When people say they love you, you just have to decide to believe them, because you'll never know for sure.

when there's an elephant in the room, you can't pretend it isn't there and just discuss the ants.

well, it sounds strange, but when i think of God, i think of a soft whirring noise - like a spinning ball of energy - something i can tap into when i need it.

...and she said we all had to find God inside ourselves, in the things we loved most.

sometimes people think they're above the laws the rest of us live by. they're blind to their own imperfections.

nobody is like anybody else. that's why nobody gets along with anybody else.

you give everyone the benefit of the doubt. they don't always deserve it.

But you can only lie about who you are for so long without going crazy.

i want to look at all my tears, she said. which made me shiver

Birth our night into dayAnd bathe it clean, So that beloved things can glowTogether in a litter of light.

We must endeavor to be whole, whether in or out of a relationship, basing happiness on our own internal resources rather than relying on someone else to full the perceived gaps in our lives.

It is not so important what deeds we do when times are good, but what good we do in bad times.

He could do only one thing at a time. If he held her, he couldn't kiss her. If he kissed her, he couldn't see her. If he saw her, he couldn't feel her.

The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars/ But in ourselves.

Don't sit around waiting for it to happen. Get out there and make it happen!

The best is the enemy of the good.

The truly successful person inspires others to do more than they have thought possible for themselves.

I can critique the bad; I can take the good, and I can add whatever I want.