I give good advice. I do not always take it.

And the moment you care that much, a man has you. He owns a little piece of your soul, and he can beat you to death with it.

If you're open to it, New Orleans will teach you about yourself, but if you want to hide from who you really are, the city will help you do that, too.

Why is everything always my decision?" I asked. Because you will not tolerate anything else." Oh, I remembered now. "Great", I whispered. - Anita to Jean-Claude

And your excuse?' I asked. 'I'm a sociopath; I don't have to be nice,' Nicky said. I gave him a look. 'You're mad at him.I can feel it; which means I really don't have to be nice to him.' 'I thought you were friends.' 'What part of sociopath didn't you understand?' he asked.

You can't kill us all, human.' He was right. I raised the machine gun a little. 'True, but who's going to be first in line?

I try not to worry about rewriting books that worked well the first time. I'm too busy writing new books to worry about things that are already in print