“FABLEHAVEN: None who enter will leave unchanged. Trespassers will be turned to stone.”

“When jumping is the sole option, you jump, and try to make it work.”

“Excruciating agony makes me cranky.”

“A crossbow? Pigeon asked.I left my battle-ax in my other jeans, the man said.”

“I like pancakes.”

“Could you just call me Pigeon? he asked the teacher when she read his name.Does your mother call you Pigeon?No.Then to me you are Paul....Nathan Sutter, the teacher read.My mother never calls me Na...”

“Home should never be dark or full of shadows and secrets. It should be bright and full of open doors. It should be full of stories wanting to be told.”

“Suddenly, I can't move. I can't speak. I am set in stone, but it's a glorious chiseled sort of stone.”

“So yeah, maybe this will be the rest of our lives. Pot roast and Diet Cokes and my parents making eyes at each other. As for those slaps and punches and hateful words, we'll just sweep those under ...”

“FABLEHAVEN: None who enter will leave unchanged. Trespassers will be turned to stone.”

“Although her heart had been dead for years, she clasped her hands over her breast to protect what rested underneath.”

“Forgive my brother," Camira apologized. "We don't normally let him out of his cage when guests are present.”

“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...”