Overall, Id say I was an awesome bookseller, but probably not the best book shelver. I loved recommending books and helping people find books.

You are my heart, my life, my entire existence.

My fall began, as many stories do, with a girl.

A little warning would’ve been nice. You couldn’t have said, ‘Hey, as part of your training today, I’m going to beat you senseless’?

My, aren't we bossy today. Give a girl an army and it goes straight to her head.

You will always be a monster - there is no turning back from it. But what kind of monster you become is entirely up to you.

I don't believe in fate," he said carefully, "but... I do believe everything happens for a reason. That there is some plan, some meaning to this darkness we live in.

And I swear, if there is a way for us to be together, I will find it. No matter how long it takes. If I have to chase your soul to the ends of eternity, I won't stop until I find you, I promise.

Touch her, and I'll freeze your testicles off and put them in a jar. Understand?

As cities grow and technology takes over the world, belief and imagination fade away, and so do we.

I guess the sacrifice of my dignity is the only thing that will save us now. The things I endure for love. The Fates laugh at my torment.

Love is The answer

What I cannot touch, remains a memory. I am blinded by an imagined light. A remembrance of what can never be.

Creative people neither like to be possessive nor like to be possessed.

Trauma, if it doesn't destroy us, wakes us up both to our own relational capacities and to the suffering of others. Not only does it makes us hurt, it makes us more human, caring, and wise.

The wrong Democratic reaction to a stupid Republican utterance is to play hurt.

Without integrity, no company can have positive word of mouth

Freedom and slavery are mental states.

So long as the great majority of men are not deprived of either property or honor, they are satisfied.

As a citizen, you need to know how to be a part of it, how to express yourself - and not just by voting.

Not every one of our desires can be immediately gratified. We’ve got to learn to wait patiently for our dreams to come true, especially on the path we’ve chosen.