“Not sure if there is a God or why some all-powerful being would give half a damn about the likes of me.”

“Physics is like sex: sure, it may give some practical results, but that's not why we do it.”

“If only God would give me some clear sign! Like making a large deposit in my name at a Swiss Bank.”

“I didn't want to believe that killing was deep inside of me. I didn't want to think about the part of me that took a dark joy in gathering all the power it could and using it as I saw fit, everything else be damned. There was power to be had in hatred, too, in anger and in lust, in selfishness and in pride. And I knew that there was some dark corner of me that would enjoy using magic for killing—and then long for more. That was black magic, and it was easy to use. Easy and fun. Like Legos.”

“Damn me for being half naked so I can’t escape. Instead, I’ve resorted to feeing into the bathroom, hiding like the desperate tart that I am.”

“About half the practice of a decent lawyer is telling would-be clients that they are damned fools and should shut up. ”