Because he knew the best way to get what he wanted was to break down what made us strongest. And our friendships were what made us strong.

It looked like the world was covered in a cobbler crust of brown sugar and cinnamon.

Sometimes you weren't supposed to share pain. Sometimes it was best just to deal with it alone.

Happiness is a risk. If you’re not a little scared, then you’re not doing it right.

Every life needs a little space. It leaves room for good things to enter it.

Don't let anyone see your vulnerable spots. Once they knew how to hurt you, they would do it again and again.

I needed to stop being what everyone thought I was.

The next morning dawned bright and sweet, like ribbon candy.

She looked like autumn, when leaves turned and fruit ripened.

You can't change where you come from, but you can change where you go from here. Just like a book. If you don't like the ending, you make up a new one.

She was so Southern that she cried tears that came straight from the Mississippi, and she always smelled faintly of cottonwood and peaches.

I shall never cease to marvel at the way we beg for love and tyranny.

I will not retreat I will find the strength to reach my goal.

It's really funny, because if you make up words, then people project their own meanings onto it, which I find interesting.

The accusation of cultural insensitivity is a weapon.

The failure of The Cable Guy impacted my career. I had to start writing and acting again.

It's hard to read through a book on the principles of magic without glancing at the cover periodically to make sure it isn't a book on software design.

In the now, time ceases to exist and we experience a presence that is all-absorbing, completely at peace, and totally satisfying.

We are wide-eyed in contemplating the possibility that life may exist elsewhere in the universe, but we wear blinders when contemplating the possibilities of life on earth.

[Mitt] Romney did not have and never did have a large group of supporters that were personally attached, connected, and loyal to him.

Saints are what they are not because their sanctity makes them admirable to others, but because the gift of sainthood makes it possible for them to admire everyone else.