I'm not running away from my fears," I told Dane. "I'm running away from my relatives.

Fate is the malevolent little jester sitting up in the heavens and pondering over how ridiculous we humans are and he does his best to make fools out of all of us. And sooner or later he succeeds.

... I discovered life sometimes has a way of giving you what you need, but not in the form you expect.

I think in a moment of weakness, you might surprise yourself.

A well-read woman is a dangerous creature.

I want to fill every part of you, breathe the air from your lungs and leave my handprints on your soul. I want to give you more pleasure than you can bear.

You are your own worst enemy. If you can learn to stop expecting impossible perfection, in yourself and others, you may find the happiness that has always eluded you.

He was my confidant, the person who was always on my side even when he wasn't taking my side.

Most men don't seem to get that telling a pissed-off woman to calm down is like throwing gunpowder on a fire.” ~ Liberty Jones

A couple of times in your life, it happens like that. You meet a stranger, and all you know is that you need to know everything about him.

I've always thought it was about finding the right person. But it's about choosing the right person, isn't it?

Sympathy is the child of imagination

A leader’s first duty is to look after his or her people, especially those who are sick, hungry, or thirsty.

A good teacher creates an environment which allows the student to succeed.

So long, Pop! I'm off to check my tiger trap!

Treat your past as a book that you learn from instead of a hammer that you beat yourself up about.

When I was a kid, I wanted to be a spy detective or a rock star.

As for life, it is a battle and a sojourning in a strange land; but the fame that comes after is oblivion.

The only people who never tumble are those who never mount the high wire.

My wife gives good headache.

An habitation giddy and unsure Hath he that buildeth on the vulgar heart.