...one opportunity leads directly to another, just as risk leads to more risk, life to more life, and death to more death.

As far as this categorization of books, the way I see it is there are really a hundred-odd categories of books plus one, and on the top shelf at home, I've got the books I love, my favorite books, and that's the type of book that I want to write.

I'm sorry. I shouldn't be asking such things...' She let the sentence die its own death

Handfuls of frosty water can make almost anyone smile, but it cannot make them forget.

You can kill a man with those words. No gun. No bullets. Just words and a girl.

If you ever write a book, I can only give you one piece of advice. Don't let your parents get involved.

He was waving. "Saukerl," she laughed, and as she held up her hand, she knew completely that he was simultaneously calling her a Saumensch. I think that's as close to love as eleven-year-olds can get.