I glanced up at him. "I love things that are beautiful when you don't expect them to be.

What do you do with your anger when the person you're mad at goes off and dies? Bury it? Bury it inside you?

The problem for me is that I can't ever really see who Gregory is, any more than I can see what a mirror by itself looks like, because he reflects whoever's around him.

Some people fall head over heels. Other people begin to fall without even knowing it—love grows like a spring flower beneath last autumn’s leaves and catches them by surprise.

...you canʹt always choose how you love a person. Love isnʹt logical or fair. It just happens.

When you love someone, its never over. You move on, because you have to but you take them with you in your heart

People fear anyone who differs from what is considered normal, and in a small town the idea of normal can be as narrow as the streets.

Words are precious things meant to create, to imagine, to dream with.

old grudges and bitterness always hurt the individual more than the one whom he believes injured him.

Creativity is no excuse for obnoxious behavior

Everyday, every hour, I have held you close in my heart.

Professors of literature collect books the way a ship collects barnacles, without seeming effort.

If you can't get what you want, you end up doing something else, just to get some relief. Just to keep from going crazy. Because when you're sad enough, you look for ways to fill you up.

Rights are best guarded when each person and group guards for others those rights they wish guarded for themselves.

I guess, there are always people that you latch onto that really inspire you.

Correction of Earlier Entry: 8/01/12We read over the shoulders of giants; books place us in dialogue not just with an author but with other readers.

The music of life is in danger of being lost in the music of the voice.

Life is not the body; it is not the mind; it is not the soul. It is a force.

I'm not looking for anything. I think all men are dogs, I honestly do. Every man starts barking sooner or later.

Esteem has more engaging charms than friendship, or even love. It captivates hearts better, and never makes ings.