Nothing is as it seems. Black can appear white when the light is blinding but white loses all luster at the faintest sign of darkness.

The late hour is such a friend; it has been for so many years. There is not a soul around as I carry Riley downstairs and dump him in my trunk. It is good, for I am not in the mood to kill again, and murder, for me, is very much tied to my mood, like making love. Even when it is necessary.

They are so busy, Julia, trying to help the world that they've forgotten how to help themselves. They've forgotten how to be happy, and it is a happy man or woman who helps the world most.

You think sex is dirty. You have a dirty mind.

How do I explain a life that has lasted for billions of years? It is almost as if I must start with an apology for being alive when everyone I once knew is dead.

The physics are simple in theory, but in practice they are filled with the possibility for limitless error.

The hourglass runs low.