If chaos is a necessary step in the organization of one's universe, then I was well on my way.

Some of us get dipped in flat, some in satin, some in gloss...." He turned to me. "But every once in a while, you find someone who's iridescent, and when you do, nothing will ever compare.

What he did to my heart was sheer, inexplicable, magic.

...Next time you're faced with a choice, do the right thing. It hurts everyone less in the long run.

Sometimes a little discomfort in the beginning can save a whole lot of pain down the road.

Proper lighting is everything, Julianna.

I had liked him for all the wrong reasons.

One's character is set at an early age. The choices you make now will affect you for the rest of your life. I hate to see you swim out so far you can't swim back.

It's easy to look back and see it, and it's easy to give the advice. But the sad fact is, most people don't look beneath the surface until it's too late.

The room fell quiet. And as I read down the list of over one hundred and fifty eight-grade boys, I realized that to me, there had only ever been one boy.

You can't dwell on what might have been...and it's not fair to condemn him for something he hasn't done.

I guess it's better to have a chalk smile, than an ink smile. Where chalk changes with the direction of wind, ink stays as a deep stain. Like rain, sun and hail against a fake plant.

They (teenage boys)don’t really listen to speeches or talks. They absorb incrementally, through hours and hours of observation.

A man who gives his children habits of industry provides for them better than by giving them fortune.

Regarding the debate about faith and works: It's like asking which blade in a pair of scissors is most important.

Leave the eggs to bathe for 15 minutes in the hot water like a sexy Swedish chick in a natural mineral sauna.

Love brings to light a lover's noble and hidden qualities-his rare and exceptional traits: it is thus liable to be deceptive of his normal qualities.

But with what incessant and grievous ills is old age surrounded!

When in trouble, mumble.

The path marked Pride will lead you over a cliff.

Married life is absolutely brilliant.