Jealousy was essentially "I want what you have, " while envy was "I want what you have, but I also want to take it away so you can't have it.

After a certain age, you felt a need not to be alone. It grew stronger, like a radio frequency, until finally it was so powerful that you were forced to do something about it.

Wasn't the whole point of being an artist, or at least part of it, that you didn't have to wear a tie?

But clearly life took people and shook them around until finally they were unrecognizable even to those who had once known them well. Still, there was power in once having known someone.

There was no life Dennis burned to live except, it seemed, a life that wasn't depressed.

Is there anything sadder than the scrawniest little piece of uneaten chicken at a dinner party?”“Hmm, ” said Jules. “Yes. The Holocaust.

The mystery of desire was way beyond the conceptual abilities of Jules Jacobson. It was like ... robotics. Just another subject that she couldn’t understand at all.

If someone said 'diametrically, ' could 'opposed' be far behind?

Dennis was present, still present, and this, she thought as she stayed landed against him, was no small talent.

Twitter, " said Manny, waving his hand. "You know what that is? Termites with microphones.

No, of course not. I just feel content, ” she said carefully.“That’s an old person’s word, ” said Ethan.

Thoughts are things that we can't see or feel yet.

Standing over her, I took the time to admire my handy work until I realized that I had just killed a potential meal. “Damn it Bobbi, ” I snarled as I kicked her corpse. “Look what you made me do.

Clary: "Aren't they supposed to be hiring someone else to train me full-time anyway?"

I'm sure I never used to be so sensitive. I think it is due to this nervous condition.

Of all the old maid's blessing, the greatest is carte blanche. Spinsterhood is powerful; once a woman is called "that crazy old maid" she can get away with anything.

A great defensive effort. The one thing we have to do is make it hard for people to beat us. We're not worried about winning and losing, we just have to make the game hard

The cheapest, most effective way to connect with others is to look them in the eye.

She pulls me toward her, tells me, “You’re sweet, you know that?” I crack a smile. Life will not tear us apart this time. Our hearts will see to it.

It's not the COUGH that carries you OFF. . . . It's the COFFIN they carry you OFF IN.

Information is the mortar that both builds and destroys empires.