His brother maintained that what sent people backing away was neither his size nor his mother's blood, but solely the expression on his face. To test Samuel's theory, Charles had tried smiling - and then solemnly reported to Samuel that he had been mistaken. When Charles smiled, he told Samuel, people just ran faster.

She'd never have allowed herself to be held by anything as mundane as a few bars and a reinforced door

I don't get mad, I get even.

Any idiot can put up a website.

You cannot sacrifice the world for your children.

Things change whether you want them to, or not--unless you are dead. Don't hold so hard to the past that you die with it.

Dance when the moon sings, and don't cry about troubles that haven't yet come. (Moon Called)