I just can't fathom why anyone would stand on a ledge when there's a respectable amount of walking space right next to it.

The more you know who you are, and what you want, the less you let things upset you.

For the two of us, home isn't a place. It is a person. And we are finally home.

You ought to stop listening to stereotypes and start forming your own opinions.

Girl scouts didn't teach me what to do with emotionally unstable drunk boys.

I'm saying I'm in love with you! I've been in love with you this whole bleeding year!

I love you as certain dark things are loved, secretly, between the shadow and the soul.

Yes, St. Claire. I like you. But I can't say it aloud, because he's my friend. And friends don't let other friends make drunken declarations and expect them to act upon them the next day

French name, English accent, American school. Anna confused.

I mean, really. Who sends their kid to boarding school? It's so Hogwarts. Only mine doesn't have cute boy wizards or magic candy or flying lessons.

Soap?""School of America in Paris" he explains. "SOAP".Nice. My father sent me here to be cleansed.

Good books do not waste our time as most people do... collect a great quantity of books, build alibrary worthy of your noble soul, andspend without stint all the money necessary for it.

I would far prefer to be told simply to go and die. It's straightforward. But people almost never say, "Die!" Paltry, prudent hypocrites!

Good writing , like gold , combines lustrous lucidity with high density. What this means is good writing is packed with hints.

I don't like to talk about myself. I like to talk about stuff that's happening, stuff that's going to happen, and the people who are going to make it happen.

One of the best ways countries can combat poverty is to use development assistance to promote a growing private sector, in which the poor can fully participate.

Being alone does not mean you are lonely, and being lonely does not mean you are alone.

I've never missed anything I've given away.

I personally love heights and roller coasters, I'm such an adrenaline junkie.

How you spend your time defines who you are.

Hate is the complement of fear and narcissists like being feared. It imbues them with an intoxicating sensation of omnipotence.