Is it possible to tell the truth in a society of lies? Or must you always, of necessity, become a liar?

A good friend keeps your secrets for you. A best friend helps you keep your own secrets.

I didn't realize then what a privilege that was: to be bored with your best friend; to have time to waste.

Of all the systems of the body - neurological, cognitive, special, sensory - the cardiological system is the most sensitive and easily disturbed. The role of society must be to shelter these systems from infection and decay, or else the future of the human race is at stake. Like a summer fruit that is protected from insect invasion, bruising, and rot by the whole mechanism of modern farming; so must we protect the heart.

That’s what made it so frightening to the lawmakers: Love obeys no laws other than its own.

Poetry isn't like any writing I've ever heard before. I don't understand all of it, just bits of images, sentences that appear half-finished, all fluttering together like brightly colored ribbons in the wind.

You can't be happy unless you're unhappy sometimes".