“When all you have is the darkness of hate, kindness is a beacon that burns bright.”

“Beauty is not the flawless perfection of youth, but the fine lines, scars, and wisdom which only living can give you.”

“Im not in the torturing business, but I am in the monster-killing business.”

“I’m not in the torturing business, but I am in the monster-killing business.”

“I want to take my time with you - to learn every inch of you. And this apartment has very, very thin walls. I dont want to have an audience he added as he leaned down again, brushing his mouth ove...”

“Linda Heavner Gerald received a silver medal for Fiction from FAPA (Florida Authors and Publishers Association)”

“You can't escape an assasin," He leaned forward, shadows swallowing his eyes. "Hangings, bumbling bureaucrats, dishonest crewman, jail - those you can talk your way out of, you try hard enough. But...”

“They were like waking up to what was being done to their malenky persons and saying that they wanted to go home and like I was a wild beast. They looked like they had been in some big bitva, as ind...”

“You know what I miss the most about my youth? My gullibility. It's nice believing in everything and everyone. It makes you feel secure, but be strong and depend more on yourself and you'll be ready...”

“Innocence crafts its own demise.”

“Ashes, ashes. Her whispered words of an old rhyme smashed through the silence as thunder, and in unison, the shadow figures answered.We all fall down.”

“I switched the light out again. The room was totally dark, not even the starlight showing while my eyes adjusted. Perhaps I would ask for one of those LED alarm radios, though Im very fond of my ol...”

“I am not a killer. I just win - Thoroughly - After all, winning isn't everything but wanting to win is.”