Do you know the story of the scorpion and the frog? You know, the frog agrees to carry the scorpion across the river, because the scorpion promises not to sting him. And then the scorpion stings the frog, half way across the river. The drowning frog asks him why he did it, when they'll both drown, and the scorpion says that he's a scorpion, and it's his nature to sting.

I don't know what frightens me more, the power that crushes us, or our endless ability to endure it.

A politician is someone who promises a bridge even when there's no water

One of the ironies of courage, and the reason why we prize it so highly, is that we find it easier to be brave for someone else than we do for ourselves alone.

nothing grieves more deeply or pathetically than one half of a great love that isn’t meant to be.

The real trick in life is to want nothing, and to succeed in getting it. - Karla

If fate doesn't make you laugh, you just don't get the joke.