We all bear scars,... Mine just happen to be more visible than most.

You could do anything, if only you dared. And deep down, you know it, too. That’s what scares you most.

Libraries were full of ideas-perhaps the most dangerous and powerful of all weapons.

We each survive in our own way.

I was as unburdened as a piece of dandelion fluff, and he was the wind that stirred me about the world.

No. I can survive well enough on my own— if given the proper reading material.

You could be great. You could rattle the stars. You could do anything if only you dared.

I worry because I care. Gods help me, I know I shouldn't, but I do. So I will always tell you to be careful, because I will always care what happens.

Sometimes, the wicked will tell us things just to confuse us–to haunt our thoughts long after we've faced them.

Some things you hear with your ears. Others, you hear with your heart.

What's the point in having a mind if you don't use it to make judgements?

All of my bad ideas were always my best.

She was crushed by society like a mosquito fending for its unborn young

I can understand why some people might look at me and say, 'What's she got to be depressed about?' I get that a lot in Britain, where mental health issues seem to be a big taboo.

It's not only who you know but who knows you.

I’d gone with my usual option. I was running through long tunnels filled with demons and monsters and nightmares, because it was easier than going to the gym.

Design: holding conflicting ideas in your head without difficulty

You know I love a good family feud and I carry a big stick.

When I was 7 years old, I put on shows for everyone at my grandpa's funeral. I was always the little entertainer.

May peace-dreamers And peace-lovers Occupy the length and breadth Of the world.

An English traveller relates how he lived upon intimate terms with a tiger; he had reared it and used to play with it, but always kept a loaded pistol on the table.