I really wanted to die at certain periods in my life. Death was like love, a romantic escape. I took pills because I didn't want to throw myself off my balcony and know people would photograph me lying dead below.

...But there's always suffering, Pudge. Homework or malaria or having a boyfriend who lives far away when there's a good-looking boy lying next to you. Suffering is universal. It's the one thing Buddhists, Christians, and Muslims are all worried about.

John Green

The American people never carry an umbrella. They prepare to walk in eternal sunshine.

Alfred E. Smith

Time and space were, from Death's point of view, merely things that he'd heard described. When it came to Death, they ticked the box marked Not Applicable. It might help to think of the universe as a rubber sheet, or perhaps not.

Terry Pratchett

Easter is reflecting upon suffering for one thing, but it also reflects upon Jesus and his non compliance in the face of great authority where he holds to his truth - so there's two stories there.

Michael Leunig

You cannot change your journey if you are unwilling to move at all.

Ally Condie

One can easily judge the character of a person by the way they treat people who can do nothing for them.

Proverb

Beautiful girls should know how to defend themselves against the advances of gentlemen.

Cassandra Clare

It's a metaphor, see: You put the killing thing right between your teeth, but you don't give it the power to do its killing.

John Green

After people have repeated a phrase a great number of times, they begin to realize it has meaning and may even be true.

H. G. Wells

I'm pro-life. I'll do all I can to see every baby is created with a future and potential. The legislature should do all it can to protect human life.

Sarah Palin

Farewell, fair cruelty.

William Shakespeare

Anyone who proposes to do good must not expect people to roll stones out of his way, but must accept his lot calmly, even if they roll a few stones upon it.

Albert Schweitzer