“those who do not know how to see the precious things in life will never be happy.”

“I love you, I thought. But I didnt say it. It was not that I feared she would laugh in my face. She was far too kind for that. My fear was a greater one that she wont say it back.”

“It hurts too much so I don't want to talk about it.”

“when you're a kid, they tell you that it's what's on the inside that counts. Looks don't matter . But that's not true. Guys like Phoebus in The Hunchback, or Dorian, or the old Kyle Kingsbury-- the...”

“Just because something is beautiful doesnt mean its good.”

“You are ugly now, on the inside, where it matters most...you are beastly.”

“It would be so great to have someone my own age to talk to, even if it was just about books.”

“A memory came to me. One time, in middle school, a famous author came to talk to our class and give a writing workshop. One of the things she told us about writing a novel was that the story should...”

“It would be so great to have someone my own age to talk to, even if it was just about books.”

“What happened to romance? sappy soppy longhand love letters.”

“Everyone can use a little beauty.”

“Shakespeare's great."Duh. Shakespeare's cool, man.”

“Is there shame in living off your fellow man or being unable to take care ofyourself? You bet. But a person whos willing to work and pay their own waycan at least take pride in that even if they ca...”

“A true encounter with the living God will break the spirit of religiosity, empty man of his pride and conform even the most vile and wicked into a living vessel for His glory.”

“He has come to the most dreadful conclusion a literary man can come to, the conclusion that the ordinary view is the right one. It is only the last and wildest kind of courage that can stand on a t...”