There's the bullshit you know that you know; the bullshit you don't know and know you don't know; and the bullshit you just think you know but really don't.

The doctor frowned upon drinking and often expressed wonderment at men who willingly made imbeciles of themselves.

She hated him and loved him, longed for him and loathed him, and cursed herself for feeling anything at all

There are times when fear is not our enemy. There are times when fear is our truest, sometimes only, friend.

You're mortal, and only a mortal can afford to be romantic. When we conquered death, we murdered love.

I stare at her. I've always known that it's impossible to argue with Belinda, not because she's particularly good at it, but because she's so bad at it- that there is no common ground to work from. She simply sees the world she wants to see it and no amount of logic can change her mind.

I have a very low tolerance for boredom and often think I would have missed out on books entirely if Id grown up in the Internet and video game age. Now I enjoy books for people of all ages, including children.