.......only the powerful were hated, and that was what he was meant to be in this world.Powerful.

Women were different, no doubt about it. Men broke so much more quickly. Grief didn't break women. Instead it wore them down, it hollowed them out very slowly.

Weren’t all books ultimately related? After all, the same letters filled them, just arranged in a different order. Which meant that, in a certain way, every book was contained in every other!

Nothing is more terrifying than fearlessness.

She read and read and read, but she was stuffing herself with the letters on the page like an unhappy child stuffing itself with chocolate. They didn’t taste bad, but she was still unhappy.

Secrets... nothing eats away at love faster.

believe me when i say this.when you lovesomeone.you can travel the worldin their laugh.

God, change the burden of my heart to be like a gentle rain which falls equally on all

Love God, serve God; everything is in that.

I'm always doubting my work, even when people are kind enough to say good things. I still have a hard time believing I've written some books, let alone that they've actually done pretty well.

Every man kills the things that he loves. Some with a look, some with flattery, the coward with a kiss.

The pathway to enlightenment leads to states of ecstasy, knowledge, and a pretty ironic sense of humor.

Never underestimate the power of a shoe.

Joy is the evidence of inner growth.

An interview is like a minefield.

I'm only interested in people engaged in a project of self-transformation.