“The problem is, I can’t tell what’s real any more, or what’s made up.”

“A grin crosses my face. ‘Thanks for the knife’, I think.”

“‘You’ll never marry,’ she said, ‘not you, and you’ll never be still.'”

If there’s anyone I wish to stun at dinner, I’ll hit him in the face.”

“My skin has turned to porcelain, to ivory, to steel.”

“faut souffrir pour être belle.”

“First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out —
Because I was not a Socialist.
Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out —
Because I was not a Trade Unionist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out —
Because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for me — and there was no one left to speak for me.”

“Every atom in your body came from a star that exploded. And, the atoms in your left hand probably came from a different star than your right hand. It really is the most poetic thing I know about physics: You are all stardust.”

“Every morning in Africa a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning a lion wakes up. It knows it must outrun the slowest gazelle or it will starve. It doesn’t matter whether you are a lion or a gazelle. When the sun comes up, you better start running.”

“The recipe for perpetual ignorance is: Be satisfied with your opinions and content with your knowledge.”

“You don’t forget the face of the person that was your last hope.”

“A caged bird stands on the grave of dreams. His shadow shouts on a nightmare scream. His wings are clipped and his feet are tied, so he opens his throat to sing.”

Me: “She should have gotten you a chicken suit to match the card.”
Grandpa: “They tried to give me chicken soup, but I just couldn’t stomach it.”

“Some friendships are so strong that they can even transcend lifetimes.”

“Sometimes I am to please, but mostly I just shoot to kill.”

“Do not try to fight a lion if you are not one yourself.”

“Why our parents and suitors want us to behave properly and predictably. It’s not that they want to protect us; it’s that they fear us.”

“I told her once I wasn’t good at anything. She told me survival is a talent.”