I looked at her, and she was smiling like she was broken.

it's like a squid in love with the sky.

I do not know what I regret. I sit with my pen, and cannot find an end to that sentence.

The sky was as blue as a stupid postcard, and the islands were as green as islands.

The natural world is so adaptable...So adaptable you wonder what's natural.

Older teens tend to write to me and say, 'Thank you for not writing down to teenagers.'

Whispering makes a narrow place narrower.

Why not write a book which is as sophisticated as a book for an adult, but is about the concerns that teenagers actually have?

It's insulting to believe that teens should have a different kind of book than an adult should.

Teens are not like the weird, dumb dwarves you have around your house. They are actually you when you were younger.

I can't tell you how irritating it is to be an atheist in a haunted house.

If we're not supposed to eat animals, how come they're made out of meat?

There must be logical minds among all species if they hope to survive. Not everyone can be bridled with hope and optimism.

When faced with something I fear, I tend to eat spaghetti.

I wasn’t dying alone. My beloved was dying with me.

I like guys with a nice smile. I know it's cliche, but it's so true! I like a guy with a nice smile and nice eyes.

If you're just mired in privilege, there's nothing to learn; learning appears to be over.

If you are willing to reflect on the courage and moderation of other people, you will find them strange.

Plan for this world as if you expect to live forever; but plan for the hereafter as if you expect to die tomorrow.

The consciousness in you and the consciousness in me, apparently two, really one, seek unity and that is love.