“Suddenly feeling overwhelmed, Talon said, 'It doesnt matter. They are all dead.' He felt moisture gathering in his eyes and blinked. 'Its been a while since Ive felt that.'Caleb nodded. 'It never g...”

“The ways of the heart are complex. He looked out at the ocean again. The waves churn and break upon the rocks, Talon. So do human feelings. Passion can be a mans undoing. With passion must come wis...”

“why do I want to appear to be drinking more than I am?''Make it a habit. Men in their cups are fools, more often than not. And it can be wise to look the fool at times.”

“Robert had taught him to keep his thoughts in the present or near future, for as Robert had told him, To dwell in the past is to live in regret.”

“Just remember that in most things, right or wrong depends on where youre standing at the moment. My fathers people would have thought having your lifes mate picked out for you by your parents to be...”

“Yes, said Talon, his voice the hiss of a coiled serpent.”

“Ive been fighting to be who I am all my life. Whats the point of being who I am, if I cant have the person who was worth all the fighting for?”

“Nobody can hurt me without my permission.”

“We got a fightin' side a mile wide, but we pray for peace 'cause it's mostly us that end up servin' overseas.”

“Merciful Father.... I have squandered my days with plans of many things.This was not among them. But at this moment, I beg only, to live the next few minutes well.For all we ought to have thought a...”

“The best plans are always the simplest.”

“Yeah, and we could fly in on dragons and release a cloud of sugar plum fairies to tiptoe in an get the watch.”