Learn the absolute pleasure of kindness.

The god that you dispense with today, will come back as a demon tomorrow.

Falling in love with another man is like falling into a vast vat of yourself. For some men this is ultimately nourishing, for others . . . it is drowning.

Wanting someone so much that his very presence takes your breath away is one of the most thrilling happenings in life. Not getting him in no way diminishes this.

Learn to detest things that do not allow you to be yourself, and embrace things that make that self larger, more thrilling, and voluptuous.

Still water does not only run deep. It runs dangerously.

Try to dwell on the people you'd like to love, instead of all the people you do loathe.

There are two things in life that money cannot buy: health and happiness. Aside from that, it does an excellent job.

There are certain restaurants where you should photograph the food rather than eat it. These are great places to bring a narcissistic boyfriend before you break up.

I prefer the "tackiest" person in the world to the stylish person who has no tact.

Hold the door for an old man. Old ladies can take care of themselves; they've been doing it long enough.

Aedan had never felt embarrassed about his imagination. Without it there was no magic.

Too bad all the people who know how to run the country are busy driving taxicabs and cutting hair.

There will be a huge, huge positive impact for society when driverless cars become a thing.

It is easier to donate a few thousand to charity and think oneself noble than to base self-respect on personal standards of personal achievement.

To lose a son under those circumstances - a violent death like my son went through, it just puts a burden on your heart.

We, who have so much, must do more to help those in need. And most of all, we must live simply, so that others may simply live.

The only certain thing about the future is that it will surprise even those who have seen furthest into it.

Being brokenhearted is like having broken ribs. On the outside it looks like nothing's wrong, but every breath hurts.

I'm sorry about the dinner." "Best date ever. Well, until people died and vampires showed up. But before that it was awesome.

Usually people are very much focused on keeping their kids alive.