Every soul is special. They’re all beautiful. They’re all far more significant than anyone on this rock realizes. I think when people are at their best, they’re acting in accordance with their soul. The ones who have gone bad don’t have bad souls. They’ve just given up on keeping in touch with them.

Marcone's scum... But he's his own scum.

When I started, I was pretty sure I was going to be writing some goofy little wizard novels that might make me some part-time money and would hopefully lead to something I could do better.

Go back,” he said. “Can’t. Stand aside?” “Can’t.” “So it’s like that?” I said. Fix exhaled. Then he nodded. “Yeah.” And for the first time in a decade the Winter Knight and Summer Knight went to war.

Heroism doesn't pay very well. I try to be cold-blooded and money-oriented, but I keep screwing it up.

There's always, always a choice. My options might really, truly suck, but that doesn't mean there isn't a choice.

Where instinct fails, intellect must venture.