How long will you keep me?" I asked.You shrugged. "Forever, of course.

And it's hard to hate someone once you understand them.

I didn’t look back, but I knew you were still watching. It probably sounds weird, but I could just feel it. The hairs on my neck bristled when you blinked.

Your eyes were too intense to stare into for long.

I remember the lights turning into blurs of blazing fire. I remember the air-conditioning chilling my arms. The smell of coffee smudging into the smell of eucalyptus.

If there'd been an astronaut on the moon right then, I'm sure I could have seen him. Perhaps he could have looked down and seen me too... the only one who could.

There is no need to put your heart in a bottle, then you will die.- Ty from Stolen

Does my grandma count as a bodyguard?

Self-care means accepting some risk, and accepting much responsibility. It is not for all people or all cases.

It's not a drug problem, until you run out of money. Until then it's just drugs.

Cultivate those who can teach you.

WHATEVER YOU DO, TELL THE TRUTH.

A better everyday life means getting away from status and conventions -- being freer and more at ease as human beings.

Creating Your Character is Like an Artist Creating a Sculpture

Coming together is a beginning, and staying together is progress, but only when teams sweat together do they find success.

People that were in my life for a long time turned sinister and tried to control me, and all kinds of weird stuff happened. But there was no conscience involved; that threw me more than anything.

I'm kind of honored to be a dragon lady. The dragon is a very powerful, mythical animal.