It's crazy isn't it?" She shook her head. "You have to believe it, but you hate it. I don't have to believe it, and I think it's beautiful." She shook her head again. "It's crazy.

Sometimes it seemed to him that his life was delicate as a dandelion. One little puff from any direction, and it was blown to bits.

You think it's so great to die and make everyone cry and carry on. Well it ain't.

You never know ahead of time what something's really going to be like.

Everybody gets scared sometimes, May Belle. You don't have to be ashamed.

Reading, conversation, environment, culture, heroes, mentors, nature – all are lottery tickets for creativity. Scratch away at them and you’ll find out how big a prize you’ve won.

Be joyful and expect a great future.

Unless we place our religion and our treasure in the same thing, religion will always be sacrificed.

You can HAVE, DO or BE, anything you want! It's a choice and it's YOUR CHOICE.

The only real elegance is in the mind; if you've got that, the rest really comes from it.

My maternal desires are fully satisfied with my dogs.

I love you - but don't touch me.

I'm only interested in heavy metal when it's me who's playing it. I suppose it's a bit like smelling your own farts.

It is easy to dodge our responsibilities, but we cannot dodge the consequences of dodging our responsibilities.

Understanding means throwing away your knowledge.