“It's bullshit to think of friendship and romance as being different. They're not. They're just variations of the same love. Variations of the same desire to be close.”

“One day you will kiss a man you can't breathe without, and find that breath is of little consequence.”

“If you hate a person, you hate something in him that is part of yourself. What isn't part of ourselves doesn't disturb us.”

“There are far too many silent sufferers.  Not because they don't yearn to reach out, but because they've tried and found no one who cares.”

“People often claim to hunger for truth, but seldom like the taste when it's served up.”

“People shouldn't be afraid of their government. Governments should be afraid of their people.”

“To conquer frustration, one must remain intensely focused on the outcome, not the obstacles.”

“She's the sort of woman who lives for others - you can tell the others by their hunted expression.”