“Colpo di fulmine. The thunderbolt, as Italians call it. When love strikes someone like lightning, so powerful and intense it cant be denied. Its beautiful and messy,cracking a chest open and spilli...”

“You can play it safe, and I wouldn't blame you for it. You can continue as you've been doing, and you'll survive, but is that what you want? Is that enough?”

“Dia wrinkled her nose. Gross. You need a decent girl, one that can straighten you out.I don't need to be straightened out, Carmine said. Why drown in love when you can have so much fun swimming in ...”

“Who are you anyway? What are you even doing here?Haven, she said quietly, peeking at him.He gazed at her peculiarly. Heaven? No, this definitely isn't Heaven. But I get why youre confused, since I'...”

“I'm not that bad, he said. I'm rich, popular. I have a sense of humor. I'm good looking, and not to mention I have a really big”

“Im gonna take a nap, Heaven, he said, wanting away from her to clear his head. He didnt like feeling uncomfortable in his house.Haven, she corrected him as he started to walk away.I know, he said. ...”

“We accept the love we think we deserve.”

“All Earthquakes and Disasters are warnings theres too much corruption in the world ”

“Its only when youre at the bottom of the ladder that you ascend.”

“It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.”

“If I am going to be drownedif I am going to be drownedif I am going to be drowned, why, in the name of the seven mad gods who rule the sea, was I allowed to come thus far and contemplate sand and t...”

“I'm an Earth ecstatic, and my creed is simple: All life is sacred, life loves life, and we are capable of improving our behavior toward one another. As basic as that is, for me it's also tonic and ...”

“Tell them I came, and no one answered,That I kept my word," he said.Never the least stir made the listeners,Though every word he spakeFell echoing through the shadowiness of the still houseFrom the...”

“Some people think they can just decree that everything will be fine. The world doesnt work like that. Im not sure the world gives a crap about anyones promises, well-meaning or otherwise. Sometimes...”

“In a world where vows are worthless.Where making a pledge means nothing. Where promises are made to be broken, it would be nice to see words come back into power.”