I wondered about her chicken-and-egg relationship with Dad. Which came first? Her helplessness or his controlling?

Getting lost is just another way of saying 'going exploring.

What would it be like to look in the mirror and actually accept what you see? Not loathe the reflection, or despise it, or be resigned to it? But to like it?

When the creative impulse sweeps over you, grab it. You grab it and honor it and use it, because momentum is a rare gift.

To dream is to starve doubt, feed hope.

Flawed, we're truly interesting, truly memorable, and yes, truly beautiful.

Hey, if it's a good philosophy, it works. Death is imminent. Live every day like it's your last.

My confidence was of the hothouse variety, carefully cultivated under highly regulated conditions. One wrong look, one mean comment, and my facade would wither.

Silence, too, can be torture.

Safe, I decided, didn't leave much room for fun.

Jacob: "Let her stare."Terra: "What?"Jacob: "Yeah most of the starers are just curious. Smile back. That's what I used to do.

I wonder if he’d been as beautiful as Dante. And I wondered why I thought that.

You don't achieve greatness in life being surrounded by mediocre people with mediocre values. Choose your company wisely.

You don't have many suspects who are innocent of a crime. That's contradictory. If a person is innocent of a crime, then he is not a suspect.

Good manners sometimes means simply putting up with other people's bad manners.

There are a million things I can think of that I would I want to do. Reporting like you, would be one. A talk show host maybe, also. I want to do a lot.

Whatever you ardently and passionately desire, that you obtain.

Intelligence is nothing without delight.

Lovers never surrender to each other, lovers simply surrender to love.

Start young. Throw your arms around ladies knees. As you get older it will get more interesting.

The experienced mountain climber is not intimidated by a mountain - he is inspired by it.