Jan built herself an ivory tower to keep the wolves out; she never dreamed they were already inside.

I like to think of myself as a reasonable man. But I have buried too many friends in the too-recent past, and I have seen too many lies go unquestioned, and too many questions go unasked. There is a time when even reasonable men must begin to take unreasonable actions. To do anything else is to be less than human.

A martyr's just a casualty with really good PR.

Nothing lasts forever. That's the tragedy and the miracle of existence - that everything is impermanent. Everything changes. All we can do is make the best of the time we have. And go down shooting, naturally.

Just once, I want to meet the villain in a cheerful, brightly lit room. Possibly one with kittens.

That’s the trouble with being scared all the time. Eventually, people just go numb.

Remember what I said about the mosquitoes?" "Which part" asked Maggie. "The scary part, the really scary part, the legitimately terrifying part, or the part that makes suicide sound like an awesome way to spend the evening?