Henry held up his taco- formerly Vlad's- and grinned. " Little known fact, gentlemen. Tacos are the food of genius." pg248 Henry to Vlad & Joss

It never gets easier, missing you. And sometimes I wonder if it ever will.

To his amazement, he could already hear Henry snoring in the backseat. That guy could fall asleep on a car trip to the mailbox.

The worst pain in the world goes beyond the physical. Even further beyond any other emotional pain one can feel. It is the betrayal of a friend.

If you thought eighth grade was tough, try it with fangs and a fear of garlic.

Because teachers, no matter how kind, no matter how friendly, are sadistic and evil to the core.

Bullying is a horrible thing. It sticks with you forever. It poisons you. But only if you let it.

If citizens followed their leaders' example throughout history, the human race would have died out centuries ago.

Getting staked had been a hard lesson in choosing one's friends wisely.

Growing older is mandatory, but growing up is optional.

Sometimes you have to be alone to think, and sometimes the best place for thinking isn't home.

He wanted her. Here, now, between growing vines and fallen leaves, in the rain and the mud. Anywhere.And she wanted him, too.

Dusk At The CountrysideThe fire-glow greetsthe ingress of nightfalland thenceforth, over the sublime specter, argent stars convene.

Nothing in a graduate degree in art history prepares you for the eloquence of the eraser.

Love is supreme and unconditional; like is nice but limited.

Politics makes strange post-masters.

Wealth is what you take from the world; worth is what you give back.

When I came to America, I told my dad I wanted to be an actress.

Walk on a rainbow trail; walk on a trail of song, and all about you will be beauty. There is a way out of every dark mist, over a rainbow trail.

I'd come here planning to leave as soon as I could. It was a pit stop, not a destination. I had my whole life mapped out." "So what happened?" "I guess that map didn't turn out to be mine after all.

If you want somethin', go get it. Period.