no one worth knowing can be quite known, no one worth possessing can be quite possessed

There are many more ways to be attractive than to be beautiful.

the act does not create guilt unless the mind is also guilty.

I love sports, as all Bostonians seem to. I love books and movies, as all writers seem to.

Damage hardens us all. It will harden you too, when it finds you—and it will find you

no one worth knowing can be quite known, no one worth possessing can be quite possessed

An emotion is a thought, yes, an idea, but it is also a sensation, an ache in your body. Desire, love, hate, fear, repulsion - you feel these things in your muscle and bones, not just in your mind.