In the world I live in, 'not worse' is nearly as good as 'better'.

Life is just chemicals. A drop here, a drip there, everything's changed. A mere dribble of fermented juices and sudenlly you're going to live another few hours.

The price of being the best is having to be the best.

The fastest way to travel is to be there already.

The Assassin moved quietly from roof to roof until he was well away from the excitement around the Watch House. His movements could be called cat-like, except that he did not stop to spray urine up against things.

Insofar as he'd formed any opinion of her, it was that she suffered from misplaced gentility and the mistaken belief that etiquette meant good breeding. She mistook mannerisms for manners.

Correct observation followed by meticulous deduction and the precise visualization of goals is vital to the success of any enterprise.