“Time spent doing whatever it is you do to escape your daily life would be better spent acquiring a life that needs no escape.”

“You need to spend time crawling alone through shadows to truly appreciate what it is to stand in the sun.”

“I may be going nowhere, but what a ride.”

“It shouldn't take a life-changing event to spark change in your life.”

“The death of a lesser man is the death of all those who believe themselves to be greater.”

“I have often believed the pen to be a needle, and ink to be a thread. Each story is an intricately woven tapestry and with each word I invariably sew a piece of myself into the page.”

“A candle, a book and a peaceful person mean three candles for the world!”

“Love is the flame that set the heart on fire.”

“When the Illuminati thought of their name, they were hiding in a darkened room with one candle.They are still hiding in that room with the same candle.”

“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 ...”

“Teddy taught me about kindness, about love that is unconditional; a sentiment not dependent on acceptance, approval, or the expectation of something in return. It was the first time I would ever fe...”

“I am 1324512000 seconds old. In the cosmic blink of an eye, I will become once again cosmic dust.”

“Empty night, Harry. Didn't your little adventure in the lake teach you a damned thing?"I scowled some more. "Like what?""Like life is short," he [Thomas] said. "Like you don't know when it's going ...”