“You cannot protect yourself from sadness without protecting yourself from happiness.”

“The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, nor to worry about the future, but to live the present moment wisely and earnestly.”

“When I was a little girl I used to read fairy tales. In fairy tales you meet Prince Charming and he's everything you ever wanted. In fairy tales the bad guy is very easy to...

We write to taste life twice, in the moment and in retrospect.

You know, when it works, love is pretty amazing. It's not overrated. There's a reason for all those songs

We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.

I wanted so badly to lie down next to her on the couch, to wrap my arms around her and sleep. Not fuck, like in those movies. Not even have sex. Just sleep together in the most...

You smell good, too,” said Patch<br /> <br /> It’s called a shower.” I was staring straight ahead. When he didn’t answer, I turned sideways. “Soap. Shampoo. Hot...

People say that life is the thing, but I prefer reading.

Sometimes it's a form of love just to talk to somebody that you have nothing in common with and still be fascinated by their presence

The greater the love, the greater the tragedy when it's over.”

It's a lot easier to be lost than found. It's the reason we're always searching and rarely discovered--so many locks not enough keys.

Time is very slow for those who wait<br /> Very fast for those who are scared<br /> very long for those who lament <br /> Very short for those who...

Friendship is the hardest thing in the world to explain. It's not something you learn in school. But if you haven't learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven't learned...

You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.

When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace

“If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind, of what, then, is an empty desk a sign?”

“There is no mistaking a real book when one meets it. It is like falling in love.”

I have decided to stick to love...Hate is too great a burden to bear.

Those who find ugly meanings in beautiful things are corrupt without being charming. This is a fault. Those who find beautiful meanings in beautiful things are the cultivated....