“Youre injured. He flicks his chin at my bleeding leg.We need to get that cleaned up.Itll be fine, I wave it off. My mom will descend upon me with a bottle ofperoxide the second I hit the door.”

“Hes close enough now that I can hear his footfall on the pavement, and I knowmy chances of outrunning him are slim. Im practically in a full sprint, and mypounding heart is begging me to take it do...”

“As one of the little streams starts snaking my way, inching closer to the toe of my shoe, I hop over the spreading puddle and out of its reach. I dont look back to see if its going to follow me. Im...”

“All kidding aside I focus back on Pyke, genuine sincerity in my tone.Thank youfor everything. For dragging my clueless ass through the ocean, andover hill and vale, when you knew it was futile and ...”

“Fair enoughNo inhaling battery acid, I smirk. We cant breathe batteryacid, can we?”

“You’re injured.” He flicks his chin at my bleeding leg.“We need to get that cleaned up.”“It’ll be fine,” I wave it off. “My mom will descend upon me with a bottle ofperoxide the second I hit the door.”

“There are times when the unseen can be even more dangerous than what our eyes behold.”

“The most dangerous enemy is that which no one fears.”

“Speed is dangerous if your direction is wrong.”

“And once you've been to this Center, this Truth, you'll know your way everywhere. You are never lost again.”

“The Queen's Pride was his ship, and he loved her. (That was the way his sentences always went: It is raining today and I love you. My cold is better and I love you. Say hello to Horse and I love yo...”

“What Joab did not and could not know was that it was ego, and the ego of a king is just like the ego of anyone else. It is a social infection, entering each person as a psychological virus that is ...”

“Failed relationships can be described as so much wasted make-up.”

“Sex without love is a meaningless experience, but as far as meaningless experiences go its pretty damn good.”

“Aside from the obvious, Francesca, what do you want in return for supplying information? Bones asked, getting back to the subject. You to take me, she replied at once. Not gonna happen! I spat, squ...”