“A professional is someone who can do his best when doesn't feel like it.”

“Eloquence, like maturity, is a thing only developed through experience. Anyone can use words and use them well; only those devoted to learning can use words in the sharp and pure style that distinguishes a master in his craft.”

“Yeah, I jumped back when I heard you yell. But feel free to keep checking me."He lowered his voice."We could continue this in my cabin if you'd like."~Dyer”

“Were there any Pyr in DC other than the two of them?No! It couldn't be!Raffery spun again, but Thorolf was keeping a wary distance. "It's not your firestorm, is it?" Bitterness welled within Rafferty at the prospect.If Thorolf, who did not care at all for romance or love or long-term relationships, should have a firestorm before Rafferty, then the Great Wyvern truly had no place in Her heart for him, even after all these centuries."Me?" Thornolf looked as horrified by the prospect as Rafferty. "Wouldn't I be, like, the first to know?""Can't you feel it?" Rafferty couldn't keep the anger from his tone. If Thorolf was having a firestorm, it wouldn't be unreasonable that he, of all the Pyr, wouldn't have a clue. Rafferty had never met a Pyr so disinclined to use his abilities. "Someone is our vicinity is having one." He switched to old-speak. "Feel it!"Thorolf stared at Rafferty, then started to chuckle. "Dude, I can't feel anything except the pounding in my head. That's no firestorm--that's plain old beer. Lots of it. With vodka shooters.”

“The Circle... Ted Dekker is my inspiration, my favorite author, and my hero, so it should come as no surprise that my writing is consistently compared to his. What if I told you that the reason I picked up his books is because my writing was compared to his?”

“The power of words is the power of change. Like a flood in the desert a great story surges into our lives and upsets what we thought we knew. It washes away the dust in our hearts and reveals something buried—showing us things we might never have known and challenging our naïve comfort. It takes us away to a new place and when we return home our world looks forever different.”

“A person who is young at heart and brimming with enthusiasm brings a fresh summer breeze with them to every hell-hole they visit.”