Lena made a face. She almost never wore makeup; she didn't have to. "You know, it's not like we all sign a contract with Maybelline when we turn thirteen.

I have been bent and broken, but - I hope - into a better shape.

Mortals. I envy you. You think you can change things. Stop the universe. Undo what was done long before you came along. You are such beautiful creatures.

The right thing and the easy thing are never the same.

Knowing you don't have much time left changes things. You get kind of philosophical. And you figure things out-more like, they figure themselves out-and everything gets real clear.

There are no coincidences.

Because saving the people you love isn't stupid. It isn't even a choice

Who can judge the judge?

I'll love you until the day after forever.

It almost felt like she was sucking it all out of me, like she sucked on that sticky red lollipop, the one she kept licking as she drove.

the whole way down, I was only thinking one thing . . . L E N A

It is one thing to know what should be done, it is another to do it.

New York gave me hell for that 'Purple Swag, ' man. They didn't respect me until 'Peso.'

I could talk food all day. I love good food.

I am in control here, in the White House.

I love the process of acting, simply because I like to play make believe. But for me, it is purely make believe and it is a process of playing.

You can't have community as an add-on to a monetized life. You have to actually need each other.

We have embarked upon the world's largest and longest cocktail party, and every issue imaginable is up for grabs.

Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool.

What would the world be without him, and those like him?

When a man says he had pleasure with a woman he does not mean conversation.