That's pretty hot, " he said."Punching me in the eye?""Well, no. Of course not. I meant the idea of getting rough with you is hot. I'm a big fan of full-contact sports.""I'm sure you are.

You can't force love, I realized. It's there or it isn't. If it's not there, you've got to be able to admit it. If it is there, you've got to do whatever it takes to protect the ones you love.

It was impossible to get the Dimitri and Tasha thing out of my head, but at least packing and getting ready made sure I didn't devote 100 percent of my brain power to him. More like 95 percent.

There's nothing worse than waiting and not knowing what'll happen to you. Your own imagination can be crueler than any captor.

It was one thing to accept I couldn't have Dimitri. It was something entirely different to realize someone else could.

Things die. But they don't always stay dead. Believe me, I know.

Wow. What'd he do to deserve that? Rescue orphans from a burning building? If so, you might want to make sure he didn't set the building on fire in the first place.

This isn't a Christmas special! This is my life. In the real world, miracles and goodness just don't happen.

He'd barely seen me coming, and despite the horribleness of what I'd just done, I kind of wished one of my instructors had been there to grade me on such an awesome performance.

Good God. Men everywhere.

In the real world, you can make your own miracles

So many wish for magic so many beg for fame, but if you could manifest anything you want life would be a boring game.

It is high time that we had a subject called Childrening, as we have one called Parenting!

If some one commits an error and wrong toward you, you must instantly forgive him.

You can't cure your own cancer, obviously, especially if it's late stage.

I have such respect for women. My mother was one of the great people I've of known in my life.

I look down the farthest side of the mountain, fulfilled and understanding all, and truly content that I lived a full life and one that was my own choice

Nothing creates more self-respect among employees than being included in the process of making decisions.

Whatever our fate is or may be, we have made it and do not complain of it." - Vronksy {Anna Karenina}

Some people are born with the necessary gift, and some work hard to build on the few gifts they have.

If you don’t move, you get stale.