Wisdom is knowing what to do next; virtue is doing it.
The roses, the lovely notes, the dining and dancing are all welcome and splendid. But when the Godiva is gone, the gift of real love is having someone who'll go the distance with you. Someone who, when the wedding day limo breaks down, is willing to share a seat on the bus.
The price one pays for pursuing any profession or calling is an intimate knowledge of its ugly side.
Paradise is exactly like where you are right now... only much, much better.
No man remains quite what he was when he recognizes himself.
I will love the light for it shows me the way, yet I will endure the darkness for it shows me the stars.
Writing gives you the illusion of control, and then you realize it's just an illusion, that people are going to bring their own stuff into it.
No matter what I do, no matter how predictable I try to make my life, it will not be any more predictable than the rest of the world. Which is chaotic.
Love is the ability and willingness to allow those that you care for to be what they choose for themselves without any insistence that they satisfy you.