“His gaze, lowered toward the ground, slowly, leisurely drifts up, until it slams into mine with the heavy force of steel against steel. The green is back, emerald flames dancing behind clouds of bl...”

“Now I wonder if maybe allowing another person to give you strength takes a certain kind of strength in itself.To be able to lean all your weight on someone else with confidence in the knowledge the...”

“You understand what Im telling you, Tommy? You have a light inside you, and the only person who gets to decide whether that light shines or not is you.”

“And maybe . . . maybe hell even get more comfortable having me around. Open up, wanna chat more, and well become almost friends, orHey, he grumbles from behind me, am I paying you to stand there an...”

“I part my lips, but no words come out. I want to cry. Want to beg. Want to scream. But mostly, I want to hold him until I know hes going to be okay. Then I want him to hold me until Im okay, too.”

“Heartache is my constant companion, and were perfect for one another. Two co-dependent peas in a pod. My past and my future.”

“Justice is the only worship.Love is the only priest.Ignorance is the only slavery.Happiness is the only good.The time to be happy is now,The place to be happy is here,The way to be happy is to make...”

“Be a good human.”

“Our country in general assumes that "the pursuit of happiness" really means "the pursuit of pleasure" and that therefore pleasure is the greatest good.”

“You know why love stories have happy endings? I shake my head.Because they end too early, she continues. They always end right at the kiss. You never have to see all the bullshit that comes later. ...”

“So much for endings. Beginnings are always more fun. True connoisseurs, however, are known to favor the stretch in between, since it's the hardest to do anything with. That's about all that can be ...”

“I am hopeful, though not full of hope, and the only reason I don't believe in happy endings is because I don't believe in endings.”

“We accept the love we think we deserve.”

“All Earthquakes and Disasters are warnings theres too much corruption in the world ”

“Its only when youre at the bottom of the ladder that you ascend.”