It was strange how you didn’t realise how much you loved a place until you had lost it completely.

We must rewrite our story from one of fear to one of celebration.

Light doesn’t always keep the dark things away, ” Nyx said.

Men did not like women to weep. It reminded them of their own failings.

And there is good money to be made when things are bad.

We worship the same God and we carry the same sins.

What were all of them, really, but bits of something else? Bits of stars?

There was a fine line between madness and intelligence.

It was the secret to winning any contest, he said, in life or in the boxing ring – you just had to get up more than you fell down.

You started caring about somebody, you did stupid things.

It all came apart once you started caring for something outside yourself.

Soul, if you want to learn secrets, 
your heart must forget about shame
 and dignity. You are God's lover, 
yet you worry what people are saying.

Belief is the creed of the fearless.. Follow through your dreams religiously, keep it running like the DNA embedded in your system... Believe

Briar stood, pushing up her sleeves. 'It's about to get all nonfiction in here'.

Places where prostitution is legal, you find much better health care, fewer cases of disease and illegal abortions. There's really nothing to be gained by keeping prostitution illegal.

You are where you are because the generation before you paid attention to their broken heart.

That's a rather flippant quote "drinking and writing bad poetry" from me. I mean, I said it, but I was doing other stuff too. I certainly didn't manage the full stretch of four years.

You're not going to be a writer someday. You're a writer today. Discipline yourself to write and take time to enjoy writing. Do it a lot. Have fun with it. Begin now.

[My] worst habit: Drinking too much Budweiser when I get angry.

Your true friends dont shy away from keeping you in check because your wellbeing is more important to them than even your friendship and they'd rather risk offending you than watch you harm yourself.

White lies always introduce others of a darker complexion.