One of the blessings of becoming an adult is finally seeing my mom and dad as people, not just parents.

Our relationship, our shared support, our consistency, is unrivaled by any other connection.

During adolescence, friends bring an intimate quality of support that can't be provided by any adult.

The comfort of our peer-connections is reflected in our most honest and direct hand-holding. When we trip, they are the first ones to pull us back up.

We are troubled, but we have hope and tremendous promise.

Growing up sometimes forces us to confront the distance between our childhood hope and the truth.

Why have we built warships to bring home peace?

The way you treat others determines the way others treat you

He kissed her forehead and drifted into an uneasy sleep, listening to the soft snoring of the creature on his chest, one he loved slightly more than he had come to fear.

Those who are believed to be most abject and humble are usually most ambitious and envious.

When your about to criticize someone walk a mile in thier shoes, that way when you criticize them you're a mile away from them and you have their shoes

In politics, as in life, we must above all things wish only for the attainable.

We shall be judged more by what we do at home than what we preach abroad.

I don't approach a role by saying I'll be unsavory or unlikable.

Time indeed has very little to do with living except at its beginning or near its end.

In an undertone, I murmured, "This isn't over. I won't give up on you." "I've given up on you," he said back, voice also soft. "Love fades. Mine has.