Leo resisted the urge to throw a grenade in Frank's face. I suppose I should know who Pelops was?He was a prince, won his wife in a chariot race. Supposedly he started the Olympic games in honor of th...

Lately the commandant speaks more and more intimately of the führer and the latest thing- prayers, petroleum, loyalty- that he requires. The führer requires trustworthiness, electricity, boot leather....

It would be difficult to convince me that leaning has no effect whatsoever on the outcome of my bowling.

It is pardonable for children to yell that they believe in fairies, but it is somehow sinister when the piping note shifts from the puerile to the senile.

It does no good to run. And it does no good to hide. But I know what it's like. Your brain shuts down, and you follow your instincts. Or, at least, you you do. But you know what you're really doing?...

If you’re looking for fast driving there’s a dragway in the southwestern part of the county. It opens next week.Do you race there? he asks.Yes. And I plan on spending a lot of time there over the next...

I've got a few ideas, (Amy) admitted. But I don't know where we're going in the long term. I mean - have you ever thought about what this ultimate treasure could be?Something cool. (Dan)Oh, that's rea...

I'm falling into disrepair

I was all, Oh, dog, Countess gonna crack open a forty of whup-ass on you now. Oh, you in the sh*t now, wigga! (I am not incline to use hip-hop vernacular often, but there are times when, like French,...

I saw behind me those who had gone, and before me, those who are to come. I looked back and saw my father, and his father, and all our fathers, and in front, to see my son, and his son, and the sons u...

I prefer feeling insignificant, said Jess. I don't believe that.I didn't say worthless, I said insignificant, as in the grand scheme of things.But why?Because humans have such a complex. We're so self...

I am still not used to being the possessor of such a grand title. I believe I shall have to start wearing a purple satin turban and carrying a lorgnette.

His eyes had grown dark and smoky. A silky undertone crept into his voice. Never tempted by any man, Fionna. Never tempted by any man... before me. Never tempted by desire. Untouched by any man... bef...

Hey, Nana...people's feelings change easily...what you see is a house of cards...

Hermes's eyes twinkled. Martha, may I have the first package, please?Martha opened her mouth ... and kept opening it until it was as wide as my arm. She belched out a stainless steel canister-an old-f...

He slid his stele across the table toward her. Use it. No, Clary said, and pushed the stele back across the table at him. Jace slammed his hand down on the stele. Clary- She said she doesn't want it,...

He hasn't even eaten at Olive Garden, so I doubt he's a connoisseur of hotels. - KatNo Olive Garden? Man, we've got to get that boy some endless breadsticks and salad. Travesty. - Daemon

He had asked Hagen one final question. Does this man have real balls?Hagen translated the question properly in his mind. Did Jack Woltz have the balls to risk everything, to run the chance of losing a...

He glanced up at her and somehow he’d come back to himself, contained all that terrible sorrow and anger and fear, enough to make ten strong men fall down like babes. Maximus held it all inside of him...

Grief produces an abundant energy that must find a way to burn itself up. And that is the fundamental problem, one that can take a lifetime to exhaust.