You can only have one first born child. You may love all your children deeply and with passion, but there is something unique about the first born.

If you're going to risk dying, there's no sense doing it wet, cold and hungry unless absolutely necessary.

The past can be a terrible weight bound to you by an unbreakable chain. You can drag it with you, forever looking over your shoulder at what holds you back. Or you can let it go and move forward. It’s your choice.

Neal had a couple of good ideas and they fit nicely, so that's the way I decided to go.

I'm a huge fan of Cabernet and Bordeaux, and am passionate about Pinot Noir and Burgundies.

My dear dead mother wanted me to go into an honorable trade, like grave robbing. Would I listen? No. Be an assassin, like your uncle Gustav, she said. Would I pay heed? No. Apprentice to the Necromancer―

Never underestimate the potential for human stupidity when wealth and power are at stake.