But maybe it's better to go after something, and not get it, than to not even try.

You didn't have to go to the fireworks with him. Or - or let him fondle you." "Fondle?" Raisa raised her eyebrows, "When did I mention fondling?

Both Averill and Bayar were like actors speaking lines for their audience and not to each other.

Just remember who you are... The world will try to change you into someone else. Don't let them. That's the best advice anyone can give you.

A vocation is not something you slap on, like a coat of paint, and change whenever you want. A vocation is built into you. You have no choice. If you try to do something else, you fail.

The human mind had a remarkable ability both to discount what it sees and make reality conform to expectation.

What kind of love would drive a man for miles through solid rock?