“The plain state of being human is dramatic enough for anyone; you don't need to be a heroin addict or a performance poet to experience extremity. You just have to love someone.”

“Only dull people are brilliant at breakfast.”

“Ask for what you want and be prepared to get it!”

“I think and think and think, I‘ve thought myself out of happiness one million times, but never once into it.”

“Learn to value yourself, which means: fight for your happiness.”

“Did you know that for pretty much the entire history of the human species, the average life span was less than thirty years? You could count on ten years or so of real...

“You're an idiot."<br /> "I've never claimed to be otherwise.”

“A woman has to live her life, or live to repent not having lived it.”

“A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving.”

“Live, travel, adventure, bless, and don't be sorry.”

“Some walks you have to take alone.”

Pretty women wonder where my secret lies.<br /> I'm not cute or built to suit a fashion model's size<br /> But when I start to tell them,<br /> They think...

“About three things I was absolutely positive. First, Edward was a vampire. Second, there was a part of him-and I didn’t know how potent that part might be-that thirsted for my...

“Holding anger is a poison...It eats you from inside...We think that by hating someone we hurt them...But hatred is a curved blade...and the harm we do to others...we also do to...

“It is always sad when someone leaves home, unless they are simply going around the corner and will return in a few minutes with ice-cream sandwiches.”

“The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.”

“I don't mind being burdened with being glamorous and sexual. Beauty and femininity are ageless and can't be contrived, and glamour, although the manufacturers won't like this,...

“Sometimes crying or laughing are the only options left, and laughing feels better right now.”

“Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it!”

“Don't be afraid to be confused. Try to remain permanently confused. Anything is possible. Stay open, forever, so open it hurts, and then open up some more, until the day you...