OK,” Josh said evenly, “I’ve seen men made of mud, I guess I can accept spying rats. Do they talk?” he wondered aloud.Don’t be ridiculous,” Flamel snapped, “They’re rats.”Josh really didn’t think it was a ridiculous suggestion.
Some stories wait their turn to be told, others just tap you on the shoulder and insist you tell them.
She’s in the Catskill,” Shopie began, but Scathach reached over and pinched her hand. ”
They expected to lose. And therefore, they lost. [..] People who start thinking deep dark thoughts in the middle of a war start expecting to lose.
Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world, and all there ever will be to know and understand.
You know what we have to do?”The Italian nodded. “I know.””You don’t look too happy about it.””Defacing a beautiful building is a crime.””But killing people is not?” Dee asked.”Well, people can always be replaced.
If you have to injure someone, then make it so severe that his vengeance need not be feared.
And when in doubt, Josh, follow your heart. Words can be false, images and sounds can be manipulated. But this… This is always true.
There was no honor in war, less in killing, and none in dying. But there was true dignity in how men comported themselves in battle. And there was always honor to be found in standing for a just cause and defending the defenseless.
Her hands flew to her mouth. ‘Are we even twins?’Josh rested his hand on her shoulder and brought his forehead to rest against hers, strands of their blond hair mingling. ‘I will always be your brother, Sophie. I will always look after you.
Werewolves and silver bullets!” Shakespeare coughed a quick laugh and shook his head. “Lord, what fools these mortals be!
Even that. What is the point in living forever, if it is not with the woman I love?