Jessica Zafra Quotes

That's the thing about a great book. Every time you read it, it's different, because you're different. You've changed since the last time you picked it up, things have happened to you.

We have no control over fate and history, but we can control how we conduct ourselves in this life.

Why should I bring happiness to those I loathe by obliterating myself, when I can make them miserable just by existing?

That's really what the mall is all about: money. At the mall the rule is: Credito, ergo sum - I shop, therefore I am.

We are all the same in that we all want to be different.

We often reward mediocrity because it is comforting. If they can do it, anyone can do it.

Whining is a form of manipulation. People will give anything to make you shut up.

My Macbook is my new boyfriend, except that he's dependable and meets all my demands.

In relationships it is best to assume nothing.

Yes, it's true that you can't learn everything from books. But you do learn something about everything.

While being madly in love is fun, perhaps one should aspire to be sanely in love.

You can not make someone love you. You can not be thin enough or white enough or famous enough. The choice is entirely the other person's. Then again, you might try hypnosis.

We read because we are essentially alone.

Never, ever point out that a woman is eating too much.

Screw us once, shame on them; screw us twice, shame on us.

To live intensely is a basic human necessity.

Beware of those who have never been bored, depressed, or angry. There is something seriously wrong with them.

If you are honest with yourself, your life will be so much more pleasant.

What we call the wisdom that comes with age is usually simple caution.

Life is a series of random collisions.

Once you’ve read too many trashy best-sellers, you begin to look for something with substance, something that attempts to define the universe.

One of the advantages of having an imaginary boyfriend is that he exists only for you, therefore he can not be stolen. The disadvantage is that you can not introduce him to your friends.

What does not kill you will make you stronger and more cynical.

What exactly did we learn in kindergarten? Nothing we wouldn't have learned if we;d stayed home. Okay, we learned that sometimes, by the time you get to the bathroom, it's too late.

Sometimes I wonder if, instead of falling madly in love, we should aspire to fall sanely in love. But then, what would be the point?

The reason producers make stupid movies is because there are stupid people who will pay to see them.

We don't really have a movie industry; we have a trailer industry. The movie guys make five minutes worth of stuff to get people in the theatre, and eighty-five minutes of filler.

Someday you will look back on all the awful stuff that's happening to you, and fondly smile. Doesn't say much about the future, does it?

The reason men rule is because women let them.