I have never counted on someone to take care of my emotions for me.

Nobody's better than you and you're no better than anybody.

Personality can either kill or enhance your appearance.

To love is to respect.

Status quo or grow: You are in control of your future.

Never make someone a priority when they only see you as an option.

Life does not end when a relationship ends, just like life doesn't start when a relationship starts.

Actually, you can be bad at something...but if you love doing it, that will be enough. - August Boatwright

I don’t think I’m made for any earthly kind of pleasure.

This is one of the defining sorrows of books: that we cannot see one another.

All religious expression is symbolism.

Before you judge a man, walk a mile in his shoes. After that who cares?... He's a mile away and you've got his shoes!

You know your girls up to no good when her and her friends make a pact to post nothing on Instagram.

Man is a physical and spiritual epitome of the Universe.

Opera: I like it, except for all those howling sopranos and caterwauling tenors. (Why can't tenors sing like men?)

I love rock and roll, so put another dime in the juke box, baby.

I don't move. I wait behind my log, terrified. Over the past ten minutes, it's become such a dear friend, I consider naming it: Howard, my pet log.