“If I seem to not want to be with him now, its only because love scares me too, more than manipulation, because love is a choice I make and not something forced upon me. I trust him, but I dont trus...”

“Yes, I whisper so the others wont hear, but being afraid is good because it means I still have more to lose.”

“There is only one thing in this world worse than dying and thats watching someone you love die insteadyou feel their pain with no final solace.”

“Id rather not know what lies ahead because I like the dark. I like thinking there is something good in the places I cant see. And thats not ignorance. Thats just hope.”

“People have always expected the end of the world to be a dramatic, thematic event: war, disease, a sudden explosion. But what if the end of the world has already occurred? What if our final demise ...”

“When you find a truth that surpasses your desire to fit trends and meet approval, you can be certain its worth fighting to spread.”

“I am a person before I am anything else. I never say I am a writer. I never say I am an artist...I am a person who does those things.”

“The point, I decided, wasn't to have the autobiography or even the memories. The point was who I became when I wrote.”

“The willingness to reach inside every part of yourself opens the door to total understanding. You place your entire identity on the line, not just an isolated part. This may sound daunting, but act...”

“For every inch of skin, there is memory. Devils are so made. Saints, too, if you believe in them. His humanity has been broken as an old walking stick that once held up a crippled man named Thomas....”

“It frightens me that I can't do anything sensible about it.""Are you scared that you'll wind up with a boring job where you have to see the same people every day and drink instant coffee?""I'm more...”

“She'd be dead before the memories and pain were finally gone; she knew it, accepted it, and dealt with it.”

“Time defines sacred events.”

“May you find the possibilities in every moment.”

“Many of the most deeply spiritual moments of my life haven't happened just in my mind or in my soul. They happened while holding my son in the middle of the night, or watching the water break along...”