It's horrible being ashamed of someone you care about; it eats away at you. And if you let it get to you, if you give up the fight and surrender, eventually that shame turns to hate.

As the light begins to intensify, so does my misery, and I wonder how it is possible to hurt so much when nothing is wrong.

At what point do you give up - decide enough is enough? There is only one answer really. Never.

...and my loneliness, always my loneliness - that airless bubble of despair that is slowing stifling me.

Out of the millions and millions of people that inhabit this planet, he is one of the tiny few I can never have.

Trying to describe my life and feelings to you is like trying to describe coulours to the blind, or music to the deaf. It's simply not possible.

At the age of five she has already come to terms with one of the life's harshest lessons: that the world isn't fair.

At the end of the day it's about how much you can bear, how much you can endure. Being together, we harm nobody; being apart, we extinguish ourselves.

How can something so wrong feel so right?

It's always nice being wanted. Even if it's by the wrong person.

You've always been my best friend, my soul mate, and now I've fallen in love with you too. Why is that such a crime?

One thing I can assure you, life is not easy, but it can be simple. Focus on what's important and don't let your distractions derail you.

Time became more important the closer to death one was, so an extra few hours to make peace with the world were worth more than years.

When you're too religious, you tend to point your finger to judge instead of extending your hand to help.

Rape is not an extraordinary or evil act for an assailant. It is like forcing someone to eat when she is not hungry.

Observation is a critical activity in the innovation process to understand the context of an issue from a human perspective.

The greatest fine art of the future will be the making of a comfortable living from a small piece of land.

Originality exists in every individual because each of us differs from the others. We are all primary numbers divisible only by ourselves.

I am an analyst; my job is to analyze.

So much better to travel than to arrive.