I spent the rest of the day in someone else's story. The rare moments that I put the book down, my own pain returned in burning stabs.

My mom said I was an escapist at heart.... that I preferred imaginary worlds to the real one

Well, spit on my empty grave--if it ain't the attack of the Disney princesses!

He ran his finger along my jawline and down my neck. "The wait will be fun, but it's not going to be easy.

The land, that thou see now to have root, shall thou see wasted suddenly.

Isabel had gone silent in a way that shouted the silence to me.

Don’t be afraid to take a chance.The worst that can happen is thatyou don’t succeed … this time.

Humanity's moral conscience progresses, slowly yet surely.

Preston Sturges is one of my favorites. I learned about dialogue and timing from him - louder, faster, funnier. But I do love Mel Brooks.

Only literature could reveal the process of breaking the law - without which the law would have no end - independently of the necessity to create order.

Having one of your like dumb sort of stream of consciousness tweets used against you on a right wing website is the ultimate compliment.

Few men are of one plain, decided color; most are mixed, shaded, and blended; and vary as much, from different situations, as changeable silks do from different lights.

[Elijah Wood] has got such a broad outlook. It's so much bigger than just the acting industry.

Money is fun to make, fun to spend and fun to give away.