Sometimes a book isn't a heartbreaking work of staggering genius. Sometimes it's the only story you know how to tell.

Raindrops are my only reminder that clouds have a heartbeat. That I have one, too.

All I ever wanted was to reach out and touch another human being not just with my hands but with my heart.

The world is a mess and I want to laugh because all I can think is how horrible and beautiful it is, that our eyes blur the truth when we can't bear to see it.

I love walking into a bookstore. It's like all my friends are sitting on shelves, waving their pages at me.

Books are easily destroyed. But words will live as long as people can remember them.

The words get easier the moment you stop fearing them.

I can do anything I want. Be with anyone I want. And it'll be my choice.

I am a being comprised of letters, a character created by sentences, a figment of imagination formed through fiction.

It's the kind of kiss that inspires stars to climb into the sky and light up the world.

People seldom realize that they tell lies with their lips and truths with their eyes all the time.

A perfect person is easy to love. But when somebody likes all your imperfections, well, that's when you know they really mean it.

I'd kiss you if I could, " I whispered. Jared's breath caressed my skin. "I have other shirts." I smiled and kissed him.

If Love is Pure, Love is Simple

The laws do not take upon them to punish any other than overt acts.

Once I learned how to be a healthy vegan by eating the right foods my performance improved dramatically.

The old philosophy was that parents, especially mothers, caused their kids to become schizophrenic. Now we see that when a kid is this crazy, he'll make the family begin to seem crazy.

We're terrified of not having the answers, and we would sometimes rather assert an incorrect answer than make our peace with the fact that we really don't know.

Man, I so sick of dinosaurs. They wasn't extinct, I'd go out an' kill 'em myself.

I'm probably a bit of a cheeky grandson, like my brother as well. We both take the mickey a bit too much.