How did we get to this place where we had to be tough all the time and never said how much we loved each other?

When something awful happens, sometimes people get stuck.

Your lot in life? A lot is something you draw, like straws. It's chance. You didn't get this life by chance. You chose it on purpose. If you're dissatisfied from it, you can change it.

Yes, I was good at reading people. I studied them so I could put them in my novels.

Sarcasm was a weapon for children.

It was better that we never apologized to each other. Then we'd be admitting that we were wrong and we owed each other something. That's where people got into trouble.

The nurse knocked softly on the door of the examining room and wheeled in a shiny silver tray displaying neatly arranged instruments of torture.

Boys are two years behind girls in maturity level.

No. I just don't want to be a detective. They figure out what happened after the fact, when it's too late. I want to prevent it from happening.

Or that I couldn't stand to watch anything bad happen to you, because it was like it was happening to me too. Is that love?

But you are right, being stupid is not illegal. Otherwise half this town would be behind bars.

We must clean ourselves of any impurity.We must clear our cities of any dirt."For God has not called us to uncleanness, but to holiness." 1 Thessalonians 4:7

Tombstones don´t list jobs, they list relationships-mother, wife, daughter.

If there's something I feel certain of, it is that we're not very aware of each other and that's largely because of social media.

A patient, methodical sort of madman. The worst kind.

The act of composition is a series of discoveries.

I'd rather have a German Division in front of me than a French one behind.

Laughter serves as a blocking agent. Like a bullet-proof vest, it may help protect you against the ravages of negative emotions that can assault you in disease.

Imperfection is the prerequisite for grace. Light only gets in through the cracks.

Our history is an aggregate of last moments

Those who love each other shall become invincible.