We were too greedy, grasping for immortality too soon. Perhaps if we had only been patient, content to wait, we would all have forever in the end.

It's time for both of us to be free.

Beauty and death, so closely knit together. This seems to be the central theme of my life.

Reminding me how fragile this life is and how easily it can be lost. Compelling me to live and to live well, while I still can.Because sooner or later, we must all face eternity.

Remember, Pia, " he whispers. "Perfect is as perfect does.

I can't let the killing go on. No more death, not because of me. This is the only way. You and I both know it. Eio.

How many have died that I might live?And who has died that I might live?

The noblest life is the one laid down for another.

That your eyes are like bits of sky seen through the leaves. And that, like the rain washes the mud from the leaves, you... how did he say it? Oh yes. That you wash the darkness from the world.

A body can't live without a heart. And I can't live without you.

I think of the five generations it will take before [Mr. Perfect]'s born, and I want to scream. I want someone now. I want someone who will look into my eyes and understand everything behind them.

You can't test courage cautiously.” (Annie Dillard)

If magic violates the fundamental laws of nature, they clearly weren't all that fundamental.

The recent Dictionary of Occupational Titles lists over twenty thousand specialized professions in America

The ocean will always betray me. No matter how beautiful it is.

Awaken people's curiosity. It is enough to open minds, do not overload them. Put there just a spark.

My life is an awkward visit from the kid's table while awaiting a History Channel special.

A thing is worth what it can do for you, not what you choose to pay for it.

In my private life, I'm not around any drugs or alcohol.

Never try to have the last word. You might get it.

The professional loves her work. She is invested in it wholeheartedly. But she does not forget that the work is not her.