Smile with instinct, then lick your wounds in the darkest of dark corners. Trace the scars back to your own fingers and remember them.

A snowball in the face is surely the perfect beginning to a lasting friendship.

… it was raining on Himmel Street when the world ended for Liesel Meminger. The sky was dripping. Like a tap that a child has tried its hardest to turn off but hasn’t quite managed.

Imagine smiling after a slap in the face. Then think of doing it twenty-four hours a day.

Like most misery, it started with apparent happiness.

Sometimes people are beautiful. Not in looks. Not in what they say. Just in what they are.

I have to say that although it broke my heart, I was, and still am, glad I was there.

Please, trust me, I most definitely can be cheerful. I can be amiable. Agreeable. Affable. And that's only the A's. Just don't ask me to be nice. Nice has nothing to do with me.

I guess that’s the beauty of books. When they finish they don’t really finish.

Sometimes I just survive. But sometimes I stand on the rooftop of my existence, arms stretched out, begging for more.

If only she could be so oblivious again, to feel such love without knowing it, mistaking it for laughter.

What is inside of you is where your wealth is and where your treasures comes from

Life's like a book: What matters is the hook. Be it short or long, just live it strong. Whether it's five stars, or how near or far, just soar!

Let your children uplift your burdens and allow your role as a mother - to flourish and grow.

My kids are very young. I'm sure there's a world of horror for me to worry about as they get older.

Its okay to have a job that fits your passions, we don't have to suffer for money.

I don't conquer, I submit.

I just love doing costume dramas; I am very lucky, as I see myself as a part-time time traveller.

Sanctified afflictions are spiritual promotions.

If you want to give an advice to someone, you must first be somebody.

I get blamed for things I have nothing to do with.