“Im really starting to like all this spy work, vee said. When my normal life gets boring, all i have to do is sidle up next to you.”

That woman.” vee hissed, “i’m making the sign of the cross right now.

You picked the seats you did for a reason, right? Familiarity. Too bad the best sleuths avoid familiarity. It dulls the investigative instinct.

You’re a liar!” he turned around, his black eyes snapping. “i’m also a thief, a gambler, a cheat, and a murdered. But this happens to be one of the rare times when i’m telling the truth. Go home. Consider yourself lucky. You’ve got a chance to start fresh. Not everyone can say the same.

You’re mine, angel,” he murmured, brushing the words across my jawbone as i arched my neck higher, inviting him to kiss everywhere. “you have me forever.

Arrogance can be deadly.

Chauncey seethed at the outrageous insult. “and your father?” he demanded, extending the sword. He didn’t yet know all his vassals, but he was learning. He would brand the family name of this boy to memory.

Who wants to kill you? The guy asked. He was still looking over his shoulder, but his expression was puzzled. Theres nobody there, the girlfriend told me. Youre making them think they cant see you, arent you? I said to patch, awed by his power even as i despised his use of it.

Im not going anywhere near a motel with you.

Stay with me tonight. Let me hold you even if that’s all it is. Let me keep you safe.

You keep life on a short leash. Whats that supposed to mean? Youre scared of what you cant control.

You’re crazy. You’re impossible.’ ‘i’m crazy?’ he tipped my chin up and planted a quick, rough kiss on my mouth. ‘and i must be crazy for putting up with it.

Humans are vulnerable, because theyre capable of being hurt.

Nope. Thats my line. This is my boyfriends house, which makes that my line,exclusively.Where is he?” nora (p. 287)

Nora: this is crazy. Patch: i’m crazy. About you.

Are you crazy?” i said. “crazy about you.” “patch!” “don’t worry, we’ve got time.” “how do you know?” he staggered back a step, with his hand over his heart. “your lack of faith hurts.

His muscles flexed under his clothes, holding me, leading me. Never letting me stray far.

Imagination is the only key to the future. Without it none exists – with it all things are possible.

War is at its best barbarism.

To my disappointment I now realized that to know all is not to forgive all. It is to despise everybody.

I’m a guy, but I’m not afraid to cry. Not all of the time. But when I’m watching a movie, I’ll sometimes shed a tear, especially ‘Moulin Rouge’.

The appeal to the white man’s pocket has ever been more effectual than all the appeals ever made to his conscience.

God’s canopy is over you and will cover you at all times, preserving you from evil.

Kill off all my demons and my angels might die too.

Whether we and our politicians know it or not, Nature is party to all our deals and decisions, and she has more votes.