You can't dwell on what might have been...and it's not fair to condemn him for something he hasn't done.

Some of us get dipped in flat, some in satin, some in gloss...." He turned to me. "But every once in a while, you find someone who's iridescent, and when you do, nothing will ever compare.

What he did to my heart was sheer, inexplicable, magic.

...Next time you're faced with a choice, do the right thing. It hurts everyone less in the long run.

If chaos is a necessary step in the organization of one's universe, then I was well on my way.

Sometimes a little discomfort in the beginning can save a whole lot of pain down the road.

Proper lighting is everything, Julianna.

I had liked him for all the wrong reasons.

One's character is set at an early age. The choices you make now will affect you for the rest of your life. I hate to see you swim out so far you can't swim back.

It's easy to look back and see it, and it's easy to give the advice. But the sad fact is, most people don't look beneath the surface until it's too late.

The room fell quiet. And as I read down the list of over one hundred and fifty eight-grade boys, I realized that to me, there had only ever been one boy.

Even in the middle of a hopeless darkness a light may suddenly reach you

... habit starts at the second crime. At the first one, something is ending.

I don't deal at all well with the relative amount of stuff I have to face already.

I am a nice young girl here to pick up your granddaughter for the weekend... We're going to a Bible retreat to scare the devil out of her. - Bones to Cat's grandparents

I don't feel like I have to use big words or theories to get my point across. People are like, "Whoa. That's crazy" and make it into this crazy thing.

Humor is how you change people's opinions, and if you can make someone laugh, they'll listen, even if they hate you.

I had rather get a root canal without anesthesia than to call your customer service office for help.

By nature I am curious about life, and this extends to my business.

The more I travel, the more I see how important it is to each population to see that their history of the good and the bad is remembered by others.

I'm used to seeing it, but it's weird having an Academy Award. You usually only see one of them on the TV show when they give them out, so it's kind of surreal to have one in your house.