Human beings tend to be conservative, so if you lie, you'll probably be closer to the truth.

There’s something so great about this,” she whispers. About what?” I whisper back. About this,” she whispers. About being outlaws. It’s just you and me—against the world.

When we kiss, his lips on mine are like CPR-- breathing the life back into me.

Walking with Murphy through the bone-freezing chill toward the bus stop, I start shivering. And somehow, when he slips his arm around me to warm me up, it feels right. Righter than anything ever has.

The only thing worse than not getting what you want, is getting it.

She flashes me a smile so devastating that it could even make an atheist believe in God.

But most days, I wander around feeling invisible. Like I'm a speck of dust floating in the air that can only be seen when a shaft of light hits it.

My parents are great listeners Which is why I never tell them anything

The golden moment when I’m not yet awake enough to remember that there are things I would rather forget.

You're thinking I'm a hopelessly romantic idiot. And you know what? You're right.

Culture Clash Dylan says when I meet his mother today I shouldn't mention that I'm Jewish. I say okay, but can I tell her about the HIV postive thing? He gives me a look. I give him one back

I am not an expert in this field but I do try to keep up to date with the Bundesliga. And I do follow World Cups and European Championships more closely.

I need to live up to my potential, wherever that may be, in all aspects of my life. My head gets in the way, and I need to look at the big picture - that this is the best, and I am living my dream.

As houses well stored with provisions are likely to be full of mice, so the bodies of those that eat much are full of diseases.

Politicians will not put forth programs aimed at the problems of poor blacks while their turnout remains so low.

The important thing is the attitude of the athlete, the desire to get to the top.

Poetry is of so subtle a spirit, that in the pouring out of one language into another it will evaporate.

No one can really honestly be the very best, no one.

Fundamentalists of different religions have more in common with each other than they do with the moderates of their own religions.

The language of faith is crucial because it affords human beings the privilege of intimacy with the ultimate.

More than this may or may not be a blessing. Certainly it can be a blessing only by being accepted as a trust.