You can't get mad at a real ending. Some of them are ugly. It's the fake happily ever afters that should piss you off.

I need one of those chapter breaks. I just want to catch my breath, but I have no idea how.

It's crap that you're letting on bad year determine your fate for the rest of your life.

Sometimes you have to choose between a bunch of wrong choices and no right ones. You just have to choose which wrong choices feels the least wrong.

When you aren't sure what it is you hate or why you even hate it, it's hard to hold onto the details...you just hold on to the feelings.

I'm pretty sure my addiction to reading has just reached a whole new level.

Should it matter what genre it is if the book is good?

Thank you for loving me like you love me. Thank you for showing me that we don't always have to be strong to be there for each other--that it's okay to be weak, so long as we're there.

There will be days that I don't think we'll know how to survive. But we will, because we have each other.

Sky, wait.” The way his voice wraps around my name makes me wish the only word in his entire vocabulary way Sky.

I know my mouth is agape and my eyes are wide, but I'm relieved that hope isn't a tangible thing, because everyone around me would see mine crumbling.

I have no news of my coming or passing away--the whole thing happened quicker than a breath

People may ask "why do you laugh at simple things?" Tell them that why don't you? Life is too short to make it so miserable.

A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon.

The bottom line is that people are seeking answers and direction, not messages or sales pitches.

It's a matter of fact that Senator Obama has spent more money on negative ads than any political campaign in history.

I'd say the music influences the writing - the music and rhythm of the prose - much more than the writing influences the music.

Any man can fart in a closed room and say that he commands the wind

What do I do when I go home? Work. That's basically my social life. I'm married to work.

I've never really thought of myself as having an ego. I've always found myself as having a lot of confidence. I know I have a lot of great ability. I know what I bring to the table.

In the ‘looks of disappointment’ department, my cat has picked up where my father left off.