Good memories are like charms...Each is special. You collect them, one by one, until one day you look back and discover they make a long, colorful bracelet.

A guy who hates his job isn't going to be too charming at home.

What I'm really addicted to is getting people to understand that if their kids aren't competent readers coming out of middle school, it's really going to be hard for them in high school.

If Fang is in any way harmed while I'm gone-if he gets a hangnail-you won't see another morning. Are we clear on that?

How is San Francisco, Alex? Lovely city. Will you leave your heart there? Do you think it's a good place to die?

If you're in the room, I want to be next to you. If you're gone, I think about you. You're who I want to talk to. In a fight, I want you at my back. When we're together the sun is shining. When we're apart, everything is in shades of gray.

I'll just ask now: What is it about my persona that draws every insane, power-hungry nutcase to me like a magnet?