The force with which he wanted it both ways made him grit his teeth. What kind of fool wanted it only one way?

To be a kid is to be invisible and to listen, and to interpret things that aren't necessarily meant for you to hear--because how else do you find out about the world?

At the simplicity of the gesture, he felt a pang: the raw nerve of his loneliness exposed.

Diabetes is passed that way -- over and down, like a knight in chess.

His heart felt dangerously full, for the first time in years. That dried-up battered organ, suddenly flush with love. It could kill him.

The role of the human brain was to rationalize suffering.

The moment the light of your being becomes bright, darkness will melt away to reveal the brightness of your consciousness.

There's always a last time. If you could remember every last time, you'd never stop grieving.

He was supposed to be the one I loved forever. But he never saw the tears stream down my face. Never knew the hurt and humiliation and anguish. He just disappeared into the night,

My hearts desired divine twins, My guardian angels, Jeremias-Jean Joachim AkitaLia-Lachelle Lisette Akita

Each life is made up of mistakes and learning, waiting and growing, practicing patience and being persistent.

I don't know how to be a friend. I don't know how to be anything.

I'll admit I never wanted to be in a band. Then, in X-Factor, they put me in this group and it's the best thing that ever happened to me.

Big Government is erecting a panopticon state - one that sees everything, and regulates everything. It’s great “customer service,” except that you can never get out of the store.

What I'm trying to do is be as honest as I can, and I don't normally do that.

Beneath the excuse lies your destiny.