Shock is a merciful condition. It allows you to get through disaster with a necessary distance between you and your feelings.

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

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.

Sometimes life has a cruel sense of humor, giving you the thing you always wanted at the worst time possible.

Sometimes a woman needs a man for company, no matter how useless he is.

Asking an eight-year-old girl if something is a little over-the-top is like asking a Texan if there are too many jalapenos in the salsa. The answer is always no." -Liberty Jones

Opening up to the wrong person is like putting ammo in their hands.

You have to rely on whatever sparks you have inside.

If loneliness was a choice, what was the other option? To settle for second-best and try to be happy with that? And was that fair to the person you settled for?

His kisses tapped into deep mines of memory, and the years that had separated us fell away as if they were nothing.

My imagination and power are limitless. Nothing can stop me from achieving my dreams.

...Bear true witness, even if it be against yourselves, your parents or your family.

I guess I just would never be so arrogant as to think that anybody would even recognize me. I didn't even think about it.

Creating a nation requires the will of the people.

All of the worlds problems can be solved in the garden

The Golden Gate Bridge should have a long bungee cord for people who aren't quite ready to commit suicide but want to get in a little practice.

The future is a strange monster. The less there is of it, the more it frightens.

A few drinks later you're not so choosy when the closing lights strip off the shadows on this strange new flesh you've found.

I love Poseidon. His trident - his weapon - is really cool.

I love someone who can make me laugh. And someone who's secure - I think that's sexy.