I would die for you. You know that. I would die without you. If it were not for you, I would be dead a hundred times over these past five years.

They say time heals all wounds, but that presumes the source of the grief is finite

She had loved him for such a long time, she thought. How was it that she did now know him at all?

wanting what you could not have led to misery and madness

Astriola. That IS demon pox. You had evidence that demon pox existed and you didnt mention it to me! Et tu, Brute!' He rolled up the paper and hit Jem over the head with it.

She had never imagined she had the power to make someone else so happy. And not a magical power, either--a purely human one.

I thought... that we could at least talk about books.

Lies and secrets, Tessa, they are like a cancer in the soul. They eat away what is good and leave only destruction behind.

Jem put the full force of himself into each smile, so that he seemed to be smiling with his eyes, his heart, his whole being.

Being Jem, Tessa reflected, must be a great deal like being the owner of a thouroughbred dog that liked to bite your guests. You had to have a hand on his collar constantly.

You had to know a person well to make them laugh like that.

Use all the ugliness you’re feeling to make something beautiful

Here lies Jack Williams. He done his damndest.

My tastes are aristocratic my actions democratic.

I would say that all short stories have mystery naturally built into them.

Any love is a home-sickness, a longing for a lost paradise.

It was involuntary. They sank my boat.

If at first you don't succeed - give it up. It isn't worth the pain.

Meditation is for you to realise that the deepest nature of your existence is beyond thoughts and emotions, that it is incredibly vast and interconnected with all other beings.

I try not to observe myself in the process of composing a poem because I don't want to come up with a formula, which I would then be unscrupulous in using.

Find your confidence, lead with love... the rest will follow.