Yes, you are,” Chubs agreed. “But you’re our idiot, so be more careful next time.” “Cosigned,” Liam said, hooking his fingers over mine on top of the armrest.

He's so busy looking inside people to find the good that he misses the knife they're holding in their hand.

I bet it gets pretty lonely with only your ego for company.

The thing that scares me is that some part of me understands where they're coming from. They took everything from us, you know? Why shouldn’t we be able to take it back if we have the power to?

If you're going to knock down my suggestion, you'd better have one to replace it.

And people like you are the reason we have middle fingers.

I used to dream about turning back time, about reclaiming the things I'd lost and the person I used to be.

He's just like a stallion. Wild and kicking on the outside, but a heart soft as satin on the inside. Just waiting for the right girl to break him in.

You get a good review, and it’s like crack. You need another hit. And another. And another. I know authors are like Tinkerbell and generally need applause to survive, but it’s a slippery slope.

—I don't want to lose you —Then why are you the one that keeps letting go?

The darkest minds never fade in the afterlight.

If it’s taking to long to get up the career ladder, get a career lift.

I don't care that you are not a young twink. I like to think that I'm picking you at your peak.

You see these actresses who have had Botox or something else done, and it takes you out of the film.

The whole secret of existence is to have no fear.

Envy not greatness: for thou mak'st thereby Thyself the worse, and so the distance greater.

Our dependence on fossil fuels amounts to global pyromania, and the only fire extinguisher we have at our disposal is renewable energy.

Liberating Iraq would be a cakewalk.

I like comedy a lot. I love comedy. It's so much fun, but it's hard, too.

Self-esteem cannot be directly injected. It needs to result from doing well, from being warranted.

I say that virtue is really all about enjoying yourself, living fully; but of course it is far from obvious what living fully actually means.