We drank our coffee the Russian way. That is to say we had vodka before it and vodka afterwards.

Desire is an appetite, quickly sated. Longing is a wound, an opening in the heart or the spirit. Whatever the cause, whatever the duration, it almost always leaves a scar.

One of the joys of being in love is that it clarifies your priorities. Complication arises from not knowing what you want.

I wanted her body and soul, but body first.

The future can always wait so long as the here-and-now is rapturous.

To rehearse imaginary conversations on paper is called literature. To do so out loud is called madness.

I was already at an age when putting off anything was a bad idea.

Problems are there to be solved. How dull life would be without them.

You may call God love, you may call God goodness. But the best name for God is compassion.

After all, God is God because he remembers.

When you have a bad game the social network isn't exactly your best friend. People tend to go after you a little bit, but I don't let it bother me.

No matter how quietly homophobia is whispered, it doesn't make it any less loud. You can't whisper hate.

Whatever I do, I always want to get better.

I'm not the same as other people. I don't think the same. I don't do the same things. I just feel out of this world sometimes.

I love pizza; you cant really go wrong with pizza.

What I can tell them is the way you become an Olympic champion is to start working now. I tell them why it's always worth it to put the time and effort into something you want to be good at.

Faith in Christ makes one a regenerated believer; obedience to the Holy Spirit makes him a spiritual believer.

I am not a prophet; I cannot predict what will happen.