Your pain made you strong. It made youpassionate and alive. It made us both who we are. -Cade

Pain changes us. Mine made me want to be perfect, so that no one would ever want to leave me again.

Each one you take is a commitment. If you break that commitment, the gods of alcohol will punish you with a hangover so bad you'll think Satan himself took a dump on you. -Milo

Even the good things from our pasts still only belonged in the past

I will call bullshit on that so many times that the word bullshit will lose all meaning. -Milo

we should live like we smoke— inhale the present and exhale the past.

I’ll take my chances against your fickle heart if it means it’s mine.

But sometimes you don’t know what you’re looking for until it’s already knocked you flat on your back.

Her eyes were a bottomless ocean that I would give up air to explore.

Oh how I had underestimated tender kisses.

The premise of this book is that it is easier to recognize other people's mistakes than our own.

I was a child and she was a child, In this kingdom by the sea, But we loved with a love that was more than love— I and my Annabel Lee—

A shining star will never lose it's luster, because Christ causes it to shine!

Somebody informed me recently that the key to every art, from writing to gardening to sculpture, is creativity. I beg to differ.

Earth's blackest day and earth's brightest day are only three days apart.

A little flattery will support a man through great fatigue.

When I was growing up, my mother would take me to plays and museums, and we'd talk about life. Those times helped shape who I became.

As far as I am concerned, I write novels, and other people can do the labelling.

From myself I am copper, through you, friend, I am gold. From myself I’m a stone, but through you, I am a gem!

Show kindness and respect to everyone. Pure intentions make the biggest difference.