He closed the laptop. A sure sign I was about to receive his full attention.

It's easy to say you don't care about money when you have plenty of it.

...slow and drunk is no match for fast and scared shitless.

She moved to pinch me again but I blocked her hand. I'm no expert on girls, but when one tries to pinch you four times, I'm pretty sure that's flirting.

I didn’t know what to call it, what was happening between us, but I liked it. It felt silly and fragile and good.

No one here is embarrassed of their gift.

Have they built cities on the moon?" another boy asked hopefully."We left some garbage and a flag there in the sixties, but thats about it.

Will you quit shouting and let me bleed in peace!

That was our friendship: equal parts irritation and cooperation.

..he had trampled her poor, pining heart, and the wound was still raw, even these many years later.

It seemed like my parents were always trying to get me to care about money, but I didn’t, really. Then again, it's easy to say you don't care about money when you have plenty of it.

I am Indonesian. I don't buy fear of western ghosts.But when you deal with a giant garagasi of sumatera, there's no word worth enough to express the eeriness.

When there's music in your soul, there's soul in your music.

We hope you have found challenge in your path this morning.” -- Laniel, Abbot of Bilkar the Furred

Think personally, act communally.

I'm proud of the U.S.A. We've done some amazing things. To wear our flag in the Olympics is an honor.

The violet sea longs for the birth of gods, for to be born here is an unspeakable feast, a drumroll of commanding retinues and tritons.

So often I have felt alone in my journey, yet I've been afraid to let anyone see my fear and weakness.

The Internet is the trailer park for the soul.

As far as ethnicity, you grow up being sensitive to things around you and then become more proactive about it.

A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.