But at some point you have to make peace with what you were given and if God wanted me to be a shy girl with think, dark hair, He would have made me that way, but He didn't. Useful, then, might be to accept how I was made and embody myself fully therein.

Maybe this is just some stupid romantic South American idea, but I need you to understand-darling, for you, I am even willing to suffer. Whatever pain happens to us in the future, I accept it already, just for the pleasure of being with you now. Let's enjoy this time. It's marvelous. Felipe-Eat, Pray, Love

If life gives you lemons, don't settle for simply making lemonade - make a glorious scene at a lemonade stand.

I think it's unfortunate that there exists only one path in America to complete social legitimacy, and that is marriage. I think, for instance, that it would be far easier for Americans to elect a black president or a female president than an unmarried president.

Attraversiamo (meaning "Lets cross over" in Italian)

Do I really deserve this pleasure? This is American, too-the insecurity about whether we have earned our happiness.

Guilt's just your ego's way of tricking you into thinking that you're making moral progress. Don't fall for it, my dear.