When we love and want nothing but good for that person, it's one of the greatest gifts we possess.

Do we have to confess our loves to everyone?" asked Thorne softly. "Can we not keep some secrets?

Come on, say it again. I'm a perfect devil. Tell me how bad I am. It makes me feel so good!

I will write things, he was thinking. I will write something meaningful and wonderful someday. I can do that. And I'll dedicate it to you because you're the first person who ever made me think I could.

And I loved this moment for all it's pain...We seemed for a moment like two parts of the same thing.

The highest truths a person could discover were rooted in the natural world.

Protect your voice and your vision. If going on the Internet and reading Internet reviews is bad for you, don’t do it. … Do what gets you to write and not what blocks you. … Don’t take any guff off anybody.