And there were some things I didn't know I had until I lost them.

Do remember, though, that sometimes the people you oppress become mightier than you would like.

Grief is not as heavy as guilt, but it takes more away from you.

No matter how long you train someone to be brave, you never know if they are or not until something real happens.

I could never hurt him enough to make his betrayal stop hurting. And it hurts, in every part of my body.

I feel bare. I didn't realize I wore my secrets as armor until they were gone and now everyone sees me as I really am.

Ingenuity requires creativity.

It would be nice if life worked this way, stripping the dirt from our lives and sending us back out into the world clean. But some dirt is destined to lingered.

I think about pressing myself against him, but I can't, because all our secrets would keep a space between us.

You don't have to tell me everything right away, but I have to tell you everything right away? Can't you see how stupid that is?

I have discovered that sitting still leaves little spaces for the grief to get in, so I stay busy.

Wealth can only be multiplied through work.

Tolerance, compromise, understanding, acceptance, patience - I want those all to be very sharp tools in my shed.

History is little more than the story of man's sin, and the daily newspaper a running commentary on it.

Ariana is a huge supporter of mine; she's a big fan - she told me that when I met her. She's cool, her voice is crazy, she's got a great, great voice.

No one should have to get a PhD in economics to survive in this economy.

Successful families try to work together toward solutions instead of resorting to criticism and contention.

My friend is one... who take me for what I am.

Time heals everything. Time corrects everything. Time is the solution to every problem, I believe. A lot of things can happen with time. All that has to be there is the intention.

In the ages marked by scarcity and want, may I myself appear as drink and sustenance.

We may be very busy, we may be very 'efficient', but we will also be truly 'effective' only when we begin with the end in mind.