“I am what the universe made me to be, my dear.”

I strive for nothing if not consistency

Our belief is often strongest when it should be weakest. That is the nature of hope.

imaginary things were often the only items of real substance in people’s lives.

In recent years personal injury attorneys and trial lawyers have attacked the food industry with numerous lawsuits alleging that these businesses should pay monetary damages to those who, of their own accord, consume too much of a legal, safe product.

I take two hours off for my family every day. And then I write fourteen hours.

Sometimes the prize is not worth the costs. The means by which we achieve victory are as important as the victory itself.

I consider myself to be a man of principle. But, what man does not? Even the cutthroat, I have noticed, considers his actions “moral” after a fashion.

Unknowing ignorance is preferable to informed stupidity.

He was born an Englishman and remained one for years.

Anytime that the Arizona Cardinals play football, I scream at the top of my lungs at the television. And I have certain dances that I do.

Nothing is likely to help a person overcome or endure troubles than the consciousness of having a task in life.

A person knows when they’re in darkness, even when they can’t see. -Nightblood

My dear, did you just try to prove the existence of God with your cleavage?

Barack Obama seemed to think he could win over his enemies. He certainly seemed to believe too much in his own powers of persuasion. One thing’s for sure – he misunderstood the nature of his adversaries.

Normally, I have a lot of alpha readers on my books. These are people that, once I finish a novel, I let them look at it and give me a reader response.

Can a woman not walk with her possessions down the street of a city?

Worry, doubt, fear and despair are the enemies which slowly bring us down to the ground and turn us to dust before we die.

Oh, my dear, if you only knew how strange is the matter regarding which I am here, it is you who would laugh.

But, my dear sirs, when peace does come, you may call on me for any thing. Then will I share with you the last cracker, and watch with you to shield your homes and families against danger from every quarter.

Death cures psychoneurosis. In a sense all these neurotic concerns–fear of rejection, interpersonal concerns–seem to melt away, and people get another perspective on their lives. The important things are really important, and the trivia of life is trivialized.

Blow the dust off the clock. Your watches are behind the times. Throw open the heavy curtains which are so dear to you – you do not even suspect that the day has already dawned outside.

A bambiraptor is a savage baby dear.

Justice is such a fine thing that we cannot pay too dearly for it.

Ever since the day you left me, I’ve been so miserable, my dear. I feel almost as bad as I did when you were still here.