Friendship is not a thing I have ever experienced. Not as a child, and not as I am now.

Raindrops are my only reminder that clouds have a heartbeat. That I have one, too.

All I ever wanted was to reach out and touch another human being not just with my hands but with my heart.

The world is a mess and I want to laugh because all I can think is how horrible and beautiful it is, that our eyes blur the truth when we can't bear to see it.

I love walking into a bookstore. It's like all my friends are sitting on shelves, waving their pages at me.

Books are easily destroyed. But words will live as long as people can remember them.

The words get easier the moment you stop fearing them.

I can do anything I want. Be with anyone I want. And it'll be my choice.

I am a being comprised of letters, a character created by sentences, a figment of imagination formed through fiction.

It's the kind of kiss that inspires stars to climb into the sky and light up the world.

People seldom realize that they tell lies with their lips and truths with their eyes all the time.

Temeraire said, 'It is very nice how many books there are, indeed. And on so many subjects!

In the clashes between ignorance and intelligence, ignorance is generally the aggressor.

If Christ Himself needed to retire from time to time to the mountain-top to pray, lesser men need not be ashamed to acknowledge that necessity.

Is your inner vampire different from your...outer vampire?" "Definitely. He wants me to wear midriff-baring shirts and a fedora." "So your inner vampire is Magnus?

If [Vladimir] Putin likes Donald Trump, guess what, folks, that's called an asset, not a liability.

What good is a planet called Earth, after all, if you own no land?

Rhyme written in graffiti xeroxed on blueprints, students influenced are now a nuisance.

The important questions focus on what matters most-Heavenly Father's plan and the Savior's Atonement.

Music has a role, fashion has a role, cinema has a role, intellectuals have a role, parliamentarians, politicians, diplomats - all of it.

The low points are there for a good reason. I think they can teach you a life lesson.