If anything, global response to the Rising only confirmed something that many Australians had quietly believed for quite some time: If forced to live in Australia for a year, most of the world's population would simply curl up in a fetal ball and die of terror.

Do we have to have the 'don't lie to the telepath' talk again? It won't take long. I say 'don't lie to the telepath, it never works,' you glare at me, and then you go find something you can hit.

People say things like "it wasn't supposed to go this way" and "this isn't what I wanted." They're just making noise. There's no such thing as "supposed to," and what you want doesn't matter. All that matters is what happened.

Librarianship is a form of heroism. It’s just not as flashy as swords and dragons.

He didn't have much strength to offer, but what he did have was hers without question.

I'll challenge senators and kings for the right to know the truth, but far be it from me to challenge a woman in her own kitchen.

I'm a decent sprinter and I can gun a motorcycle from zero to suicidal in less than ten seconds.