Go so far away that you stop being afraid of not coming back.

I want to read so I can read the Koran read the signs in the street know the number of the bus I'm supposed to take when I one day leave this house.

I finally know the difference between pleasing and loving, obeying and respecting. It has taken me so many years to be okay with being different, and with being this alive, this intense. (xxvi)

And I know what I told my father was true: let us taste the world, and we’ll do whatever it takes to shape it into our home.

She did not want to be a consolation prize. Be pitied or a distraction.

I think I'm pretty smart on what I spend my money on. I still don't have a new car, I drive my old car that I've had forever. But I bought a house in downtown Chicago.

Rock 'n' roll can be fun and dangerous at the same time.

I definitely want to keep working in Ireland, and without being too worthy about it, if it's possible to bring work into the country, that's no harm.

It is a great pity but tis certain from every day's observation of man, that he may be set on fire like a candle, at either end provided there is a sufficient wick standing out.

The state of perpetual emptiness is, of course, very good for business.

Just the example Delaware State University graduates set by the way they live their lives, should be an inspiration to other high school students to go to Delaware State.

You can keep it to yourself, but you could also call a support team like the team at MS LifeLines. They are there to support the MS community and give good advice.

Piety--warm, soft, and passive as the ether round the throne of Grace--is made callous and inactive by kneeling too much.