To be remembered is, I think, a basic human right. Not one that occurs to a person when it is there, but like a parched throat in the desert when it is gone.

It's not other people that hurt us, but what we feel about them

Jackie.''Mm.''Thank you for keeping me company in my nightmare.'Jackie grinned at her, 'Nah, it's our nightmare now.

History is us squinting into the past, mistaking millions of tiny vibrations in all directions for unified, unidirectional movements by entire civilizations.

Troy and I loved each other. We called it 'unconditional love', which was true. Once conditions arose, the love dissipated.

Josh loved his mother, but he did not know why. Diane loved her son, and she did not care why.

It didn't matter what he said. The world is terrifying. It always is. But Cecil reminded her that it was ok to relax in a terrifying world.

She loved him the way one loves an old bridge or a wool sweater or the sound of a growing tulip.

remember that misuse of language can lead to miscommunication, and that miscommunication leads to everything that has ever happened in the whole of the world

Desperation does not breed empathy or clear thinking.

Such are the foolish dreams of idealistic children who believe that anything can possibly get better over time.

Daemon pressed his forehead against mine. "Oh, I still want to strangle you. But I'm insane. You're crazy. Maybe that's why. We just make crazy together.

Forget about trying to "fix" your spouse's flaws. Instead, focus your attention on aspects and characteristics that you enjoy most.

I don't know what you mean, but I know that you mean it.(attrib: 'Edward', Appendix 2)

God works in mysterious ways. Sometimes he uses anonymous people.

I want true love in this life, and true contentment and peace. But maybe the only way I can find those things is to let go of the belief that this life is my reality.

When I was growing up in the U.S. in the 1970s, 35-40% of an average nightly newscast focused on international stories.

The human animal differs from the lesser primates in his passion for lists.

If combat means living in a ditch, females have biological problems staying in a ditch for 30 days because they get infections... Males are biologically driven to go out and hunt giraffes.

He who kisses joy as it flies by will live in eternity's sunrise.