We'll abduct Garian. Or Jason." "And—?" "And dump them into the ocean. Nobody would ever pay a ransom for them.

So let me end with the wish that you find the same kind of happyiness, and laughter, and love, that I have found, and that you have the wisdon to make them last.

One doesn't lose a self, like a pair of gloves or a pine. We learn and change, or we harden into stone.

Because you showed one face to all the rest of the world, and another to me.

They're safe,'' he said. "And you're not made of glass". He swept me up in his arms. I laughed. "And I'm not made of glass." He carried me into our room and kicked the door shut behind us.

The only noise now was the rain, pattering softly with the magnificent indifference of nature for the tangled passions of humans.

When in doubt, be ridiculous.

Except. What is normal at any given time? We change just as the seasons change, and each spring brings new growth. So nothing is ever quite the same.

Despite how entertaining certain stories were, at the bottom of every item of gossip there was someone getting hurt.

When people first discover beauty, they tend to linger. Even if they don’t at first recognize it for what it is.

Angry men with pointy things sent to secure a foreign city are pretty much alike anywhere. That's what I've heard. So far nothing's convinced me different.

What you don’t understand you cannot treasure.

Nothing is a greater impediment to being on good terms with others than being ill at ease with yourself.

Photography, for me, is a lot like web surfing in real life.

The man that loves and laughs must sure do well.

I love slow readers. And readers who think about what I've written, think about how it's written - and copy me!

Love of country is nowhere the same as love of government.

I should think myself a very bad woman, if I had done what I do for a farthing less.

So many people around me would say they cared for the wrong reasons. A lot of people were pulling from me, taking from me and not giving.

I never admitted what I wanted to do for a career to anyone until I was 26. I wish I'd piped up at 18.

Extravagance is the luxury of the poor; penury is the luxury of the rich.