An important decision I made was to resist playing the Blame Game. The day I realized that I am in charge of how I will approach problems in my life, that things will turn out better or worse because...

The least initial deviation from the truth is multiplied later a thousandfold.

Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.

Eloquence is the poetry of prose.

Being in love is not cool!

A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick boxing.

Extremists think 'communication' means agreeing with them.

The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.

Art is the signature of civilizations.

It's not the normal way to look at things but I experienced death at a really young age and because of that it's been part of my mental landscape that death is really very possible.

You're just pissed off. And when you're pissed off, you lash out.

You were supposed to be a Werewolf, Brendan, so that you would be in her world. To be the strength she needs when she no longer has strength of her own, to show her the reasons to survive and to live.

You wear your armor even to dinner, Lady Wilhelmina?Of course I wear armor. I am sitting with a pirate, a mercenary, an adventurer, and a bounder. If a shot is not fired tonight, I daresay that your r...

You mean his kisses. Hannah corrected her.Jonas narrowed his gaze. You seem obsessed with his kisses, Hannah.She shrugged. It's been a while. I'm looking for a little action.His eyebrow shot up. Oh, r...

You know, Qhuinn's an interesting character. Saxton reached out with an elegant hand and picked up his port. He's one of my favorite cousins, actually. His nonconformity is admirable and he's survived...

When in doubt, know your way out, I always say.I thought you always said, 'When in doubt, blame the dark elves.'Well, yeah, that too.

When can I go to the sea? - Marie-Laure LeBlanc

Vishous, could you stop grinning like that? You're beginning to freak me out.

To protest about bullfighting in Spain, the eating of dogs in South Korea, or the slaughter of baby seals in Canada while continuing to eat eggs from hens who have spent their lives crammed into cages...

This forms the nub of a dilemna that every Everest climber eventually comes up against: in order to succeed you must be exceedingly driven, but if you're too driven you're likely to die.