One hand was behind his back, and he held it out, presenting a bouquet of white and smoky purple lilies. "They're straight from the underworld, by the way. They are everlasting. They won't die."

Friends are the family that you choose.

Good things come to those who wait.

You can never have too much money.

When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different. You know that your name is safe in their mouth.

I envy people that know love. That have someone who takes them as they are.

Hypocrites get offended by the truth.

What's the whole point of being pretty on the outside when you're so ugly on the inside?

Never mind, said Hachiko each day. Here I wait, for my friend who's late. I will stay, just to walk beside you for one more day.

Killing animals to make a fashion statement = a sickening + cold-blooded vanity.

Those sweet lips. My, oh my, I could kiss those lips all night long. Good things come to those who wait.

You must let what happens happen. Everything must be equal in your eyes, good and evil, beautiful and ugly, foolish and wise.

So, Eva Nine, you must sometimes disregard what someone is saying and focus instead on what they are doing. Watch and observe. That is when one reveals his true self.

My heart no longer felt as if it belonged to me. It now felt as it had been stolen, torn from my chest by someone who wanted no part of it.

We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.

The good thing about social media is it gives everyone a voice. The bad thing is … it gives everyone a voice.

In all the history of the boxing game, you'll find no human interest story to compare with the life narrative of James J. Braddock.

A son is like a lopped off branch. As a falcon he comes when he wills and goes where he lists.

SMU: 'It's unbelievable to think that kind of corruption came right from the top of the power structure. The NCAA did what it had to do' in canceling SMU's 1988 football season.

I want to live in a world where human beings, not corporate entities, create the future.

You've got to quit lowering your standards. Set your requirements up front so when a guy hooks you, he has to know this is business.