He's become like that briefcase in the ground-full of gems yet void of light, so nothing sparkles, nothing shines.

Unwinds didn't go out with a bang-they didn't even go out with a whimper. they went out with the silence of a candle flame pinched between two fingers.

The Bill of Life was signed, the Unwind Accord went into effect, and the war was over. Everyone was so happy to end the war, no one cared about the consequences

Fight, flight, and screw up royaly.

Small victories are bet­ter than none.

I'd rather be partly great than entirely useless.

Once in a while our school has half days, and the teachers spend the afternoon 'in service,' which I think must be a group therapy for having to deal with us.

(Why did they call them sneakers if it was so hard to sneak in them?)

People would cheer throw confetti and then go about breaking the resolutions they had made only moments before.

I think all mothers are alike, regardless of cultural background, when it comes to illogical cleaning.

It's called loitering, which is like littering with human beings as the trash.

Once again, I've been thwarted by the massive difference between my vision of the successful me and the me I'm currently stuck with.

the great is seldom a deterrent to the mediocre

Creativity is the new currency, so, are you credited with new thoughts or overdrawn in old thinking?

The demand for equal rights in every vocation of life is just and fair but after all the most vital right is the right to love and be loved.

My boarding school experience was the only thing I had strong enough feelings to write about for hundreds and hundreds of pages. I can still smell the formaldehyde of the fetal pigs in biology.

Most people are afraid of freedom. They are conditioned to be afraid of it.

That’s the big challenge of life—to chisel disappointment into wisdom so people respect you and you don’t annoy your friends with your whining.

Circumstances make man, not man circumstances.

War is the supreme form of prestige.

Never stop wanting for your magic