Anabelle knew she was feeling too much, too fast. That was dangerous. Especially with a guy like Giorgio.

Let me put it this way. You, my beautiful girl, have the power to really hurt me, with how I feel about you. Far more than anyone else ever has or ever could. I don’t know if you realize that.

I should have trusted you…the woman I fell in love with.

No good deed goes unpunished.

Movies can be instruments of enlightenment.

The friendship we share grows amidst the craggy rock pond reeds of water spray fireflies scented with bonfires.

My mom started smoking when she was 11. She went to the hill next door to try her first cigarette. She set the entire hill on fire, but it didn't deter her.

I called Vee. "How are you doing?" I asked. "Good. How are you?" "Good." Silence. "Okay," Vee said in a rush, "I am still totally freaked out. You?" "Totally.

The more you know yourself, the more you forgive yourself.

In the middle of the woods Lived the Yonghy-Bonghy-Bo. Two old chairs and half a candle, One old jug without a handle- These were all the worldly goods.

A great moment of clarity when I realized I'm dying. There's no reason to wait to do the things we want to do.

Sippin' on that brown stuff Got you feeling like you found love, Or maybe it was just luck. But honestly...it's probably none of the above.

American grammar doesn't have the sturdiness of British grammar, but it has its own scruffy charm.