“Do any men grow up or do they only come of age?”

“Do grown men always have to play games? Does everything have to be an excuse for another kind of game? Do any men grow up or do they only come of age?”

“A kid of your age—any kid—could get hold of matches if she wanted to, burn up the house or whatever. But not many do. Why would they want to?”

“Tell your friends I am the last of a dying race,' it said, grinning its sunken grin as it staggered and lurched down the proch steps after her. 'The only survivor of a dying planet. I have come to rob all the women...rape all the men...and learn to do the Peppermint Twist!”

“Law enforcement: a case of good men doing bad chores.”

“Love didn't grow very well in a place where there was only fear”

“Being good is commendable, but only when it is combined with doing good is it useful”