“There is no such thing as an "aspiring writer". You are a writer. Period.”

“I have both held and beheld unlimited power and of it I know but one thing. It drives men mad.'- Alexander the Great”

“A friend's loyalty lasts longer than their memory. Over the course of a long friendship, you might fight with your friend, even get angry with them. But a true friend will forget that anger after a while, because their loyalty to their friend outweighs the memory of the disagreement.”

“Mother yelled, 'Christ, this is the craziest snatch'n'grab I've ever seen!''It's desperation over style, Mother.' He hurried over to the tail end of the suspended tanker truck, to the two cables that rose up from it to the rim of the massive moat.'But did you have to destroy everything?' she shouted.'I haven't destroyed everything yet. Hurry up, this isn't over! This way!”

“His actions had saved three US cities from annihilation but only a few very high-ranking people knew it. Fairfax was just pleased he could still wear jeans and sneakers to work.”

“mmmm, space stuff”

“Writers, even unpublished writers, have a tendency not to notice what’s going on around them when they are the center of attention.”