“She had known it was bad, call it a mothers instinct, but shed known this was the knock that was going to scoop her insides out and leave her barely able to stand; merely a shell with nothing good ...”

“He was, however, unable to give much prolonged or continuous thought to anything that evening , or to concentrate on any one idea; and anyway, even if he had been able to, he would not have found h...”

“Nature can counsel nothing but crime.”

“A criminal remains a criminal whether he uses a convict's suit or a monarch's crown.”

“In the rest room next door there was a long, explosive sound of gas releasing, then a contented 'Ahhh.' Grace clapped a hand over her mouth to hold back the hysterical giggle that rose in her throa...”

“These mega-churches are springing up all over the countryespecially in the suburbs of large cities. And they all follow the same formula: A charismatic, self-anointed pastor starts a church by hold...”

“These mega-churches are springing up all over the country—especially in the suburbs of large cities. And they all follow the same formula: A charismatic, self-anointed pastor starts a church by hol...”