Love, Allie concluded, wasn't blind, it simply saw alternate dimensions.

Unwinds didn't go out with a bang-they didn't even go out with a whimper. they went out with the silence of a candle flame pinched between two fingers.

The Bill of Life was signed, the Unwind Accord went into effect, and the war was over. Everyone was so happy to end the war, no one cared about the consequences

Fight, flight, and screw up royaly.

Small victories are bet­ter than none.

I'd rather be partly great than entirely useless.

Once in a while our school has half days, and the teachers spend the afternoon 'in service,' which I think must be a group therapy for having to deal with us.

(Why did they call them sneakers if it was so hard to sneak in them?)

People would cheer throw confetti and then go about breaking the resolutions they had made only moments before.

I think all mothers are alike, regardless of cultural background, when it comes to illogical cleaning.

It's called loitering, which is like littering with human beings as the trash.

The state is the soul of man enlarged under the microscope of history.

Unfortunately, the current generation of mail programs do not have checkers to see if the sender knows what he is talking about.

so few people realize that preparedness never leads to peace, but that it is indeed the road to universal slaughter.

When asked in his late 90s if his doctor knew he still smoked, Burns said, 'No ... he's dead.'

And they that rule in England, in stately conclaves met, alas, alas for England they have no graves as yet.

I never wanted to dilute my private passion for the art by airing and arguing it in public.

That okay. I'll go find somewhere else to sleep." Her fingers wrap around my arm. "You don't have to go anywhere. I feel safe with you.

Goodwill is the only asset that competition cannot undersell or destroy.

I think Paul Weitz is a really amazing director, obviously with tons of acclaim and stuff, but I still think he is underrated. And I think he's amazing to work with, so I was super lucky.

I've never lost a grown-up child, but I have known loss.