“Life always involves some logic in its manifestations, and logic, as a rule, excludes the versatility of life from its considerations.”

“Hundreds of wise men cannot make the world a heaven, but one idiot is enough to turn it into a hell.”

“Intelligence seeks reasons behind things. Wisdom looks for things behind reasons.”

“Truth is what reconciles thought and experience.”

“The biggest challenge for human mind is human mind.”

“A mind can be empty of thoughts but a heart cannot be void of feelings.”

“A small hole in his shirt revealed a gooey red blob right in the meaty part above his armpit, blood pouring from the wound. It hurt. It hurt bad. If hed thought his headache downstairs had been tou...”

“One of the hardest parts of my job is to connect Iraq to the war on terror. ”

“I think war is a dangerous place.”

“You really are a dumbass.”

“Anyone who discounts you is a dumbass," I muttered as the golf cart jerked forward."And are you a dumbass?" the Pigeon inquired as she peeked under the tarp."Absolutely not...I'm a smartass.”

“So, was the crime lab a reward for almost being killed?''No, it was a reward for not being Bryce,”

“Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me', said some idiot who,1. Didn't realize HOW much words hurt2. Wasn't so smart”

“I lean against my sister's shoulder. "I thought lightning wasn't supposed to strike in the same place twice.""Sure it does," Izzy tells me. "But only if you're too dumb to move.”

“Silence prevailed everywhere, like the gloomy dumbness after the riots in the city.”