“Some people want it all and expect it all; always looking outward, so often proclaiming what they deserve, even more saying what they want, and all thinking another should provide it for them. Do they ever bother to be the person they think someone else would love to have?”

“People don't want words, as seductive, pleasant and warming as they can be. People want to see that they're worth some sacrifice or some great deed. And it's not that people are always worth it, it's that love is.”

“No, we aren't civilized, even in our business suits and high heels. People are as mean as ever, and as predictable. Underneath it all, we are not so different from what lurks in the wild, perhaps we're worse.”

“All the bruised lives, searching hearts...Everyone wants a love story but few will risk what it takes to live one.”

“I don't admire the person who does what they want to do. I admire the person who does what they're afraid to do.”

“When someone says they feel old, I always want to ask them why they feel old. Time passes for everyone. No one is exempt.”

“Why do you think you deserve happily ever after? You were offered it before and tossed it away.”