“Getting fired, going out with a bang, leaving in disgrace ... these are all things I can do no problem”

“I sprung from the womb a child prodigy.”

“The world is one unending chess match, my dear, and I am the one playing it how I please. I poke and prod to move my pieces to places I find desirable. And the defiant ones who resist me I simply remove from the board." He pulled up his right sleeve, showing Laura a sheathed dagger strapped to his arm. "But you, Laura, are not of this chess match at all. You walked unexpectedly onto my board, scattering my pieces out of the way, the ones that I had worked on so tirelessly to arrange to perfection.”

“One thing I have learned is that the people who label you are usually the ones who know the least about who you really are and they have never made the effort to learn different.”

“(Out of the Shadow is) Exceptional....Meticulously plotted, beautifully paced, its an intelligent, fascinating story that draws you in.I couldn't put it down, a great read..Winn, masterfully weaves together the lives of characters into a rich and vivid tapestry,all the while exploring complex human emotions.A definite page turner.Patricia O'Halloran”

“Oh, fine.' Rochelle sprinkled some water over one of the glowstones and laid the object down in the center of their tiny camp. 'I didn't know you were afraid of the dark.''It isn't the dark I'm afraid of. It's the things hiding in the dark that I can't see.' Laura closed her eyes. 'Like ninjas.”

“The final aim and reason of all music is nothing other than the glorification of God and the refreshment of the spirit.”