To a predator, fear indicates weakness.

Is rule of thumb in writing game: if story requires many long descriptions of smells so vile that will give reader nausea, is not likely to find publisher.

At the core of every ordered system, whether a family or a factory, is chaos. But in the whirl of every chaos lies a strange order, waiting to be found.

Every human being has appetites difficult to control but far fewer have humility, gentleness, and an awareness of their weaknesses.

I always thought happiness was a choice and I always chose things that made me happy, and books were one of those.

Not an insult sweetie. That was a thirteen word kiss.

I fell in love with her for her sense of humour. If she ever lost her sense of humour, I would have to dump her. Then I'd kill myself because I couldn't live without her.