And it was pretty clear that no prince was showing up, or at least that he was really late.

The world needed more fireworks- especially now that there was going to be a shortage of beautiful, useless things.

What you do, the way you think, makes you beautiful.

My name is tally youngblood and my mind is very ugly

Tally smiled. At least she was causing trouble to the end. "I'm Tally Youngblood," she said. "make me pretty.

I'm Tally Youngblood. Make me pretty." -Tally Youngblood

Shay sometimes talked in a mysterious way, like she was quoting the lyrics of some band no one else listened to.

I don't want to hurt you but I will if I have too - Tally Youngblood

However stupid the choice seemed, Shay had made it with her eyes open, and had respected Tally's choice to stay.

The human heart is a strange vessel. Love and hatred can exist side by side.

A rousing tale of techno-geek rebellion, as necessary and dangerous as file sharing, free speech, and bottled water on a plane.

Marriage is a very good thing, but I think it’s a mistake to make a habit of it.

In life, school, or work, you must resourcefully act with purpose, curiosity, and wisdom toward positive outcomes, if not a vision.

Experience tells us what not to do again & what to do better. Our heart forgives whilst our mind remembers and becomes the gatekeeper of no.

I dont need a pardon. I need a job.

The very poor are strictly materialistic. It takes money to be a mystic.

Reading allows you to go into a space that nothing else can take you to.

If you fall during your life it doesn't matter because you're never a failure if you try to get up.

The greatest of mythologies divided its gods into creators, preservers and destroyers. Tidiness obviously belongs to the second category, which mitigates the terrific impact of the other two.

I mean that everything this afternoon has been too beautiful, and that perhaps everything together will never be so right again. I'm very glad therefore you've been a part of it.

What's possible today isn't bound by what was possible yesterday, and is never a measure of what's possible tomorrow.