Who would have thought something that happened that long ago could have such power?

How to Commit the Perfect Murder" was an old game in heaven. I always chose the icicle: the weapon melts away.

You save yourself or you remain unsaved.

I stared at her black hair. It was shiny like the promises in magazines.

Sometimes the dreams that come true are the dreams you never even knew you had.

Your first kiss is destiny knocking.

You could not be filled with hate and be beautiful. Like any other girl, I wanted to be beautiful. But I was filled with hate.

I like gardening - it's a place where I find myself when I need to lose myself.

I would like to tell you that I am, and you will one day be, forever safe.

She liked to imagine that when she passed the world looked after her, but she also knew how anonymous she was.

Heaven is comfort, but it's still not living.

Get rid of pride

The kind of society we live in can contribute to loneliness. Mobility and constant change tend to make some individuals feel rootless and disconnected.

Our own heart, and not other men's opinions, forms our true honor.

The country in which I live is not my native country that lies elsewhere and it must always be the center of my longings.

What a sad business is being funny!

I used to work in a funeral home to feel good about myself, just the fact that I was breathing.

My older sister achieved her dream of being an artist. She's an illustrator living in Manhattan.

Being a biological mother just isn't part of my experience this time around. However, I am a mother who continues to give birth to ideas and ways of experiencing life that challenge the norm.

Hatred is blind, as well as love.

The most peerless piece of earth, I think, that e' er the sun shone bright on.