“When in doubt, do that which makes you the most nervous. The easiest way out, is generally not the best.”

“It takes an enormous amount of strength, courage and energy to allow yourself to be a positive person. It takes virtually no energy at all to allow yourself to become the opposite.”

“He kissed my cheek and then sucked my earlobe into his mouth. When he withdrew, he whispered, “I’ll let you go, but only if you promise to be mine tomorrow.”It was with a voice that I’d never used before that I admitted what I couldn’t deny. “I’m pretty much yours every day.”

“If you don't make things happen then things will happen to you. ”

“You can do anything you wish to do, have anything you wish tohave, be anything you wish to be.”

“Persuading everyone to behave decently to each other because the society is so fragile is a worthy goal, but it may be more straightforward just to make the societies less fragile, which means developing their economies.”

“Be the person your dog thinks you are!”