...it's just another one of those things I don't understand: everyone impresses upon you how unique you are, encouraging you to cultivate your individuality while at the same time trying to squish you and everyone else into the same ridiculous mould. It's an artist's right to rebel against the world's stupidity

Free time is a terrible thing to waste. Read a book.

God Is, Lucifer is a devil, and there is a Hell.

... it's a blessed thing to love and feel loved in return.

... how terrible is the pain of the mind and heart when the freedom of mankind is suppressed!

Sometimes, the simple things are more fun and meaningful than all the banquets in the world.

While she could hardly fathom what had just happened to her that night, she reached some conclusions before she fell asleep, certain things now made perfect sense; Moon River didn't sound so syrupy, mistletoe wasn't such a bad idea, and perhaps dating was not such a frivolous waste of time after all.