Would the child you were yesterday admire the person you are today? If not, adjust for desired results.

Don't judge someone's attitude until you've felt their pain.

Be careful who you trust, the devil was once an angel.

Trust is earned, respect is given, and loyalty is demonstrated. Betrayal of any one of those is to lose all three.

Be strong enough to stand alone, smart enough to know when you need help, and brave enough to ask for it.

Any definition of a successful life must include service to others.

Kill your enemies with success and bury them with a smile.... Never fails.

No matter the situation, never let your emotions overpower your intelligence.

Maturity comes with experience, not age.

I'm strong because I know my weaknesses. I'm wise because I've been foolish. I laugh because I've known sadness.

People are not who they say but rather who their actions reveal them to be....Be smart about it. Don't fall for the bullshit.

My fingers find his. They are warm, pulsing with genetically altered blue blood, powered by mirror matter.

Every noble crown is and on Earth will forever be a crown of thorns.

Where do we live symbolically? Nowhere except where we participate in the ritual of life.

Always play for the worst case scenario..If it is the best you'll win anyway

Unintelligent people always look for a scapegoat.

We cannot even let the other person into our hearts or minds unless we empty ourselves. We can truly listen to him or truly hear her only out of emptiness.

... sometimes, out of bitterness, the years distill forgiveness.

Shigure Sohma: [got Tohru a maid costume for White Day] I can't wait to for her to call me master while wearing this. Hatsuharu Sohma: Just don't get arrested, okay?

I'm not religious, but I'm very spiritual.

I want to tell people that family violence happens to anybody, no matter how nice your house is, no matter how intelligent you are.