Honorable retreats are no ways inferior to brave charges, as having less fortune, more of discipline, and as much valor.

Knowledge leaves no room for chances.

You change the future by taking control of the present. Know how to use your minutes and hours.

Why have all the pieces joined together to create such a cruel fate?

You're overconfident, mysterious, dark, picky, edgy, cold and have sixty-nine more faults. That's why you're perfect.

But nothing was a important as escaping Evernight or the ‘destiny’ my parents and teachers had decided for me. I had only one chance to be free and to be with the guy I loved. I intended to take it.

There are only really a few stories to tell in the end, and betrayal and the failure of love is one of those good stories to tell.

Wealthy people understand we're one America, and we do best when we're all together.

Give me your hand out of the depths sown by your sorrows.

There's going to be a time when MS-13 fires an RPG into an Alexandria [Va.] police car, and [Americans] are going to say, 'What the hell happened?'

I am searching as Diogenes did with his lantern for all of these wonderful human beings. I haven't found them yet.