“There's a reason my only friends are written words”

“Shocked to see me?" I drawl at them, chuckling at the horrific joke.”

“Cal's eyes flicker, out to the trees. But he's not looking at the leaves. His gaze is in the past, to something more painful. "She killed my true mother as well. And she'll kill all of us if we let...”

“But our mercy has a cost, and it might be our lives.”

“And I am revealed for exactly what I am - a particularly stupid fish, moving from hook to hook, never learning my lesson.”

“Don't lie to a liar,”

“A true success is when you become a reason for a Smile on their face.”

“You've got a lot of choices. If getting out of bed in the morning is a chore and you're not smiling on a regular basis, try another choice.”

“You can only hold a smile for so long, after that it's just teeth.”