We sat in silence, both of us looking up at the stars. He was probably envisioning a machine headed for Pluto. I wished i was on that machine.

What do you do with your anger when the person you're mad at goes off and dies? Bury it? Bury it inside you?

The problem for me is that I can't ever really see who Gregory is, any more than I can see what a mirror by itself looks like, because he reflects whoever's around him.

Some people fall head over heels. Other people begin to fall without even knowing it—love grows like a spring flower beneath last autumn’s leaves and catches them by surprise.

I glanced up at him. "I love things that are beautiful when you don't expect them to be.

...you canʹt always choose how you love a person. Love isnʹt logical or fair. It just happens.

When you love someone, its never over. You move on, because you have to but you take them with you in your heart

People fear anyone who differs from what is considered normal, and in a small town the idea of normal can be as narrow as the streets.

Words are precious things meant to create, to imagine, to dream with.

old grudges and bitterness always hurt the individual more than the one whom he believes injured him.

Creativity is no excuse for obnoxious behavior

There's no such thing as a limit on being the best. You can always go for more. That's what it means to be human. No... That's what it means to be me. - Claire Stanfield

Everyone wants to protect their heart, but without pain, one can never have joy.

Your mind will never be dull, if you remember there is never enough to learn for it to be to full.

My father was a professor of political science and also a young politician fighting for democracy in Kenya, and when things got ugly, he went into political exile in Mexico.

The only way to avoid disruption is to constantly do what you would if you were just starting out.

Why should I worry, why should I care? And even when I cross that line, I got street savoire faire.

You will never know how sharp a sword is unless it's drawn from its sheath

It is just as disastrous to have the wrong accessories in your room, as it is to wear sport shoes with an evening dress.

With freedom, books, flowers, and the moon, who could not be happy?

When the voice of Christ speaks through the Word, then you will arise, and leave all, and follow Him.