I've always been led to believe that the ultimate goal for an author is the movie deal. Now I understand that the movie deal is merely a MEANS TO A MUCH HIGHER END: NAIL POLISH.

Would you please do me the honor of telling me WHAT THE BLAZES IS GOING ON?

It's as if when I open myself up to every perception, things create their own focus.

Living is too hard right now. Dying is easy. Let me die.

I've liked you better when Katsa's around," Giddon said. "She's so rotten to me that you seem positively pleasant in contrast.

Every configuration of people is an entirely new universe unto itself.

Everyone wants a bit of something beautiful.