Yep.” Eloquence ’R’ Us. When in trouble, keep it monosyllabic—safer that way.

True strength isn’t in killing—or ignoring—your opponent, it’s in having the will to shield those who need your protection.

I came to the table, pulled up a chair, and sat. “Everyone brought a pet. I feel left out.” An enthusiastic howl broke the silence, and Grendel bounded through the doorway. He galloped through the steak house, skidded on the floor, smashed into my chair, and dropped a dead rat on my lap. Awesome.

Judging by the hard lines of his face and the flat look in his eyes, he'd left the Marines, but the Corps hadn't quite left him.

The Beast Lord way: often wrong but never in doubt.

It was the kind of place you went when your earthly troubles became too much for you and you were looking for a creative way to commit suicide.

I stopped the blade two inches before it touched Andrea’s neck. Because she was my best friend, and sticking knives into your best friend’s windpipe was generally considered to be a social faux pas.