If stakes and garlic were the top two things that could kill a vampire, ninth grade gym was a close third.

It never gets easier, missing you. And sometimes I wonder if it ever will.

To his amazement, he could already hear Henry snoring in the backseat. That guy could fall asleep on a car trip to the mailbox.

The worst pain in the world goes beyond the physical. Even further beyond any other emotional pain one can feel. It is the betrayal of a friend.

If you thought eighth grade was tough, try it with fangs and a fear of garlic.

Because teachers, no matter how kind, no matter how friendly, are sadistic and evil to the core.

Bullying is a horrible thing. It sticks with you forever. It poisons you. But only if you let it.

If citizens followed their leaders' example throughout history, the human race would have died out centuries ago.

Getting staked had been a hard lesson in choosing one's friends wisely.

Growing older is mandatory, but growing up is optional.

Sometimes you have to be alone to think, and sometimes the best place for thinking isn't home.

Life is a rehearsal. Get dressed and be ready to face it daily.

I feel like pain is the quickest way to relate to someone because everybody has been through that and everybody has had a heartbreak.

I started working when I was three years old and was basically known before I knew who my own name was. My parents needed money, so at that time it became my responsibility to pay the bills.

Some people spend the day in complaining of a headache, and the night in drinking the wine that gives it.

Is the world crucified to you or does it fascinate you?

Man is a thief, an impudent thief! He steals honey from bees, eggs from chickens, milk from cows and life from the God!

Everybodys constantly being destroyed and rebuilding themselves, some more drastically than others.

I know that I want to wait for something that I really feel great about.

The Christian religion is a very powerful and convincing mistake.

I slice up a ton of cucumbers, celery, carrots and red and yellow peppers. Keep them in your fridge so you always have something handy to curb your snack attack.