“If chasing a pipe dream means securing our freedom, then so be it.”

“There are a wide variety of freedoms; whether if it's to break away from drug addiction or government suppression. On a general scale, the one element all these types of freedoms share is the need ...”

“No one can ever foresee the future Sonya. You can only judge what's up ahead based on the conditions of the present. Remember that.”

“America is a great country. We have a lot to be proud of, and a lot to look forward to being proud of. But let's not ever forget to look back into the past, learn from it, and embrace it, for to de...”

“I believe that anytime someone messes with the mind, they mess with the soul. Historically they go hand-in-hand, for a long time ago, the word "mind" was another word for "soul". Contextually, peop...”

“Sometimes, when you really want to get to know a person but have boundaries that prevent you from doing so, you learn about them as much as you can.”

“When I say it's you I like, I'm talking about that part of you that knows that life is far more than anything you can ever see or hear or touch. That deep part of you that allows you to stand for t...”

“You know Balbec so well - do you have friends in the area?'I have friends wherever there are companies of trees, wounded but not vanquished, which huddle together with touching obstinacy to implore...”

“Things that matter are not easy. Feelings of happiness are easy. Happiness is not. Flirting is easy. Love is not. Saying youre friends is easy. Being friends is not.”

“If I really wanted to say or ask anything important (to her imposing father) I could not trust my tongue to get it right.”

“We all have an unscientific weakness for being always in the right, and this weakness seems to be particularly common among professional and amateur politicians. But the only way to apply something...”

“Why don't these translation books just include general phrases that could be applied in a variety of situations like, "Say nothing unless it's in English"?”