For the record, I would like to point out that it is NOT being obsessive to memorize a boy's schedule so that you can accidentally bump into him. It is called being efficient.

You can obsess and obsess over how things ended—what you did wrong or could have done differently—but there's not much of a point. It's not like it'll change anything. So really, why worry?

Sometimes, remembering hurts too much.

News flash, Bozo. Don't ever tell a girl to relax. It only makes us madder.

In the midst of happiness or despairin sorrow or in joyin pleasure or in pain:Do what is right and you will be at peace.

War is sweet to those who have never fought.

He gave me a small smile, and in that smile I saw our whole catastrophic history playing out before my eyes.

I skipped toward him and gave him a tiny kiss on the cheek. “Yup.”He looked at me like I was crazy. “What was that for?”I smiled. “For being an excellent partner in crime.

Love hurts us all, no matter how old or young we are.

And yes, when he kisses you, the rest of the world disappears and your brain shuts off and all you can feel are his lips and nothing else matters.

You did love me, " I whispered. "Just not the same way I loved you.

A single recipe holds countless stories.

Constantly talking isn't necessarily communicating.

What compels me to write now is the same as all those years ago. It is the love of writing and storytelling, driven by a desire to escape.

Not Truth, but Faith it is that keeps the world alive.

A story to me must have some surprise...I must have a passion to write the story.

You ain't going nowhere, son. You ought to go back to driving a truck.

Beauty can be seen in all things.

I've always felt that one of the mistakes people make is that they try to do something that is just slightly beyond their skill set, and then feel they've failed.

I have a lot of stuff I want to talk about and offer up. It would be odd not to have ideas about something.

There is nothing conservative about bailing out Wall Street. Likewise, there is nothing progressive about billion dollar loans to millionaires to build solar panels.