Home is the first refuge from - and last defense against - the disappointments and the terrors of life.

In a book, even the real bastards can't hurt you. And you can never loose a friend you make in a book. When you get to a sad part, no one's there to see you cry. Or wonder why you don't cry when you should.

Fate isn’t one straight road…there are forks in it, many different routes to different ends. We have the free will to choose the path.

... and she had worn bitterness as though it were a crown.

Inaction counted as a choice.

A man begins dying at the moment of his birth. Most People live in denial of Death's patient courtship until, late in life and deep in sickness, they become aware of him sitting bedside.

As long as I have laughter, I am not without hope