First you will smile, and then you will cry -- don't say you haven't been warned.

That a day spent with dreaming and sunsets and refreshing breezes cannot be bettered.

Love is like the wind, you can't see it but you can feel it.

I fell in love with her when we were together, then fell deeper in love with her in the years we were apart.

You are, and always have been, my dream.

In the blink of an eye, something happens by chance - when you least expect it - sets you on a course that you never planned, into a future you never imagined.

I want you to be.... happy.

I mean, if the relationship can't survive the long term, why on earth would it be worth my time and energy for the short term?

The scariest thing about distance is that you don’t know whether they’ll miss you or forget you.

You can't live your life for other people. You've got to do what's right for you, even if it hurts some people you love.

Writing the last page of the first draft is the most enjoyable moment in writing. It's one of the most enjoyable moments in life, period.

Always remember your brilliance.

Eating meat is not your personal decision, any more than, you know, whether somebody beats their child is their personal decision.

It's not the innocent young things that need gentle handling--it's the ones that have been frightened and hurt.

If you really want to change a culture... empower women.

High-toned humanitarians constantly overestimate the sufferings of those they sympathize with.

I always carry my classic black-and-white tux and custom-made George Esquivel saddle shoes.

Everything comes home, my mother used to say; every word spoken, every shadow cast, every footprint in the sand. It can't be helped; it's part of what makes us who we are.

Our lives are composed of a finite set of moments that we choose how to spend.

There is nothing as strong as tenderness, And nothing as tender as true strength.