And concentrating on the spot where the two spindles should be is the closest I get to looking Hannah's eyes as she tells my story.

The main thing I wanted to say, and thankfully it’s what most people say they get out of the book, is simply an acknowledgement that we do affect each other in ways we can’t predict.

No one knows for certain how much impact they have on the lives of other people. Oftentimes, we have no clue. Yet we push it just the same.

You can hear rumors. But you can't know them.

You can't stop the future You can't rewind the past The only way to learn the secret ...is to press play.

I've always loved brainstorming with other writers, and I consider having my work critiqued a part of that brainstorming.

And at some point, the struggle becomes too much-too tiring-and you consider letting go. Allowing tragedy... or whatever... to happen.

You can't go back to how things were. How you thought they were. All you really have is...now.

Everything...affects everything

After all, how often do we get a second chance?

In the end....everything matters.

Hermione: You! You foul, loathsome, evil little cocroach!Ron: Hermione, no! He's no worth it.

I am blessed with a good metabolism, and as long as I work out, carbs don't add to my weight. If I need a leaner, meaner look for a film, I go off carbs for a bit.

After a disappointing summer, Humpty Dumpty has a great fall.

Reductionism is merciless.

Conditions for creativity are to be puzzled; to concentrate; to accept conflict and tension; to be born everyday; to feel a sense of self.

The force we use on ourselves, to prevent ourselves from loving, is often more cruel than the severest treatment at the hands of one loved.

No man can instruct more than half-a-dozen students at once. The whole problem of education is one of its cost in money.

I think living in a new country gives you a certain bravery that you don't have when you live in your own country - because of the freedom it gives you.

There are two things I know about life... Only the good die young but the real jerks will live forever.

Allah is too big and open for my deen to be small and closed.