What was life asking of me? How could I respond when I didn't know the question?

I leapt eagerly into books. The characters’ lives were so much more interesting than the lonely heartbeat of my own.

I felt as if I were riding a pendulum. Just as I would swing into the abyss of hopelessness, the pendulum would swing back with some small goodness.

Sometimes there is such beauty in awkwardness.

Andrius, I'm...scared." He stopped and turned to me. "No. Don't be scared. Don't give them anything Lina, not even your fear.

He threw his burning cigarette onto our clean living room floor and ground it into the wood with his boot. We were about to become cigarettes.

Whether love of friend, love of country, love of God, or even love of enemy—love reveals to us the truly miraculous nature of the human spirit.

Decisions, they shape our destiny.

A wrongdoing doesn't give us the right to do wrong.

Some things just won’t go away, no matter how hard you scrub.

What do you do with all this bank, Josie? Be a lot easier if you just lifted your skirt.” “The only reason I’d lift my skirt is to pull out my pistol and plug you in the head.

On getting lost in a book. Set adriftA life unknownConnections formLove is sewn

A legendary horse is praised not for its strength, but for its Integrity.

Every time I look at you I get a fierce desire to be lonesome.

Give me a couple of years, and I'll make that actress an overnight success.

I felt a rush of trust--felt that life might be not just tolerable but beautiful, if I could only remember to find the bare Present.

It is great to be introspective, self analysis can be useful, but only if it results in action.

So many people preach that they love fashion, but really it's what I live for!

Earth and heaven are in us

One hour of compassionate deep listening can bring about transformation and healing.

The Hunger Games has epic spectacle, yearning romance and suspense that won't quit!