If I had a soul, I’d probably wind up in hell anyway.

But I also know that to ignore joy while it lasts, in favor of lamenting one's fate, is a great crime.

That was the best kind of story: when the teller was as much under its spell as the listener.

Power's a strange thing, lad. It's a drug people like me crave it.

Guardian angels guide the steps of idiots.

No one can tell the difference between a clone and a human. That's because there isn't any difference. The idea of clones being inferior is a filthy lie.

Tam Lin says rabbits give up when they're caught by coyotes [...]. He says they consent to die because their animals and can't understand hope. But humans are different. They fight against death no matter how bad things seem, and sometimes, even when everything's against them, they win.