Wolves eat coyotes," Gordon said[...] If he weren't an old man, I had some rude things I could have said to that. "Yes," observed Adam blandly. "I do." Yep. That was the one that came to mind. And he didn't even blush when he said it. Maybe Gordon would miss the double entendre. But he grinned cheerfully at Adam.

It is hard to accept being different, hard to have people avoid looking at you, and still believe in yourself.

Trying is always enough.

Mercy," he said,"in a fair fight between near equals, I'll back you every time. It's the demons, vampires, and river devils I worry about, and I'm working on that.

To make great art, you had to expose your soul, and some things should be left safely in the dark.

Some people will tell you werewolves can only shapechange under a full moon, but people also say there's no such things as ghosts.

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