I told them," he said in a clear, carrying voice, "that they should not give someone as old and powerful as I a daughter to love. That it would end badly.

I used my history degree about twice a year whether I needed to or not.

If you could just see your face,” she told me. “You look like a cat in a bathtub.

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

A man says a lot of things in summer he doesn't mean in winter.

My mother was a children's librarian. I remember when traditional stories were revised for modern audiences until they bore only a nodding acquaintance with the originals, but were released as 'authentic Indian stories' when they were, in fact, nothing of the kind.

People will do amazing things to ensure their survival.