My foster mother always laughed and said it was his reputation for knowing everything that allowed for him to appear infallible: all he had to do was walk through the room and see who looked guiltiest when they saw him. Maybe she was right, but I tried looking innocent the next time, and it didn't work.

You don’t have the courage of a half-bred mongrel.

She wondered that hope was so much harder then despair.

Only cowards torture women.

Bran was stripping her futon down to the bare mattress when she entered her apartment. It was sort of like watching the president mowing the White House lawn or taking out the trash.

Happiness is German engineering, Italian cooking, and Belgian chocolate.

It is one of those lessons that every child should learn: Don't play with fire, sharp objects, or ancient artifacts.