Mother, why are you breaking your beautiful things?' I asked...'Because I love them so much.

I felt as if I were riding a pendulum. Just as I would swing into the abyss of hopelessness, the pendulum would swing back with some small goodness.

Sometimes there is such beauty in awkwardness.

You stand for what is right, Lina, without the expectation of gratitude or reward.

Good men are often more practical than pretty " said Mother. "Andrius just happens to be both.

...we're dealing with two devils who both want to rule hell.

They were happy to help someone, to succeed at something, even if they weren't to benefit.

But how can they just decide that we're animals? They don't even know us, " I said."We know us, " said Mother. "They're wrong. And don't ever allow them to convince you otherwise. Do you understand?

A guilty conscience is not worth extra food.

Well, I don't know, Lina. But let's just say I've met a lot of dead people.

He threw his burning cigarette onto our clean living room floor and ground it into the wood with his boot.We were about to become cigarettes.

Delay and dirt are the realities of the most rewarding travel.

When I take you in my arms, I wonder how on earth I ever survived without know what that felt like before I met you.

One cannot afford to be a realist.

One could come from less than humble beginnings, to become a winner from within.

Demonic figures and occult themes have disappeared from modern magic.

The road to heaven lies as near by water as by land.

When I was at college, my nickname was Keds, because I wore Keds. I guess it wasn't really a nickname, because nicknames are usually given to you by people who are your friends and who know you.

A transition from an author's book to his conversation, is too often like an entrance into a large city.

Those who cannot afford to sue currently have no protection of their property rights if they come in conflict with a regulation.

It is impossible to think about the welfare of the world unless the condition of women is improved. It is impossible for a bird to fly on only one wing.