“If I seem to not want to be with him now, its only because love scares me too, more than manipulation, because love is a choice I make and not something forced upon me. I trust him, but I dont trus...”

“Yes, I whisper so the others wont hear, but being afraid is good because it means I still have more to lose.”

“There is only one thing in this world worse than dying and thats watching someone you love die insteadyou feel their pain with no final solace.”

“Id rather not know what lies ahead because I like the dark. I like thinking there is something good in the places I cant see. And thats not ignorance. Thats just hope.”

“People have always expected the end of the world to be a dramatic, thematic event: war, disease, a sudden explosion. But what if the end of the world has already occurred? What if our final demise ...”

“When you find a truth that surpasses your desire to fit trends and meet approval, you can be certain its worth fighting to spread.”

“Nature seems to welcome defiance of conventions, and to say, with a smile, 'So, the truant has come back again!' ("Absolute Evil")”

“Its probably my job to tell you life isnt fair, but I figure you already know that. So instead, Ill tell you that hope is precious, and youre right not to give up.”

“The future is an infinite succession of presents, and to live now as we think human beings should live, in defiance of all that is bad around us, is itself a marvelous victory.”

“You're too good for this world, and because of that the world will eventually crush you.”

“But then you hear that he can't hear you, you see that he can't see you. You are not here--and you haven't even died yet. You see yourself through his eyes, as The Generic Woman, the skirted symbol...”

“Light makes invisible things manifest.”

“One day you will kiss a man you can't breathe without, and find that breath is of little consequence.”

“The sunlight claps the earth, and the moonbeams kiss the sea: what are all these kissings worth, if thou kiss not me?”

“Stephen kissed me in the spring,Robin in the fall,But Colin only looked at meAnd never kissed at all.Stephens kiss was lost in jest,Robins lost in play,But the kiss in Colins eyesHaunts me night an...”