Garden as though you will live forever.

The dead are never far from us. They're in our hearts and on our minds and in the end all that separates us from them is a single breath, one final puff of air.

A garden is to be a world unto itself, it had better make room for the darker shades of feeling as well as the sunny ones.

I was a sinner. I knew that without a doubt. But I was not alone. And the night was the accomplice of us all.

It seemed that the good people were always cleaning up the messes.

Fishing, Danny boy, is purely a state of mind. Some men, when they are fishing, are after fish. Me, I'm after things you could never set a barbed hook in.

What life gives us, good or bad, we seldom deserve.

The miracle is this: that you will rise in the morning and be able to see again the startling beauty of the day.

I used to ask for an easy life, now I ask to be strong.

And what is happiness, Nathan? In my experience, it's only a moment's pause here and there on what is otherwise a long and difficult road. No one can be happy all the time.

You stopped looking for the truth...I'd guess that's a sin we've all been guilty of.

It's too late to apologize for I have already forgiven you." -FitzChivalry Farseer

Every song I am listening toIt has an imaginary story about you.

Writers are alphabet artists. The blank page becomes their canvas as they paint pictures with words.

I'm really aware of how feminism and feminist rhetoric has been appropriated by the right.

Perseverance is a positive, active characteristic. It is not idly, passively waiting and hoping for some good thing to happen.

If I can find the time to do it, I'll probably become a yoga teacher.

It's such a surprise for the Eastern eyes to see, That though the English are effete They're quite impervious to heat.

Average feels safe but it's not. It's invisible.

I'm a little bit allergic to the whole brand thing to be honest but maybe it's just happening around me and I'm not really aware of it.

The critical lessons in life hold sway whether you like it or not.