“To her you're just a play thing; she'll make you out to be a king, then she'll set fire to your throne.”

“And everything I thought I knew - you made me trade it all for you...but, frankly, you're not worth it.”

“How envious I am that the sun may kiss your porcelain skin and forever change how the world sees you.”

“There's no one to mourn for a life that love stole.”

“But when you kiss me there's a spark, and I can't remember I'm only food to be consumed like an apple and not loved like a woman.”

“It's better to have loved and lost than never love at all - I doubt that sorry statement every time I fall.”

“Hatred would have been easier. With hatred, I would have known what to do. Hatred is clear, metallic, one-handed, unwavering; unlike love.”

“Those who attempt to conquer hatred by hatred are like warriors who take weapons to overcome others who bear arms. This does not end hatred, but gives it room to grow. But, ancient wisdom has advoc...”

“Before you hate something you should try to understand it.”

“The heart was made to be broken.”

“He does something to me, that boy. Every time. Its his only detriment. He steps on my heart. He makes me cry.”

“Was it hard?" I ask.Letting go?"Not as hard as holding on to something that wasn't real.”

“Im not a woman you bring home to Mother, pick out china patterns with, or Mary forefend, breed. Ive seen a chunk of the universe, true, but theres still so much more to see. I doubt Ill ever cure t...”

“My hope, my heaven, my trust must be,My gentle guide, in following thee.”

“Amory took to writing poetry on spring afternoons, in the gardens of the big estates near Princeton, while swans made effective atmosphere in the artificial pools, and slow clouds sailed harmonious...”