The future lay before him, inevitable but invisible.

The missing piece in his stomach hurt so much-and eventually he stopped thinking about the Theorem and wondered only how something that isn't there can hurt you.

I just want to do something that matters. Or be something that matters. I just want to matter.

I figured something out. The future is unpredictable.

Do you know what your problem is? You can't live with the idea that someone might leave.

He liked the mere act of reading, the magic of turning scratches on a page into words inside his head.

All hurt is brain hurt.

Ergo: girls should always make the first move, because (a) they are, on the whole, less likely to be rejected than guys, (b) that way, girls will never get kissed unless they want to be kissed.

Maybe life is not about accomplishing some bullshit markers.

People are supposed to care. It's good that people mean something to you, that you miss people when they're gone.

He wanted to draw out the moment before the moment- because as good as kissing feels, nothing feels as good as the anticipation of it.

The Messiah was born in a manger in Bethlehem.

You do not need to pay attention to those voices within you that create pain, or make you feel less competent, smart or able.

And for the world's orphans. A portion of this book's proceeds will go to you.

In my imagination yes, I remember, when I was six years old, I was conducting all this concert in my house. But now it's real.

The minute you learn something, turn around and teach it to others.

What could be more important than equipping the next generation with the character and competence they need to become successful

To some generations much is given. Of other generations, much is expected.

Dive into the sea of thought, and find there pearls beyond price.

How strange now, looks the life he makes us lead; So free we seem, so fettered fast we are!

Love is a sickness full of woes, All remedies refusing; A plant that with most cutting grows, Most barren with best using.