One of Sir Topher's rules was to never indulge in sentimentality, never return for what was left behind.

Somehow, even in the worst of times, the tiniest fragments of good survive. It was the grip in which one held those fragments that counted.

It’s against the rules of humanity to believe there is nothing we can do.

Then I choose to drown. In hope. Rather than float into nothing.

How unladylike of you to mention such a thing.

Because without our language, we have lost ourselves. Who are we without our words?

If there was one weapon he had against these savages, it was not acknowledging their existence.

But then Froi looked back to where his work lay unfinished and it made him sad because there had been something about the touch of earth in his hands that made him feel worthwhile.

It's against the rules of humanity to believe there is nothing we can do.

People divulge things to you that they would not divulge to anyone else.

Do not cry, ” she said fiercely, but her own tears flowed. “Do not cry, Finnikin. For if we begin, our tears will never end.

The value of consistent prayer is not that [God] will hear us, but that we will hear Him.

When I was a kid, my mother's parenting style teetered between benign neglect and intense bouts of violence.

I respect BMW for not interfering in these projects. They're just trying to support short films with their brand, which I think is great.

One has not the right to betray even a traitor. Traitors must be fought, got betrayed.

By removing that which is petty and self-seeking, we bring forth all that is glorious and mindful of the whole.

Confessions are like tattoos in that 1) You convince yourself that the immediate pain of going through the process means it won't bother you later on; 2) They are permanent.

I've never tried pot; I've never tried anything.

Luck, you see, brings bitter friends.

I don't want ta hear that kinda dirty talk comin' from you." "What, fanny? Fanny fanny fanny!

If you look at payments to labor as a proportion of national income or gross domestic product, you find profits going way up, investment and savings going up.