“So planning something big.""If this is the work of the Overtakers, we've never seen anything like it.""It is," a voice said behind them. Maybeck slipped in alongside of them."You about scared the pee out of me!" Charlene complained.”

“MEN, Charlene said.Leave that to you! Willa quipped.”

“The weirdest thing can squirrel an investigation Never speak ill of the dead, and never, ever, claim you've got a suspect until the court case is over and he's behind bars.”

“Being a fiction writer is really like being an actor, because if you're going to write convincingly it has to sound right and play right. The only way that works is to emotionally and technically act out and see the scene you're in.There's no better job in the world, because when I sit down at that computer I'm the world's best forensics expert, if that's what I'm writing about that day. Or I'm some crazed psycho running down a dark alley.Or I'm a gorgeous woman looking to find a man that night. Whatever! But I'm all of those things, every day. How can you beat that?”

“I'm a big girl, Finn.”

“He likes you, too." Finn repeated. "And don't tell me to shut up.""Shut up!"-Kingdom Keepers, Shell Game”

“You will leave now," said Grdankl the Strong. "Go! Do not be afraid! If you die, it is okay!”