“The feedback from the speakers changes and begins blasting death metal music so loudly into the sky that I swear the bridge suspensions are vibrating.The twins were in charge of the music selection...”

“My mother hasnt asked the questions that a normal person would ask, and Im grateful for it. Its like the world has become so crazy that it makes sense to her now. I turn on the engine and drive us ...”

“We're at war.On the verge of an apocalypse filled with monsters and torture in a nightmare world.And I'm standing here, a moonstruck teenager pining for an enemy soldier. What am I, crazy?This time...”

“So does anyone have a good survival strategy, or is there no hope for getting out of this nightmare? asks the Colonel.We came up with a big, fat zero. I dont know how were going to survive the bloo...”

“I watch the beautiful performance with an ache in my chest.Then, just when I cant stand the sadness anymore, a dancer floats out from the side of the stage. A dancer in ragged clothes, filthy and h...”

“If Im super lucky, I might be able to fight him off and maybe even the warrior after him, but its not a long-term survival strategy. By long-term, I mean the next ten minutes.Were screwed.”

“Dreaming is what you do when your eyes are closed...living is what you do with that dream once you open your eyes!”

“It happens like this. "One day you meet someone and for some inexplicable reason, you feel more connected to this stranger than anyone else--closer to them than your closest family. Perhaps this pe...”

“When you totally commit yourself to a project and do your work quietly and well, unknown friends will find you and angels will surround you.”

“Only once in your life, I truly believe, you find someone who can completely turn your world around. You tell them things that youve never shared with another soul and they absorb everything you sa...”

“As he read, I fell in love the way you fall asleep: slowly, and then all at once.”

“I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where. I love you simply, without problems or pride: I love you in this way because I do not know any other way of loving but this, in which there i...”