Besides, the normal people here wouldn’t see it. That was what “different” meant. It’s just another word for lonely.

Better to be strong than pretty and useless.

What you cannot escape, you must fight; what you cannot fight, you must endure.

I went to the entrance to the restroom, where the hallway did a sharp bend so nobody could peek into the girls' pee-palace.

What you can't run away from, you have to face

Are you listening, little bird?

Christophe, with the careful tone of an adult telling a kid not to pet the nice foaming-rabid pooch.

If something is visceral and unsettling for me, my job is to not look away, not to punk out. Sometimes the dark things come from places inside me, experiences Ive had, that need to be transformed.

That's the funny thing about old hurts- they just wait for new heartache to come along and then show up, just as sharp and horrible as the first day you woke up with the world changed all around you.

His eyebrows drew together. He was perilously close to unibrow; I guess nobody had held him down and administered a good plucking to the caterpillar climbing across his forehead.

The only place their voices were left was in my head. It was better than being alone but it was so, so lonely.

Keep seeking the spirituality of thy soul.

Against my mouth she groaned. "I hate being quiet." A breathless chuckled escaped me. "Me too. Once we're home..." "Lots of noise.

If you practise deceit it will burrow down into dark places and change you. Spoken by Boaz to his daughter, Star.

A sure way to have someone crushed by their doubt is to preach a sermon on how to remove your doubt.

Love your enemies because they bring out the best in you.

We're nowhere near democracy. I've been released, that's all.

It is a little disappointing to see that your legs are not as strong. But I like the idea of growing old, and the thought of approaching death is not particularly daunting to me.

influence which is given on the side of money is usually against truth.

Indolence is the sleep of the mind.

I'm a tomboy myself and have always been incredibly athletic.