Too late, he recalled Miles's dictum that the reward for a job well done was usually a harder job.

Growing up, I have discovered over time, is rather like housework: never finished.

Never underestimate the human capacity for wishful thinking and willful blindness,' said Miles. Such as a whole society of people who became so wrapped up in avoiding death, they forgot to be alive?

My dinner party,' Miles grated. 'It's just breaking up.' And sinking. All souls feared lost.

Suicidal glory is the luxury of the irresponsible.

If you want to catch something, running after it isn't always the best way.

Poets speak of hope in ladies smiles, but give me a smirk any day, I say.