“Ethanol is a premier, high performance fuel. It has tremendous environmental benefits and is a key component to energy independence for our country.”

“I would like to raise my glass to friendship between Russia and the United States.”

“It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.”

“If I am going to be drownedif I am going to be drownedif I am going to be drowned, why, in the name of the seven mad gods who rule the sea, was I allowed to come thus far and contemplate sand and t...”

“I'm an Earth ecstatic, and my creed is simple: All life is sacred, life loves life, and we are capable of improving our behavior toward one another. As basic as that is, for me it's also tonic and ...”

“Just because it's fiction doesn't mean it's any less true.”

“Oh, Sweetie. No one ever gets through their TBR list. For every book you finish, you'll add five more. That's just the way it works.”

“If you don't have time to read, you don't have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.”

“How can you know if youre normal when youre always alone? You have no one to compare yourself to. I mean, I have my mom and dad, and Im pretty normal compared to them. But then a lot of people are ...”

“...the words alone, lonely, and loneliness are three of the most powerful words in the English language...those words say that we are human; they are like the words hunger and thirst. But they are ...”

“The purest and most thoughtful minds are those which love colour the most.”