“Give a man with a death wish a bottle of whisky and a loaded gun, you get a dead body. Give a martyr a quote from scripture and a pocket full ofprayers and you get a room full of corpses.”

“Make sure you love what you do and do what you love, the rest of the world be damned. Everything else is negotiable.”

“Keep secret things secret and they will serve you the better!”

“Writing a book is a blood sport. If it doesn't hurt when you're done, you're probably doing something wrong.”

“It is only the brave who win life’s rewards. Those who don’t overcome their fears are destined to fail at even the least things.”

“Magic is a dangerous thing, child. It isn’t something to use lightly.”

“Funny thing about revenge. It could make a killer out of a nun.”