“Then his fingers trembled on her ankletightened around her foot. His head shifted, turning toward her. With a growl, she crashed the poker down onto his head. His hand jerked. A gurgling noise aros...”

“The law isn't merciful.”

“Joan spoke kindly, explaining patiently, as he always patiently explained things to her. Its like in that book you gave me, Jane Eyre. Jane says she isnt a bird caught in a net. Instead shes a huma...”

“No, Joan vowed. She grabbed Bashs shirt. I dont want this. Didnt want this to happen.Screams resonated.Bash continued quietly, None of us do. Thats not up to us. We have to decide what were going t...”

“It was not that donors had no loyalty to each other, but they were not ashamed to betray a fellow donor. In its wisdom the Alliance promulgated the moral rulesthe main one being ones duty to the Al...”

“During the night a fine, delicate summer rain had washed the plains, leaving the morning sky crisp and clean. The sun shone warmsoon to bake the earth dry. It cast a purple haze across the plainlik...”

“There are two types of seeds in the mind: those that create anger, fear, frustration, jealousy, hatred and those that create love, compassion, equanimity and joy. Spirituality is germination and sp...”

“My music teacher offered twittering madrigals and something about how, in Italy, in Italy, the oranges hang on the tree. He treated me - the humiliation of it - as a soprano.These, by contrast, are...”

“If you spend your time hoping someone will suffer the consequences for what they did to your heart, then you're allowing them to hurt you a second time in your mind.”

“To the wizard death is merely a belief.”

“Dearest, I feel certain that I am going mad again. I feel we can't go through another of those terrible times. And I shan't recover this time. I begin to hear voices, and I can't concentrate. So I ...”

“Theres no such thing as negative energy on the spiritual plane. It is an illusion. All negative energy comes from the ego. What we call negative experiences are only contradictions of the human ego...”