"Alone. Yes, that's the key word, the most awful word in the English tongue. Murder doesn't hold a candle to it and hell is only a poor synonym."

"There are books full of great writing that don't have very good stories. Read sometimes for the story... don't be like the book-snobs who won't do that. Read sometimes for the words--the language. Don't be like the play-it-safers who won't do that. But when you find a book that has both a good story and good words, treasure that book." 

Hello, I'm a Greek-Australian reader, though I don't have much of a permanent home. I'm technically the third eldest child, though I'm called the eldest by my younger siblings. I speak a couple of languages, and read a few more.

"Hearts can break. Yes, hearts can break. Sometimes I think it would be better if we died when they did, but we don't."

One of my little sisters is on here (ParanormalHuntress) and so is one of my oldest friends (MusicReagent).

"Speaking personally, you can have my gun, but you'll take my book when you pry my cold, dead fingers off of the binding."