"I believe I did what honor dictated and that belief sustains me, except for a slight desire to be dead which I'm sure will pass."

“When you read you can have every adventure. In the pages of a book you can be anyone you ever dreamed of being... They can never tell you you're too young to slay the dragon -- because it all happens right here, where it's safe.”

“Every intoxicating delight of early spring was in the air. The breeze that fanned her cheek was laden with subtle perfume and the crisp, fresh odor of unfolding leaves.”

“You get into habits. Ways of being with certain people.”

Source : Carol Rifka Brunt (2012). “Tell the Wolves I'm Home”, p.206, Pan Macmillan

“I like to connect to people in the virtual world, exchanging thoughts and ideas, when in the physical world we might never have the opportunity to cross paths.”

Source : "Demi Moore Cover Interview". "Harper's BAZAAR" Magazine, August 3, 2010.

“Oh, God, if I were sure I were to die tonight I would repent at once. It is the commonest prayer in all languages.”

“When you’re in a startup, the first ten people will determine whether the company succeeds or not.”

“History is a long and endlessly interesting argument, where evidence is everything and storytelling is everything else.”

Source : "Just the Facts, Ma'am" by Jill Lepore, www.newyorker.com. March 24, 2008.

“Brighter than fireflies upon the Uji River are your words in the dark, Beloved.”