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The fun had been so bland, so lightly handled, that its essential quality, its ruthlessness, had not been apparent.

Foreword I. Biographical Notes II. Evil and Redemption III. The Question of Baptism IV. Faith and Philosophy

I don't never have any trouble in regulating my own conduct, but to keep other folks' straight is what bothers me.

I grew up in Baltimore. And yes, I am a big sports fan, especially when it comes to my local teams.

It's cool to play a vampire and be a part of this new, hot genre.

having come to realize that clients were like mad emperors with the agency at their eternal whim.

I know that asshole you were with in college --" "Can we leave that asshole out of it?" Please, gentlemen, one asshole at a time.

He was probably selfish in the sack. Probably selfish and greedy and...unsophisticated. And hung like a horse.

Then, like a born and bred asshole, he added to the sheriff, "He writes murder mysteries.

You're Professor Mills? The new one who teaches history?" As opposed to the old Professor Mills who preached overthrow of the government?

Snowden said carefully, 'I've been unable to get in touch with the person I thought might know about our mutual friend's difficulty.' The guy sounded like he worked for the CIA. Or Charles Dickens.

That's one of the oldest tricks in the world, Adrien-with-an-e.

She's a doll, really." "Mm. Bride of Chucky.

First of all, ideas aren't the hard part. Secondly, there are no new ideas, only the author's unique execution.

Maybe he had a gaydar anti-cloaking device.

Was floozy the kind of job that required good references? Matt doubted it, but he refrained from saying so.

I was surprised he didn't just spit the nails into the wood like Popeye the Sailor Man.

You got a little bit of an attitude, Mr. English, if you don't mind my saying so." "I don't mind.

I never met a more obstinate son of a bitch than you, baby.

Dragging on a faded cinnamon-colored Abercrombie & Fitch T-shirt with the slogan I had a nightmare I was a brunette, I returned to the front room.

If one discards the Bible as unreliable historically, then he or she must discard all the literature of antiquity. No other document has as much evidence to confirm its reliability.

The playground song in my head went, First comes love, then comes hideous betrayal, then comes endless regret requiring expensive therapy. It was a terrible song. It didn't even rhyme. But it was mine, and I hadn't made a family, even though I'd wanted one

I hear children screaming I want to awaken them to show them the hog's blood and make them start screaming

subject" and "genre" are distinctions necessary for shelving a book, but necessarily ruinous distinctions for writing a book deserving of shelving