“the late afternoon sunlight, warm as oil, sweet as childhood ...”

“People don't get better, they just get smarter. When you get smarter you don't stop pulling the wings off flies, you just think of better reasons for doing it.”

“She knew with suddeness and ease that this moment would be with her always, within hand's reach of memory.She doubted if they all sensed it - they had seen the world - but even George was silent fo...”

“They were still all beautiful and there was still enchantment and wonder, but she had crossed a line and now the fairy tale was green with corruption and evil.”

“True sorrow is as rare as true love.”

“Sorry is the Kool-Aid of human emotions. Its what you say when you spill a cup of coffee or throw a gutter ball when youre bowling with the girls in the league. True sorrow is as rare as true love.”

“I do not love men: I love what devours them.”

“Despite my ghoulish reputation, I really have the heart of a small boy. I keep it in a jar on my desk.”

“Part of his mind was screaming, but it was a distant one and easy to ignore.”