It's hard to come to terms with the fact that you aren't going to be loved the way you want to be loved.

You loved ferris wheels more than roller coasters because life shouldn’t be lived at full speed, but in anticipation and appreciation.

The real thing, when done right , is always better than a daydream

Everybody is a main character to someone

Books allow you to be whoever you want to be, to escape yourself for a while.

Sometimes a beautiful face is false advertising

But maybe you see beauty in me because you are beautiful, not because I am.

Why don’t you focus on where you’re going and less on where you came from?

Literature makes history come to life. It is maybe the most accurate depiction of history, especially literature that was written in the time period depicted in the story.

Regret is just life's aftertaste.

I will spend the rest of my life trying to make you happy, and when you get tired of looking at me, I promise I’ll sing.

We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.

The Universe is the creation of the mind. Universe exists inside the mind as the flower exists inside the seed.

Crushes are called crushes because they crush The soul.

The public totally discounts low-probability high-consequence events. The individual says, it's not going to be this plane, this bus, this time.

Realize you can chase your dreams with just believing. Don't be afraid to believe in some magic; if proof not in front in of you, follow your gut.

Nobody's going to write a book about me, because nobody's going to find anything worth writing a book about.

I was never conscious of my screenplays having any acts. It's all bullshit.

A human being is a being who is constantly 'under construction,' but also, in a parallel fashion, always in a state of constant destruction.

Success is born out of arrogance, but greatness comes from humility.

In movies, you just see somebody close their eyes, and you go on to the next scene.