I buried my face against his neck, breathing him in - the smell of machine oil, summertime, a thousand memories

The scariest thing about distance is that you don’t know whether they’ll miss you or forget you.

With awareness and practice, even the most awkward people can learn how to be both fluid and purposeful in their bearing.

Things that don't matter at all to one person can hurt another so deeply it seems as bad as dying.

War hath no fury like a noncombatant.

Our world faces a true planetary emergency. I know the phrase sounds shrill, and I know it's a challenge to the moral imagination.

A man is too apt to forget that in this world he cannot have everything. A choice is all that is left him.

And why not?” “You know why! This is a bad idea.” “Perhaps I like a challenge.” “Perhaps you’re a glutton for punishment!” “Perhaps I am in love.

The last thing a young woman needs is another picture of a sexy pop star writhing in sand, covered in grease, touching herself.

Yield all and trust all.

I made up my mind to keep my feelings to myself since they did not seem to matter to anyone else but me.