“It is one of those lessons that every child should learn: Don't play with fire, sharp objects, or ancient artifacts.”

“But that was the trouble with ancient artifacts - no one really knew what they did.”

“Anna followed, keeping a sharp eye out for things he might back into or over. She wondered if Isaac did this all the time-and, if so, how he avoided getting photos in the paper with captions like "Local Alpha Trips Over Child" or "Wolf Versus Street Sign, Street Sign Wins.”

“Maybe I should go back to teaching school about crazy people instead of being one. (Jim Alvin)”

“You play games with people's lives.(...) You forget that they are fragile.”

“I'm a coyote shapeshifter playing in a world of werewolves and vampires--outmatched is an understatement.”

“A man learns with age, if he is lucky.”