I'm interested. It's like you've got all these weird barriers set up, like you only want me to have access to this tiny part of you…

The first time he'd held her hand, it felt so good that it crowded out all the bad things. It felt better than anything had ever hurt.

Holding Eleanor's hand was like holding a butterfly. Or a heartbeat. Like holding something complete, and completely alive.

It was the nicest thing she could imagine. It made her want to have his babies and give him both of her kidneys.

My girlfriend is sad and quiet and keeps me up all night worrying about her.

Don't bite his face, Eleanor told herself. It's disturbing and needy and never happens in situation comedies or movies that end with big kisses.

Everytime, he breaks your heart. And everytime, he expects me to pick up the pieces.

Can't you just like a girl who likes you back?''None of them likes me back. I may as well like the one I really want.

She wanted to lose herself in him. To tie his arms around her like a tourniquet.If she showed him how much she needed him, he'd run away.

If you can’t save your own life, is it even worth saving?

There's no reason to think we're going to stop loving each other, ' he said. 'And there's every reason to think that we won't.

My best advice to anyone who wants to raise a happy, mentally healthy child is: Keep him or her as far away from a church as you can.

Next to the Word of God, music deserves the highest praise. The gift of language combined with the gift of song was given to man that he should proclaim the Word of God through Music.

The special quality of hell is to see everything clearly down to the last detail.

As a rose blossoms despite being surrounded by thorns, bloom despite being surrounded by troubles.

The most powerful social media... it is not the internet, it is not Facebook - it is food. This connects all human beings.

First drafts are for learning what your story is about.

I got shot in the head by my own guys in my foxhole. And they didn't even give me an honorable death.

Happiness and high come to you when you choose to live your life consistent with your highest values and your deepest convictions.

If you never have a go, you never, never know.

We got the hot fudge on the bottom.... that allows you to control the fudge distribution while you're eating your ice cream.