I have hated words and I have loved them, and I hope I have made them right.

A snowball in the face is surely the perfect beginning to a lasting friendship.

Imagine smiling after a slap in the face. Then think of doing it twenty-four hours a day.

If only she could be so oblivious again, to feel such love without knowing it, mistaking it for laughter.

Often I wish this would all be over, Liesel, but then somehow you do something like walk down the basement steps with a snowman in your hands.

I guess humans like to watch a little destruction. Sand castles, houses of cards, that's where they begin. Their great skills is their capacity to escalate.

No matter how many times she was told that she was loved, there was no recognition that the proof was in the abandonment.

It was the beginning of the greatest Christmas ever. Little food. No presents. But there was a snowman in their basement.

As always, one of her books was next to her.

If you can't imagine it, think clumsy silence. Think bits and pieces of floating despair. And drowning in a train.

Even death has a heart.

For what religion has never had sects? Rest assured, Extremism is always the derrière.

A half-truth is a whole lie.

The number one thing I've been doing is being daddy.

A good example is far better than a good precept.

I think it's good to have pressure on yourself. The worst crime is to get kind of really complacent.

If you're an entrepreneur and you think that the president makes a difference to your business, you should stay at your current job.

I was hopeless at high school - I failed everything but Latin.

I can create a vibe without saying anything, just by being in the room.

If you insist on wearing gloves, make sure they match your purse.

I like pain. I like when it lingers. It reminds a person of what they've lived through.