“Sometimes you just need to distance yourself from people. If they care, they'll notice. If they don't, you know where you stand.”

“Revenge is always the weak pleasure of a little and narrow mind.”

“If you want to know where your heart is, look where your mind goes when it wanders.”

“A negative mind will never give you a positive life.”

“Society is going to judge you no matter what you do.”

“Never allow society to turn you into a person you are not.”

“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.”

“Not like this. He wanted it to be real.”

“I feel like a big faker because I've been putting my life back together, and nobody knows.”

“Ive perfected the art of the fake smile. Its not so difficult when you are completely numb.”

“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.”