“The more bullets flying, the less accurate each individual slug has to be.”

“Fear is an enemy that can be killed only at close range. The closest range of all is intimacy. The deeper the fear is embedded in one’s spirit, the more vulnerable it is.”

“Roots are nice, but a tree can’t run.”

“He said when the Lord made people He made them all the same for starters. But life marks people. If you know the way, you can read them like maps.”

“Most investigators don't even know what the word means. You stop the cops from using informants and the only crimes they'd ever solve would be those by deranged postal workers who come to work once too often.”

“Family' is not just a biological word, it's an an operative one.”

“When you hunt predators, the best camouflage is weakness.”