Writing is a lonely job. Having someone who believes in you makes a lot if difference. They don't have to makes speeches. Just believing is usually enough.

...women are better at keeping secrets, but men are more comfortable with them.

I've said it before, and I'll say it again. When you find something at which you have talent, you do that thing (what ever it is) until your fingers bleed or your eyes pop out of your head.

I'll see you.' He grinned. 'Not if i see you first.

I'm not making an enemy; I'm keepin' one.

Nobody likes a clown at midnight

They had discovered one could grow as hungry for light as for food.