“My worth is not based on the work of my hands despite how feverishly I might work and how audaciously successful I might be. Rather, my worth is based exclusively on the astonishing fact that I am ...”

“I am selfish by habit, but sacrificial by nature. Therefore, Id be wise to develop the habit of following my nature.”

“Ignorance might be bliss, but it also has teeth.”

“Peace is achieved when our conscience rests in the fact that weve engaged in right living, verses believing that living is a right.”

“A life that chooses not to grow is a life that died long before it ever lived.”

“To spin the tale with great flourish but never live the tale is the power of vision strangled to fiction by the fiction of fear.”

“Running is driven by panic. Destination is driven by thought. And while its terribly painful to admit, incessantly pretending that I do the latter doesnt replace the fact that Im constantly doing t...”

“The first step forward is to admit your fear, then you can take the next step to conquer it.”

“She does know Harrison prefers men, right?Let her have hope, I said, smiling to myself.He turned his attention back to me. Yes. Hope is good. Bianca, I- He grinned wickedly. I knew youd give in soo...”

“I finally gave in today. Admitting that I haven't been able to do it alone, that's defeat right? But do a couple pills change why I'm here? Will my spirit be altered? Do my passions change? Will I ...”

“The rivalry ends here," [Percy] said. "I love you, Wise Girl.”

“He loved her, of course, but better than that, he chose her, day after day. Choice: that was the thing.”

“Happiness, like unhappiness, is a proactive choice.”

“But I don't want comfort. I want God, I want poetry, I want real danger, I want freedom, I want goodness, I want sin.''In fact,' said Mustapha Mond, 'you're claiming the right to be unhappy.' 'All ...”