"‘It’s impossible to go through life unscathed. Nor should you want to. By the hurts we accumulate, we measure both our follies and our accomplishments.’"

"‘I don’t know how else to teach you what you need to learn except by showing you your mistakes over and over again until you stop making them.’"

"‘You cheated.’ ‘No, I exploited a weakness in my opponent. There is a difference.’"

"You must learn to see what you are looking at."

"Well, I suppose I won't see you for a while. So farewell, good luck, avoid roasted cabbage, don't eat ear wax, and look on the bright side of life!"

"Kill your doubt with the coldest of weapons: Confidence."

"Bring your mouth and selective irreverence - We'll both see stars."

"Some people fall in love and touch the sky. Some people fall in love and find quicksand."

"I wouldn't change a thing now that you're here."

"Your love is a verb here in my room."

"This party is old and uninviting Participants all in black and white You enter in full-blown techincolor Nothing is the same after tonight."

"This isn't coincidence. There's no such thing."

"Insecurites are about as useful as trying to put the pin back in the grenade."

"Since when did what we paid for colored cloth gauge our gravity?"

"Price tags advertise your pride."

"This island isn't big enough for both of us...so who will swim in eel-infested oceans?"

"It pains me to believe that you have never stepped out of the skin you live with."

"If you're looking for an open book - Look no further, I am yours."

"My secret arsenal is an infinite, ageless ink well. It's a fountain of youth and a patriot's weapon of choice."

"I have an open-door policy when it comes to blame."

"The world is a drought when out of love."

"You're so much more endearing with the sound turned off."

"It's just another day in the life of apes with ego trips."

"Put down your hollow tips, And kiss your lover's lips, And know that fate is what we make of it."

"Even straight roads meander."

"Look. Find. Free."

"All of us are heaven-sent, and there was never meant to be only one."

"If I met you in a scissor fight, I'd cut off both your wings on principle alone."

"Floating down a river named Emotion...will I make it back to shore, or drift into the unknown?"

"I marvel at the stars, and feel my heart overflow."

"If this is right, I'd rather be wrong. If this is sight, I'd rather be blind."

"I refuse to kneel before the sights you choose to see."

"On the back of every right, there's a wrong looming."

"My biggest fear will be the rescue of me."

"I suggest we learn to love ourselves before it's made illegal."

"Kudos to those who see through sickness."

"Earth to Bella - You're treading water successfully. But are you really? Don't you want to see the deep? It's not so hard. Just forgive yourself and feel the water open in."

"There's so much more to get than wronged."

"Life's a match in a gas tank. Don't ever mourn the ebbing tide."

"On a burning bridge, your options are minimal at best Depending on where you're standing And how much breath is in your chest If it came down to it Would you high-tail home and hide? Or dance on fire and enjoy the ride?"

"You're about as reliable as paper shoes in bad weather."