We have no control over fate and history, but we can control how we conduct ourselves in this life.

That's the thing about a great book. Every time you read it, it's different, because you're different. You've changed since the last time you picked it up, things have happened to you.

Whining is a form of manipulation. People will give anything to make you shut up.

That's really what the mall is all about: money. At the mall the rule is: Credito, ergo sum - I shop, therefore I am.

Beware of those who have never been bored, depressed, or angry. There is something seriously wrong with them.

We read because we are essentially alone.

While being madly in love is fun, perhaps one should aspire to be sanely in love.