Ignorance is not stupidity, but it might as well be. And I do not like feeling stupid.

All the geniuses I ever met were so just part of the time. To qualify, you only have to be great once, you know. Once when it matters.

And this was your friend?" Cordelia raised her eyebrows. "Seems to me the only difference between your friends and your enemies is how long the stand around chatting before they shoot you.

I am who I choose to be. I have always been what I chose, though not always what I pleased.

When the time comes to leap in faith whether you have your eyes open or closed or scream all the way down or not makes no practical difference.

This wasn't prayer anyway, it was just argument with the gods. Prayer, he suspected as he hoisted himself up and turned for the door, was putting one foot in front of the other. Moving all the same.

We should have taken our chances back then, when we were young and beautiful and didn't even know it.