Wendy? Darling? Light, of my life. I'm not gonna hurt ya. I'm just going to bash your brains in.

Remember, Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies.

Writers must be fair and remember even bad guys (most of them, anyway) see themselves as good—they are the heroes of their own lives. Giving them a fair chance as characters can create some interesting shades of gray—and shades of gray are also a part of life.

There's a Mr. Hyde for every happy Jekyll face, a dark face on the other side of the mirror.

No, it's not a very good story - its author was too busy listening to other voices to listen as closely as he should have to the one coming from inside.

and then woe is you, Pauly. Woe to the max.

The redness was going out of the light now, the remains of the day were a fading pink, the color of wild roses.