It will have to be Jem. He's impossible to hate. Even that devil cat likes him.

They say time heals all wounds, but that presumes the source of the grief is finite

She had loved him for such a long time, she thought. How was it that she did now know him at all?

wanting what you could not have led to misery and madness

Astriola. That IS demon pox. You had evidence that demon pox existed and you didnt mention it to me! Et tu, Brute!' He rolled up the paper and hit Jem over the head with it.

She had never imagined she had the power to make someone else so happy. And not a magical power, either--a purely human one.

I thought... that we could at least talk about books.

Lies and secrets, Tessa, they are like a cancer in the soul. They eat away what is good and leave only destruction behind.

Jem put the full force of himself into each smile, so that he seemed to be smiling with his eyes, his heart, his whole being.

Being Jem, Tessa reflected, must be a great deal like being the owner of a thouroughbred dog that liked to bite your guests. You had to have a hand on his collar constantly.

You had to know a person well to make them laugh like that.

I think having land and not ruining it is the most beautiful art that anybody could ever want.

Inspiration can come in many ways: words, an action, an idea, or a person. It can come at any time, and when it does, let it move you.

if any of your body parts become detached due to an unfortunate encounter with a crank, I highly advise you leave said body part behind and run like hell. Unless it's a leg, of course.

I don't look to find an educated person in the ranks of university graduates, necessarily. Some of the most educated people I know have never been near a university.

I don't know, my music has always just come from where the wind blew me. Like where I'm at during a particular moment in time.

May the New Year bring you courage to break your resolutions early!

Don't you find it odd," she continued, "that when you're a kid, everyone, all the world, encourages you to follow your dreams. But when you're older, somehow they act offended if you even try.

Everything in my life really filters down to the music.

... the future is under no obligation to wait patiently while we get ready for it.

Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice.