“Chaos is merely order waiting to be deciphered.”

“There may be a time when we'll attend Weather Theatres to recall the sensation of rain.”

“If you added it up, without her there was nothing--but with her even the simplest of gestures of walking a bird dog in the desert, or selecting the ingredients for a meal for two rather than one took on an ineffable charm. (from the novella, Revenge)”

“There are as many life missions as there are people. We are all unique. We are all important.”

“Lula had Eminem cranked up. He was rapping about trailer park girls and how they go round the outside, and I was wondering what the heck that meant. I'm a white girl from Trenton. I don't know these things. I need a rap cheat sheet.”

“The judge's massive eyebrows crept up. "Kaldar. Are you the one speaking for the plaintiff today?" "Yes, Your Honor." "Well, shit," Dobe said. "I guess you're familiar with the law. You hit it over the head, set its house on fire, and got its sister pregnant.”

“The only thing of value on Earth is time. One second will always be a second, there’s no negotiating with that.”

“Each generation must discover its mission, fulfill it or betray it, in relative opacity.”