"“Everybody thinks they want to see the truth,” said Tenkswa-Tawa. “That’s one of the lies we tell ourselves.”"

"I was born with more power inside myself than I ever dreamed. But along with it there came no more sense than any oth…"

"That is the ultimate power, to stare death in the face and be unafraid."

"“I see Alvin with a son. That what he want most.” “I see him with a woman,” said Rien. “That is what he miss the most…"

"Arthur had heard Peggy say that she didn't wish for more comfortable furniture, because if the chairs were softer, co…"

"“I don’t plan to die for any cause,” said Jim Bowie. “Nor any man, excepting only myself. I know that ain’t noble, bu…"

"“He’s young,” she said. “We’ve all been guilty of that sin,” said Alvin. “And some never get over it.”"

"La Tia was fearless, but that could mean either that she had no guile or that she had no conscience."

"“I’m a terrible salesman,” he finally said. “I always tell the truth about what I’m selling, and then nobody buys it.”"

"The environment that nutures creative programmers kills management and marketing types - and vice versa."