I forgive you," I said. I said what I had to. I would die by pieces to save myself from real death.

How to Commit the Perfect Murder" was an old game in heaven. I always chose the icicle: the weapon melts away.

You save yourself or you remain unsaved.

I stared at her black hair. It was shiny like the promises in magazines.

Sometimes the dreams that come true are the dreams you never even knew you had.

Your first kiss is destiny knocking.

You could not be filled with hate and be beautiful. Like any other girl, I wanted to be beautiful. But I was filled with hate.

I like gardening - it's a place where I find myself when I need to lose myself.

I would like to tell you that I am, and you will one day be, forever safe.

She liked to imagine that when she passed the world looked after her, but she also knew how anonymous she was.

Heaven is comfort, but it's still not living.

It's a new day. Yesterday's failure is redeemed at the sunrise

The shallow consider liberty a release from all law, from every constraint. The wise man sees in it, on the contrary, the potent Law of Laws.

Some actions are even baser than the people who commit them.

To develop political and economic power in a capitalist society, you need capital.

Silence is the garden of thought.

Toaster: A gift that every member of the family appreciates. Automatically burns toast.

I don't suppose I'll ever retire completely.

There needs to be a thorough examination, by Muslims everywhere, of why it is that the faith they love breeds so many violent mutant strains.

"What did you do?" I scream. "You die, I die too."