I minded my own business, and, unfortunately, so did everyone else.

There comes a point when a dream becomes reality and reality becomes a dream.

If a person is treated like a patient, they are apt to act like one.

I miss the comfort in being sad.

The more people pointed at me in scorn the more stubborn I got and when they began calling me the Bad Girl of West Seattle High, I tried to live up to it.

I went to Sunday School and liked the stories about Christ and the Christmas star. They were beautiful. They made you warm and happy to think about. But I didn't believe them.

I have learned that to have a good friend is the purest of all God's gifts, for it is a love that has no exchange of payment.

Have you ever had a broken heart?

If you get old fashioned enough, you'll always be in style.

I wondered a little why God was such a useless thing. It seemed a waste of time to have him. After that he became less and less, until he was... nothingness.

But I was sure of one thing. If God were a father, with children, that cleanliness I had been feeling wasn't God.

Life is a sacred shared-life.

A reputation for money is almost as negotiable as money itself.

A rusty nail placed near a faithful compass, will sway it from the truth, and wreck the argosy.

Whenever I get into a tough situation...I think of growing up, and I say, 'This situation won't be the worst one I've ever been in.

Real love is more than a physical feeling. If there's even the slightest doubt in your head about a guy, then forget about it. It's not real.

I love to read about anger. A "feel bad" book always makes me feel good. And no other novel in the history of literature is more depressing than Christina Stead's The Man Who Loved Children.

when married people begin to talk about their rights, it means something has gone pretty far wrong between them.

Anyone ever tell you you should be a lawyer? (Otto) Only Bill when we argue. Besides, I like killing bloodsuckers too much to ever be one of them. Tabitha Deveraux. Pleased to meet you. (Tabitha)

Forgiveness is mental floss! Build the capacity to forgive slowly - start with little unkind acts, otherwise you'll sabotage yourself. When we forgive, we forgive the actor, not the action.

I knew something was wrong with the economy when the shampoo girl at my salon closed on a six bedroom house.