You can’t expect to conquer the world in one day, you know. All good things will come in time.

I suppose that one’s years spent living do not reflect a measure of our souls or strength of character.

there was a feeling as if I carried a small leaden coffin in the place of my heart

The point is there is no point in life! Live the Moment!

Who has words at the right moment?

I can become a positive virus, a hope virus.

I wish my nose was smaller and that I was a little taller. I also had this perennial pimple problem, so I felt people were just being polite when they said I was beautiful.

Before we can leave our parents, they stuff our heads like the suitcases which they jam-pack with homemade underwear.

I had always held everything in before.

Perfect love did that to a person, and this had been perfect.

Saying We will destroy terrorism is about as meaningful as saying: We shall annihilate mockery.

Constitutional democracy has created astonishing and apparently irreversible social progress. All we're interested in is talking about when government doesn't work.