Writing is like a bird-watcher watching for birds: the stories are there: you just have to train yourself to look for them.

When emotion supersedes reason ... gullibility must follow.

Loving someone condemns you to a lifetime of fear. You become painfully conscious of how fragile people are - bundles of brittle bones and vulnerable flesh, breeding grounds for billions of deadly germs and horrible diseases.

Nefret had always had an uncanny ability to read his thoughts. 'Did she cry?' she asked sweetly. 'And then you kissed her? You shouldn't have done that. I'm sure you meant well, but kissing someone out of pity is always a mistake.

When men start talking about 'honor', there is sure to be trouble ahead.

Cats always made up to the people who hated them the most. Depending on how you chose to look at it, it was a touching manifestation of trust, or a malicious pleasure in human discomfort.

People who relate what they believe to be new and startling information like to have such information received with exclamations of astonishment and admiration.