Sometimes it's nice to have a man around the house. But a dog will clean the dishes.

False hope is better than no hope at all.

Love is like skydiving without a parachute.

Of course I believe in hell. I have three brothers.

A person without regrets is called a corpse.

A wedding is no way to begin a marriage.

What if there's no such thing as PMS, and this is just my personality?

You guys gotta get a license to drive a Geo, but any doofus with a few good swimmers can be a father.

Taxes for people with too much damned time on their hands.

Expect stupid. It's everywhere.

The trouble with insanity is it can flare up at the most inconvenient moments.

Hurry up, before there's no more night left.

What does an introvert do when he's left alone? He stays alone.

Electricity is really just organized lightning.

The butterfly lures us not only because he is beautiful, but because he is transitory. The caterpillar is uglier, but in him we can regard the better joy of becoming.

Of evils one should choose the least. [Lat., Ex malis eligere minima oportere.]

Along with trustworthiness, consistency is the thing to look for when you surround yourself with people who can help you on your quest.

I don't want to hear any drama [about me]. I don't want any negativity. I don't want to hear what's on the blog. I don't care what others say about me.

Fashion is about today and tomorrow. Nobody cares how good you used to be

The best approach is to dig out and eliminate problems where they were assumed not to exist.

I put that part of myself into both Brendan and Evelyn [from The Thorn and the Blossom] - as well as some of my own anxieties about the academic life!