“Yes, I decided, a man can truly change. The events of the past year have taught me much about myself, and a few universal truths. I learned, for instance, that while wounds can...

“You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.”

“I stood on my toes and stole a soft kiss from his lips. "Surprise attack," I said.<br /> Sam leaned down and kissed me back, his mouth lingering on mine, teeth...

“Not that smart. Not that hot. Not that nice. Not that funny. That's me: I'm not that.”

“I have claimed that Escape is one of the main functions of fairy-stories, and since I do not disapprove of them, it is plain that I do not accept the tone of scorn or pity with...

“I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: Oh Lord, make my enemies ridiculous. And God granted it."

“Cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and to give thanks continuously. And because all things have contributed to your advancement, you...

“It is easy enough to be friendly to one's friends. But to befriend the one who regards himself as your enemy is the quintessence of true religion. The other is mere business.”

“Men always want to be a woman’s first love. That is their clumsy vanity. We women have a more subtle instinct about these things. What (women) like is to be a man’s last romance.”

“Hope can be a powerful force. Maybe there's no actual magic in it, but when you know what you hope for most and hold it like a light within you, you can make things happen,...

“Even though you may want to move forward in your life, you may have one foot on the brakes. In order to be free, we must learn how to let go. Release the hurt. Release the fear....

“No one really knows why they are alive until they know what they'd die for.”

“Lucifer's bouncing balls, Kitten, not again!”

“But I believe in true love, you know? I don't believe that everybody gets to keep their eyes or not get sick or whatever, but everybody should have true love, and it should last...

A mind is like a parachute. It doesn't work if it is not open.”

“The secret of joy is the mastery of pain.

“To paraphrase several sages: Nobody can think and hit someone at the same time.”

“Most fathers don't threaten to disembowel their daughter's boyfriends."<br /> <br /> "That's not true. And anyway, that's not what I actually said. It...

“We are cups, constantly and quietly being filled. The trick is, knowing how to tip ourselves over and let the beautiful stuff out.”

“There are many things that we would throw away if we were not afraid that others might pick them up.”