You loved ferris wheels more than roller coasters because life shouldn’t be lived at full speed, but in anticipation and appreciation.

The real thing, when done right , is always better than a daydream

It's hard to come to terms with the fact that you aren't going to be loved the way you want to be loved.

Everybody is a main character to someone

Books allow you to be whoever you want to be, to escape yourself for a while.

Sometimes a beautiful face is false advertising

But maybe you see beauty in me because you are beautiful, not because I am.

Why don’t you focus on where you’re going and less on where you came from?

Literature makes history come to life. It is maybe the most accurate depiction of history, especially literature that was written in the time period depicted in the story.

Regret is just life's aftertaste.

I will spend the rest of my life trying to make you happy, and when you get tired of looking at me, I promise I’ll sing.

Photons have mass? I didn’t even know they were Catholic.

If communication is lost everything is lost in a relationship.

I do not believe that true optimism can come about except through tragedy.

I would never be able to lead the insane lifestyle I do, traveling all over the world, if I wasn't eating food that was simple and healthy.

I was a freelance journalist, and it was a struggle because I had to pitch all the time, research, and stay on top of subjects.

An artist's career always begins tomorrow

I didn't know much about him, and I wasn't a big country music fan. I listened to the Beatles and David Bowie, so I didn't know a lot about him.

It was terrible when a single conversation with someone determined your whole future relationship.

It's so surreal being here.

Adultery is a most conventional way to rise above the conventional.