In the cage, you feel loved, not trapped. Just like me.

The problem with books is that they end.

I'm the same way about the bookshop. You know, I walk around and I feel the whole world is in there, the most important stories of all time.

Your lips were made for mine, Beck. You are the reason I have a mouth, a heart.

If we were teenagers, I could kiss you. But I’m on a platform behind a counter wearing a name tag and we’re too old to be young.

we’re too old to be young.

... and Lynn is dead inside, like a corpse. She Instagrams methodically, clinically, as if she's gathering evidence for defense, like her entire life is dedicated to proving that she has a life.

You are a monster, deathly, solipsistic to the bone and you’re blasphemous because all you want is You

I fold my hands under my head and tell the books all about you. They listen, Beck. I know it sounds crazy, but they do.

and if anyone was ever going to live eternally in the light, I think it would be you.

What a shame to be so angered by what you don't have that you treat what you do have like it's nothing.

His real name is A.J., but he is known in Heaven as Armor because of how resilient he is in his faith and how persistent he is with his prayers.

[My study of the universe] leaves little doubt that life has occurred on other planets. I doubt if the human race is the most intelligent form of life.

Listen to that little voice inside you. Sometimes it can whisper meaningful words of wisdom and make more sense than the deafening noise of opinions and judgements outside.

To believe with certainty we must begin with doubting.

The most famous actress who did the 'dumb blond' routine was Marilyn Monroe, but she was a genius actress.

I like real girls. When they're in bed with you, it's not a show. They just want to do that.

I still read Donne, particularly his love poems

Money isn't always going to make it happen. It's important to be around people that have the right kind of attitude, being happy about what you're doing.

I certainly hear the Trombones Unlimited version of "Daydream" in a lot of elevators.

The confessional is not a torture chamber, but the place in which the Lord's mercy motivates us to do better.