When plotting revenge, you should dig two graves - one for your enemy, and the other for yourself

The strong man is not one who is good at wrestling, but the strong man is one who controls himself in a fit of rage.

Everyone holds his or her own key to success and happiness. It's just that sometimes you have to test out a lot of wrong keys first to find the one that fits.

It is not until you learn to look at yourself, through the truth of who you are, that you can look at someone else.

Careful! Even moonlit dewdrops, If you’re lured to watch, Are a wall before the Truth. — Sogyo

Do one thing well. It's enough.

Virtue's a stronger guard than brass.

I loved Ian in the now, the way he looked at me, how he made my stomach swim, how he held my hair when I was puking my guts up after eating a bad enchilada. That’s love.

"Isn't it fun getting older?" is really a terrible fallacy. That's like saying I prefer driving an old car with a flat tire.

I stood on the balcony dark with mourning... hoping the earth would spread its wings in my uninhabited love.

If you are a conscious human being who has opinions about the world, then you will unconsciously put your own perspective into the book.