She would be a sparkling accent on his arm. She speaks flawless French and Italian, and has a limitless supply of charm when she wishes to dispense it. And'd she'll use him. She'll take, take more. If...

No, scratch the word career. Careers are for people who wish to advance. I only want to survive, draw a paycheck.

Now I lay me down to sleep In mud that’s many fathoms deep. If I’m not here when you awake Just hunt me up with an oyster rake

Nuestra generación no ha vivido una gran guerra ni una gran crisis, pero nosotros sí que estamos libran­do una gran guerra espiritual. Hemos emprendido una gran revolución contra la cultura. La gran c...

Oh, I thought of calling it Journeyings in Germany. It sounds well, and would be correct. Or Jottings from German Journeyings--I haven't quite decided yet... (Minora)

Olly: jesus. is there a girl on this planet who doesn't love mr.darcyMadeline: All girls love Mr. Darcy?Olly: are you kidding? even my sister loves darcy and she doesn't love anybodyMadeline: She must...

One of these days, he said. Everything bad will happen—one of these days.

When I have you, sweet boy, it will be because you want me to. Not against your better judgment, not in spite of my surname, and definitely not to annoy your aunt.Stephen went red, but his voice was d...

When you say Jonah seems broken, what do you mean? Justine said.I think he's broken and that people mistake it for shamelessness, I said. People really were very keen to imagine Jonah as shameless, as...

Who are you? Her eyes snapped open, and her voice held a hysterical edge. Do I even know who you are?He stepped over Walker’s battered corpse and grabbed her by the shoulders, leaned downso that his n...

Why did Mother ask you to help me rescue Gelsi? I asked Leif.She thought I could assist you in some way. Instead, I had tried to-Kill me? You can join the 'I Want to Kill Yelena Guild.' I hear they ha...

Why would the stars want to look down on such as me?

Why, since folly or perversity is expected of individuals, should we expect anything else from government?

You weren't able to talk sense into him?Well, we kind of tried to kill each other in a duel to the death.I see. You tried the diplomatic approach.

Über die deutsche Sprache: „Sie halten sich für tief, weil ihre Sprache unklar ist, ihr fehlt die clarté der französischen Sprache, sie sagt nie exakt das, was sie sollte, so dass kein Deutscher jemal...

إذا شكوتُ قليلاً، فلأنني لست سوى قلب إنسان. وهكذا هي قلوب الناس، تخاف من تحقيق أحلامها الكبرى، لأنها تعتقد أنها لا تستحقّ بلوغها، أو أنها فعلاً لا تقدر على بلوغها. إننا نموت، نحن القلوب، خوفاً من حالا...

…what splendid dreams young people build upon a word, and how bitter is the pain when the bright bubbles burst.

I'm a teacher still, but with a much larger classroom.

We live in the age of the refugee, the age of the exile.

Growing up, I have discovered over time, is rather like housework: never finished.