And we were married and all the windows were open but the smell of flowers was so thick and sickly sweet. I felt like I might choke to death.

I nodded again, but I knew I would not grow up to drive a bulldozer. It would be awful to be dirty all day like these men. I didn't say it, but at best I would keep one in the backyard, like a goat.

I love you, " she said, and I knew she meant it because she spoke the words from the heart at the center of her chest. This, at least, had not been left behind at the hospital.

I slipped on a turtleneck, laughing when my head became stuck in the turtle part. If they weren't called turtlenecks, I wouldn't have worn them.

I discovered the bleeding when he licked my hand and left a swath of blood behind, death's autograph.

My goal was to get through the day as fast as possible. I worked fast because I wanted to be done. I wanted to be done because I wanted to go home to my nest and drink.

Love in your heart is better than gold in your hands.

The last time I was at a supernatural shindig, I got poisoned and then everything there tried to kill me. So I burned the whole place to the ground.

Theres something in human nature that says we need to have at least one symbolic place where chaos and dark desires can live.

Love is a concept invented by poor people.

If by that you mean that I dislike celebrity magazines, prefer food to anorexia, refuse to watch TV shows about models, and hate the color pink, then yes. I am proud to be not really a girl.

People who can focus, get things done. People who can prioritize, get the right things done.

We do not think of life - we live it. We do not think of ourselves too much. We do not think of others too much... We just behave in a natural way.

I love animals, and not only do I get to help animals in need, I learn a lot too!

Who said time machines haven't been built yet? They already exist. They're called books

But if there's love, dear... those are the ties that bind, and you'll have a family in your heart, forever.