“Let no one say it(And say it to your shame)That all was beauty hereUntil you came”

“He sighed. 'Your life is your own,Miss Kingston. We have only one. Don't allow anyone else to dictate to you what you should do with yours.'She blinked and frowned as if she didn't understand what he meant.'It's yours,' he advised softly. 'Don't waste it on petty conventions or conformity. Swim against the tide if you want to.”

“You know it's a bad case when the only way you can catch up on your sleep is to get unconscious.”

“Sometimes, the only things that make you feel good are the same ones that worked when you were five. Yes, I slammed the door”

“The hardest thing about being a grown up is realizing there are no magic formulas to release the ones we love from pain. Maybe that's why I enjoy computer games so much; you get to be God.”

“It's a piece of cake, being a lawyer or a doctor or a computer systems analyst or an accountant. Libraries are full of books telling you how to do it. The only textbooks for private eyes are on fiction shelves, and I don't remember ever reading one that told me how to interrogate an eight-year old without feeling like I was auditioning for the Gestapo.”

“When all else fails, go for the ego.”