The light was only just visible – except of course that there was no one to see, no witnesses, not this time, but it was nevertheless a light.

Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night. In their gray visions they obtain glimpses of eternity, and thrill, in waking, to find that they...

One more cockeyed optimist thrown under the reality bus.

There’s a lot of twists and turns, all true, all documented, about her treatment. It’s kind of a mystery, actually. It’s really a fascinating story.

No. No, I don’t believe you’d betray me with her. I don’t believe you’d cheat on me. But I’m afraid, and I’m sick in my heart that you might look at her, then at me....

Cecil reached for Dave, but Dave stepped back. “Dave, why are you doing this? You’re not getting paid. Lovejoy called you off the case. You want the truth? You’re compulsive. You can’t leave it alone....

Flowers are fragile and ephemeral…Even if you meant to protect them with a surrounding fence from wind and rain, they would die without sunlight…and a spindly fence has no power against a strong wind. –...

In spite of all the sparring that went on between us, I sort of liked Morelli. Good judgment told me to stand clear of him, but then I’ve never been a slave to good judgment.

I am the prince of procrastination. It is my besetting sin. I never put off till tomorrow what I can possibly do – the day after

We know birth and we know death; the mystery is everything in-between.

There are more hidden spaces in a city, more hidden lives and hidden emptinesses, and more darkened windows where shadow people pass fleetingly in and out of sight.

Neely McIntire,” I said, clamping a sweaty hand behind her neck. “Friendship be damned!”Hayden yanked me forward. I had time to make a very girly sound before his lips began to move furiously over mine....

I guess you’re going for the hard-ass Texas Ranger thing today” ~ Laney Briggs

Michelle: The dreaded elf walked into the dining room seconds after I sat down. What business of his was it if I didn’t have a clan? It wasn’t often I regretted my upbringing but being...

[Her] idea of a fair trade–her lentils for your caviar.

Por que en las epocas oscurasse escribe con tinta invisible?Why in the darkest agesdo they write with invisible ink?

It is a Siren’s burden,” she whispered, “So much strength, so much pain. You will feel the weight of humanity on your shoulders, though you are only partly human yourself. Soon you will not have...

I want to know the age. The sex. Most of all, the fingerprints. I’d like to identify who it is. After he had agreed, and I had left the office, walking to calm myself, I...

You know, there’s that temptation in interviews to make yourself sound – well, to give yourself a bit of mystery.

Even in death, her mother was winning.

Everybody is equally weak on the inside, just that some present their ruins as new castles and become kings –

A wise man does not always admit to everything he knows. And sometimes an overly-credulous friend can be a source of mild amusement.”~Sherlock Holmes

I agree about Shaw – he is haunted by the mystery he flouts. He is an atheist who trembles in the haunted corridor.

Kit [Carson Kitteridge] watched me for a few moments before saying, “That was some impressive killing you did. Naked too.””I hope I didn’t embarrass Office Palmer.””She said that after all she heard about you she...

Rosy waited as long as she dared then sat forward and let her eye rove Franny’s lounge, up and down the shelves, looking for something, not even sure she could bring herself to act if...

When I write to please everybody, it falls flat. When I write what I know, fearlessly, It won’t please everybody, but it doesn’t fall flat.

Either you’re going to shoot us or you’re not. The ball always lands on red or black, never both.

This investigation felt difficult, like driving in fog.

It is impossible to see how good work might be accomplished by people who think that our life in this world either signifies nothing or has only a negative significance.If, on the other hand, we...

maybes”.’ ‘Maybe,’ I said. ‘But if what I’m saying is correct …

I’m comfortable with the unknown — that’s the point of science. There are places out there, billions of places out there, that we know nothing about. And the fact that we know nothing about them...

This land, although not my native land,Will be remembered forever.And the sea’s lightly iced,Unsalty water.The sand on the bottom is whiter than chalk,The air is heady, like wine,And the rosy body of the pinesIs naked...

This is about as distasteful a loss as I can remember, and it’s baffling. After Sunday’s game, I thought a good positive push was going to take place. It’s the mystery of coaching.

I paid a lot of money once to find it out,” Raphael said.

The possession of knowledge does not kill the sense of wonder and mystery. There is always more mystery.

Something very strange is going on in the depths of space.

Let me tell you, you either have chemistry or you don’t, and you better have it, or it’s like kissing some relative. But chemistry, listen to me, you got to be careful. Chemistry is like...

One thing, however, did become clear to him—why so many perfect works of art did not please him at all, why they were almost hateful and boring to him, in spite of a certain undeniable...

The type of mind that can understand good fiction is not necessarily the educated mind, but it is at all times the kind of mind that is willing to have its sense of mystery deepened...

Except for a roll of Harding’s eyes, everyone ignored me, which is the way I liked it when I had to hang around with senior officers. They had a way of thinking up ideas that...

what are you thinking, Amy? How are you feeling? Who are you? What have we ddone to each other? What will we do?

Always remember, there’s no such thing as luck, nothing happens by chance, and all is by divine intervention. You’re like a magnet, wherever you go, the people you have relationships with and those that are...

I’ve never been adamant about joining Twitter; I have nothing against it; I’m not one of those people who hates Twitter. I think it’s great for what it is, but right now – I don’t...

The blank sheet stares up at me, its emptiness like a slap. Those were the last words Ginny ever wrote before she and her family were murdered.

Life was a revolving mystery, sometimes terrifying, sometimes maddening. But always provocative. Interesting. And although its meaning seemed beyond my grasp, it never seemed meaningless.

Just because the restaurant had Dynamite Shrimp on the menu, was that any reason for the place to blow up? (re April 15 release, Killer Kitchens

I don’t understand why you’re so obsessed with figuring out everything that happens here, like we have to unravel every mystery.

No matter which way you dice it, self-preservation is selfish.

That’s how it is for us servants. No one pays you much heed; mostly you’re invisible as furniture. Yet you overhear a conversation here, and add a little gossip there. A writing desk lies open...

A mystery.” He smiled, his teeth a white gleam in the shadowed face. “I like mysteries.””Don’t you have enough to do without going looking for trouble?””I especially like mysteries that involve trouble.