Xander, don't speak Latin in front of the books.

Stay crunchy, even in milk.

I write to give myself strength. I write to be the characters that I am not. I write to explore all the things I'm afraid of.

TV's like whitewater rafting: Without rocks, there wouldn't be rapids, and it wouldn't be as much fun.

I am a leaf on the wind. Watch how I soar!

In every generation there is a chosen one. She alone will stand against the vampires the demons and the forces of darkness. She is the slayer.

Remember to always be yourself. Unless you suck.

If I kill you, you'll be awake, you'll be facing me, and you'll be armed.

Don’t just be yourself. Be all of yourselves. Don’t just live. Be that other thing connected to death. Be life. Live all of your life. Understand it, see it, appreciate it. And have fun.

Peace comes from the acceptance of the part of you that can never be at peace.

Angelus: Now that's everything, huh? No weapons... No friends...No hope. Take all that away... and what's left? Buffy: Me.

You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you will live in torment if you don't trust enough.

At the end of the day, I only trust my family.

Once your health is taken away, you have nothing.

Frida Kahlo taught me a lot without ever bragging about anything.

Play the shot you've got the best chance of playing well.

I am not interested in genres. I am interested in doing the best work I can in whatever medium.

Love and joy are incredibly habit-forming; often a single exposure is enough to cause permanent addiction.

Woman's weakness, not man's merit, oftenest gains the suitor's victory.

When you discover first love as a teenager, your whole life revolves around it and you open yourself up to it.

When you learn something from people, or from a culture, you accept it as a gift, and it is your lifelong commitment to preserve it and build on it.