Tell me you love me Emma. Even if you don't mean it."-Julian Blackthorn

There was beauty in the idea of freedom, but it was an illusion. Every human heart was chained by love.

These pictures are my heart. And if my heart was a canvas, every square inch of it would be painted over with you.

We are bound together, Emma, bound together—I breathe when you breathe, I bleed when you bleed, I’m yours and you’re mine, you’ve always been mine, and I have always, always belonged to you!

The world is terrible, " said Mark tonelessly. "And some are drawn down into it and drown there, and some rise above and carry others with them.

When no one you know tells the truth, you learn to see under the surface.

It was hard to live normally when you were constantly pretending you didn't see what was going on in front of your face.

Why are you wearing a T-shirt under your other T-shirt?" Livvy asked."In case one of them is stolen, " Marked said, as it were entirely normal.

Nobody calls me 'blondie' and keeps their kneecaps.

I've been thinking of installing a train in my house. It could bring me shrimp crackers from the kitchen.

And if my heart was a canvas, every square inch of it would be painted over with you.

Your destination, your special gift, your personal qualities and your potential are interrelated

If a person has no conscience, it's called being a sociopath. If a corporation has no conscience, it's called capitalism.

The bird of paradise alights only on the hand that does not grasp.

Where ignorance is bliss Tis folly to be wise.

Like a small animal burrowing into its hole, I shift furniture around, and back myself into a cozy corner, with my back to the wall...and then I can write.

I can relate to historical characters or imaginary ones. It doesn't matter if a story takes place in the future or in the present, as long as the story is compelling.

That was the big effect Lord of the Rings had on me. It was discovering New Zealand. And even more precious were the people- not at all like the Australians.

Today our problem is not making miracles, but managing them.

Being a pedestrian again is very exciting because in L.A. you live in your car, and you're on a freeway all the time.

My philosophy is that one shall not resort to violence unless one is resolved to become the subject of violence at any time.