Shyness is a condition foreign to the heart - a category, a dimension which leads to loneliness.

He who does not travel, who does not read, who does not listen to music, who does not find grace in himself, she who does not find grace in herself, dies slowly.

If nothing saves us from death, at least love should save us from life

Love is not about property, diamonds and gifts. It is about sharing your very self with the world around you.

In one kiss, you'll know all I haven't said.

To feel the love of people whom we love is a fire that feeds our life.

Every day you play with the light of the universe.

Someday, somewhere - anywhere, unfailingly, you'll find yourself, and that, and only that, can be the happiest or bitterest hour of your life.

You can cut all the flowers but you cannot keep Spring from coming.

And one by one the nights between our separated cities are joined to the night that unites us.

If each day falls inside each night, there exists a well where clarity is imprisoned. We need to sit on the rim of the well of darkness and fish for fallen light with patience.

He looked around him wildly, as if the past were lurking here in the shadow of his house, just out of reach of his hand.

Maybe one thing is that you have to find the best way to write whatever works better for you.

I love the Backstreet Boys! I think they're very talented and I think their harmony is wonderful.

What politics I ever learned, I learned in the streets, because it was part of the environment.

There is nothing more dangerous than to leap a chasm in two jumps.

In dealing with a girl or a horse, one lets nature take its course

To see the clothes in movement like that, to create for dancers, is special.

Some people do need to grow up, but I don't think I'm there yet. I don't think I'm ready to do grown-up things and be a grown-up.

Anyone can love a perfect place. Loving Baltimore takes some resilience.

I very seldom compose anything in my head which later finds its way into text, except character names sometimes - I'm often very much inspired by things that I misunderstand.