“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...”

“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.”

“Good, said Creed. I always like it when a captain has a plan; makes getting killed a lot less random.”

“Oh, you hate your job? Why didn't you say so?There's a support group for that. It's called EVERYBODY, and they meet at the bar.”

“Be wary of strong drink, it can make you shoot at the tax collector...and miss.”

“In wine there is wisdom, in beer there is Freedom, in water there is bacteria.”

“The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.”

“The secret of life, though, is to fall seven times and to get up eight times.”

“It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.”