“A societal revolution is politically organic in nature. It can't be engineered. It has to be evolved.”

“If the pain is not felt or it doesn't hurt you...it can never change you. Being susceptible to pain is a blessing.”

“Grandparents are extremely rich folks with silver in their hair and gold in their hearts.”

“It is difficult to stop people from thinking on their own and exceedingly so, to get them to think on their own.”

“The imaginary fortress in your head you seek refuge in; never has, & never will protect your physical being from harm.”

“Being crazy doesn't mean being mentally challenged. Maybe it just means being you...amplified a 100 times over.”

“[H]iding how you really feel and trying to make everyone happy doesn't make you nice, it just makes you a liar.”

“Love is honesty. Love is a mutual respect for one another.”

“The fact that Ridge has been honest in his conversations with me is not something he did wrong. The fact that he has feelings for me also isnt wrong, when you know exactly how much hes fought those...”

“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 ...”