slow people are just paying close attention.
Matt discovered that no matter how terrified he’d been at first, it wasn’t possible to stay terrified. It was as though his brain said, Okay. That’s enough. Let’s find something else to do.
Guardian angels guide the steps of idiots.
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