The only way to real mature love is to get past the tropes of what we consider 'romance.'

Stay crunchy, even in milk.

I write to give myself strength. I write to be the characters that I am not. I write to explore all the things I'm afraid of.

TV's like whitewater rafting: Without rocks, there wouldn't be rapids, and it wouldn't be as much fun.

I am a leaf on the wind. Watch how I soar!

In every generation there is a chosen one. She alone will stand against the vampires the demons and the forces of darkness. She is the slayer.

Remember to always be yourself. Unless you suck.

If I kill you, you'll be awake, you'll be facing me, and you'll be armed.

Don’t just be yourself. Be all of yourselves. Don’t just live. Be that other thing connected to death. Be life. Live all of your life. Understand it, see it, appreciate it. And have fun.

Peace comes from the acceptance of the part of you that can never be at peace.

Angelus: Now that's everything, huh? No weapons... No friends...No hope. Take all that away... and what's left? Buffy: Me.

I know you exist not just because your eyes flyand give light to things like an open window

Manufactured spirit is much more reliable than organic spirit.

To truly find yourself, touch as many lives as possible!

Friendship of a kind that cannot easily be reversed tomorrow must have its roots in common interests and shared beliefs.

States with high and rising tax burdens are more likely to suffer economic decline; those with low and falling tax burdens are more likely to enjoy strong economic growth.

If you can't be direct, why be?

Concentrate on each task, whether trivial or crucial, as if it's the only thing that matters.

Actually, there is no way of making vomiting courteous. You have to do the next best thing, which is to vomit in such a way that the story you tell about it later will be amusing.

We always have a tendency to see those things that do not exist and to be blind to the great lessons that are right there before our eyes.

It is easy to have a lot of paintings or projects hanging around that are 'almost done.