Bigots see something they expect and then they stop thinking about what is in front of them. It's probably how they got to be bigots in the first place.

Ignorance is more than bliss, it's freaking orgasmic ecstacy!

Sticks and stones may break your bones, but Chinese throwing stars get you a dozen stitches.

Tavi grinned. "Are you with me?" "The plan is insane," Ehren said. "YOU are insane." He looked around the inside of the tent. "I'll need some pants.

The distinction between good and evil is meaningless if one does not have the freedom to choose between them.

Science, the largest religion of the twentieth century, had become tarnished by images of exploding space shuttles, crack babies, and a generation of complacent Americans who allowed the television to raise their children. People were looking for something - I think they just didn't know what. And even though they were once again starting to open their eyes to the world of magic and the arcane that had been with them all the while, they still thought I must be some kind of joke.

Murphy watched me thoughtfully for several empty seconds. Then she said, very gently, "You're a good man, Harry." I swallowed and bowed my head, made humble by the tone of her voice and the expression on her face, more than the words themselves. Not always rational," she said, smiling. "But you're the best kind of crazy.