But that was the least of it. He knew the worst of her, and that was better.

Anger was simple, self-sustaining as a cactus. You couldn't look too closely at it, lest the spines get you in the eye.

You need one person who knows you... Just one person you can't fool, even when you fool yourself.

The best lies were the simplest and made the most sense, in the mind and in the mouth.

Grace hated lying, got no joy from it, and this was how she knew she wasn't pathological.

The universe would give you whatever you wanted if you twisted its arm hard enough.

She hadn't realized she was lonely until she began to understand that other people were not.

You can feel creative tension when you sense the freedom to be creative, the harmony not via compliance only, but through brainstorming.

The Prophet was a true friend to the king. Our true friends are those who tell us the truth, even when we don't want to hear it.

Laughter aids the digestion. You can eat a huge stew with your schoolmates and digest it with no bother at all, whereas you can get indigestion eating a leaf of lettuce in boring company.

My goal for reform is not necessarily to pass laws but to make sure the laws are being followed.

I have a great, great body.

I'm very aware that we make these decisions toward love or hate every day. I certainly don't have the stamina to live through each day making only the noblest decisions.

Vision stands on the shoulders of what is actual to get a better view of what is possible.

She’s been hanging out with Nick.” – Acheron “Nick? As in I-hate-your-guts-Ash-go-die Nick?” – Tory

Most ideas that are successful are ludicrously simple

The church that is married to the spirit of this age, becomes a widow in the next.