I think of how each person in a marriage owes it to the other to find individual happiness, even in a shared life. That this is the only way to grow together, instead of apart.

In days that follow, I discover that anger is easier to handle than grief.

Buried beneath disappointment and fear, anger and pride, I just might find it in my heart to forgive.

a bit of a dirty fighter, quick with cutting words that he later regrets and doesn't really mean. Then again, I wonder if there isn't always a grain of truth in them, somewhere

...recognizing that there is more heartbreak in continuous disappointment than a void...

his unwavering confidence - but now, it feels like a brand of indifference

Would they retreat or move forward? Could they do this thing they were on the verge of doing? Did they have it in them to make a wrong decision just because it felt right?

Never give up hope! If you do, you be dead already.

Royalty consists not in vain pomp, but in great virtues

... a little philosophy carries a man from God, but a great deal brings him back again.

Recently, I've discovered Radiohead and find them to be quite good. So clearly, I'm some kind of musical retard. (Jonathan Ames, Middle-American Gothic)

Put all our pride away, always find a gentle word to say, you know we shouldn't be full of ourselves when we should be full of humility .

We are the masters at the moment, and not only at the moment, but for a very long time to come.

Read as you taste fruit or savor wine, or enjoy friendship, love, or life.

Honor and profit lie not all in one sack.

He was one of those guys who'd pronounce I'm a hugger as he came at you, neglecting to ask if the feeling was mutual.

China should bury head to work diligently for 10 years and then raise head to face Japan.