“I didnt intend it to come out sarcastically, but I guess thats just where my tone of voice automatically goes these days.”

“Phrase the question any way you likeThe answer will still be Kiss my ass.”

“I paused for a moment, debating whether to turn and look what was happening. My senses told me Obos presence was still at my side, and turning my face into the barrel of a gun seemed like an ill-ad...”

“WowAt least I can rest assured that you definitely cant read my mind, I remarked. Clearly you know nothing about mebecause the surest way to keep me from doing something is to tell me I have no oth...”

“Its a sad state of affairs when Im the one bringing sanity to the equation”

“Theres an empty seat next to me in the intensely aggravating sectionand its got your name on it”

“There are two types of seeds in the mind: those that create anger, fear, frustration, jealousy, hatred and those that create love, compassion, equanimity and joy. Spirituality is germination and sp...”

“My music teacher offered twittering madrigals and something about how, in Italy, in Italy, the oranges hang on the tree. He treated me - the humiliation of it - as a soprano.These, by contrast, are...”

“If you spend your time hoping someone will suffer the consequences for what they did to your heart, then you're allowing them to hurt you a second time in your mind.”

“The man of knowledge must be able not only to love his enemies but also to hate his friends.”

“The Bible tells us to love our neighbors, and also to love our enemies; probably because generally they are the same people.”

“If people think nature is their friend then they sure don't need an enemy.”

“A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.”

“I've always said that idleness dulls the spirit. We have to keep the brain busy, or at least the hands if we don't have a brain.”

“If your workplace was somehow transplanted into the jungle and everyone was forced to survive at a very primitive level, it's safe to say that eventually your boss would rape you.”