Does that count as an argument? Can we kiss and make up now?”"It was only half an argument.”“Fine. Then, you kiss and I’ll make up.”I laughed until he effectively shut me up with his lips.

You don't take away my choices. You are my choice.

What is real and what is not is for your heart to decide and for your heart to know.

Falling for him would be like cliff diving. It would be either the most exhilarating thing that ever happened to me or the stupidest mistake I'd ever make.

I could feel the warmth of his presence as if a soft blanket had been wrapped around my soul, around my heart. It held me and protected me. It sheltered me and I knew I wasn't alone anymore.

Regrets are only felt by those who do not understand life's purpose.

If anyone can overcome a fear for the ocean, you can, little lady. Courage is being scared to death and saddlin' up anyway.

Oregon welcomed me like a beloved child, enfolded me in her cool arms, shushed my turbulent thoughts, and promised peace through her whispering pines.

Bad things sometimes happen to good people; the key to happiness is try to make the best of, and be thankful for the hand we're dealt

Tarzan-like men are my weakness, apparently.

(...)normalcy is an illusion. Each person is utterly unique. A standard of normalcy is something that most people of the world simply will never access.

Never does the human soul appear so strong as when it foregoes revenge and dares to forgive an injury.

People who take huge risks aren't afraid to fail. In fact, they love to fail. It's because failing means they found the edge.

I think I developed a very closed personality. I didn't really have friends. I changed schools every year.

You, the foreign media, have been the companion of my people in its long and painful journey to freedom.

My mother gave up a good part of her career to look after me.

Things have been a mess for so many years that trying to pin down a starting point is like trying to figure out where your skin starts.

To be sure, the dog is loyal. But why, on that account, should we take him as an example? He is loyal to man, not to other dogs.

My past was a private obstacle, not a public excuse.

Business, after all, is nothing more than a bunch of human relationships.

Happy will be those who give ear to the words of the dead: - The reading of good works and the observing of their precepts.