Often times, "shame" is the word that best describes reality.

Know who you are, and be it. Know what you want, and go out and get it!

Don't bite off more than you can chew because nobody looks attractive spitting it back out.

The moment you stop trying to become a better person, is the moment you start to become worse than what you already are.

The only thing standing between you and your dreams is ... reluctance.

Nothing is as it seems, but something is everything it is made out to be.

I strive for perfection - I settle for satisfaction

Believe in the wonderment of life, the magic of love, and the reality of death.

A sin is nothing more than regret. Not for doing it once, but doing it again when you know you’re going to regret it.

Growing old is mandatory. Growing up is optional.

This isn't your world. It's your parents. Your world is still out there, waiting to be discovered. Always remember that.

So, ’ Nico said, ‘since we’re going to be spending at least a year seeing each other at camp, I think I should clear the air.’ Percy’s smile wavered. ‘What do you mean?

The purpose of lifeis to give our life purpose.

Life is the great indulgence - death the great abstinence. Therefore, make the most of life here and now!

All those men who end up disappointing you. After a while, you don't even want to have feelings anymore. You just want to get on with your life.

I've seen it too many times in Hollywood. Talking about a relationship in public can jinx it. And if you have your picture taken together, you might as well start packing your bags.

You will never be able to bet on yourself unless you believe in yourself.

I think that a person who is attached to riches, who lives with the worry of riches, is actually very poor. If this person puts his money at the service of others, then he is rich, very rich.

A book is so much a part of oneself that in delivering it to the public one feels as if one were pushing one's own child out into the traffic.

God knows there certainly ought to be a window around here somewhere, for all of us.