“You've a good heart. Sometimes that's enough to see you safe wherever you go. But mostly, it's not.”

“The abbot cleared his throat. "You are all very stupid people," he told them graciously, "and you do not know anything at all.”

“Sometimes there is nothing you can do.”

“Richard began to understand darkness: darkness as something solid and real, so much more than a simple absence of light. He felt it touch his skin, questing, moving, exploring: gliding through his ...”

“The Marquis sighed. "I thought it was just a legend," he said. "Like the alligators in the sewers of New York City."Old Bailey nodded, sagely: "What, the big white buggers? They're down there. I ha...”

“Now me, said Mr. Vandemar.What number am I thinking of? I beg your pardon? What number am I thinking of? repeated Mr. Vandemar. Its between one and a lot, he added, helpfully.”

“Lost Time is never found again.”

“How you spend your time is more important than how you spend your money. Money mistakes can be corrected, but time is gone forever.”

“Men talk of killing time, while time quietly kills them.”