Boys are two years behind girls in maturity level.

The nurse knocked softly on the door of the examining room and wheeled in a shiny silver tray displaying neatly arranged instruments of torture.

No. I just don't want to be a detective. They figure out what happened after the fact, when it's too late. I want to prevent it from happening.

Or that I couldn't stand to watch anything bad happen to you, because it was like it was happening to me too. Is that love?

It's easier to remember your lies if they're close to the truth.

Your lot in life? A lot is something you draw, like straws. It's chance. You didn't get this life by chance. You chose it on purpose. If you're dissatisfied from it, you can change it.

Yes, I was good at reading people. I studied them so I could put them in my novels.