Assassins did have a certain code, after all. It was dishonorable to kill someone if you weren't being paid.

I hate cats." Death's face became a little stiffer, if that were possible. The blue glow in his eye sockets flickered red for an instant. "I SEE," he said. The tone suggested that death was too good for cat haters.

There's one thing you can say for air pollution, you get utterly amazing sunrises.

If you were going to be successful in the world of crime, you needed a reputation for honesty.

The universe clearly operates for the benefit of humanity. This can be readily seen from the convenient way the sun comes up in the morning, when people are ready to start the day.

I regarded finding I had a form of Alzheimer's as an insult, and I decided to do my best to marshal any kind of forces that I could against this wretched disease. I have posterior cortical atrophy or PCA. They say, rather ingenuously, that if you have Alzheimer's it's the best form of Alzheimer's to have.

Her singing always cheered him up. Life seemed so much brighter when she stopped.