“Why are old lovers able to become friends? Two reasons. They never truly loved each other, or they love each other still.”

“People make mistakes in life through believing too much, but they have a damned dull time if they believe too little.”

“We are flawed creatures, all of us. Some of us think that means we should fix our flaws. But get rid of my flaws and there would be no one left.”

“Books, she has found, are a way to live a thousand lives--or to find strength in a very long one.”

“Stop punishing yourself for being someone with a heart. You cannot protect yourself from suffering. To live is to grieve. You are not protecting yourself by shutting yourself off from the world. You are limiting yourself.”

“His feelings for Adam were an oil spill; he'd let them overflow and now there wasn't a damn place in the ocean that wouldn't catch fire if he dropped a match.”

“I love new clothes. If everyone could just wear new clothes everyday, I reckon depression wouldn’t exist anymore.”

“Mocking a woman is like drinking too much wine. It may be fun for a short time, but the hangover is hell.”