"Human beings are not born once and for all on the day their mothers give birth to them, but ... life obliges them over and over again to give birth to themselves."

"When life gives you lemons, chunk it right back."

"But I have learned that you make your own happiness, that part of going for what you want means losing something else. And when the stakes are high, the losses can be that much greater."

"Too many people spend money they haven't earned, to buy things they don't want, to impress people that they don't like."

"All human beings have three lives: public, private, and secret."

"We are stuck with technology when what we really want is just stuff that works."

"There are, it has been said, two types of people in the world. There are those who, when presented with a glass that is exactly half full, say: this glass is half full. And then there are those who say: this glass is half empty. The world belongs, however, to those who can look at the glass and say: What's up with this glass? Excuse me? Excuse me? This is my glass? I don't think so. My glass was full! And it was a bigger glass! Who's been pinching my beer? And at the other end of the bar the world is full of the other type of person, who has a broken glass, or a glass that has been carelessly knocked over (usually by one of the people calling for a larger glass) or who had no glass at all, because he was at the back of the crowd and had failed to catch the barman's eye."

"I want words at my funeral. But I guess that means you need life in your life."

"At some point we all look up and realize we are lost in a maze."

"Even for me life had its gleams of sunshine."

"A person can learn a lot from a dog, even a loopy one like ours. Marley taught me about living each day with unbridled exuberance and joy, about seizing the moment and following your heart. He taught me to appreciate the simple things-a walk in the woods, a fresh snowfall, a nap in a shaft of winter sunlight. And as he grew old and achy, he taught me about optimism in the face of adversity. Mostly, he taught me about friendship and selflessness and, above all else, unwavering loyalty."

"Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice.", 2005]"

"There were five others before they got to him. He smiled a little when his turn came. His voice was low, smoky, and dead sexy. “My name is Augustus Waters,” he said. “I’m seventeen. I had a little touch of osteosarcoma a year and a half ago, but I’m just here today at Isaac’s request.”“And how are you feeling?” asked Patrick.“Oh, I’m grand.” Augustus Waters smiled with a corner of his mouth. “I’m on a roller coaster that only goes up, my friend."

"Spring passes and one remembers one's innocence.Summer passes and one remembers one's exuberance.Autumn passes and one remembers one's reverence.Winter passes and one remembers one's perseverance."

"There are no random acts...We are all connected...You can no more separate one life from another than you can separate a breeze from the wind..."

"There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action."

"In all of living, have much fun and laughter. Life is to be enjoyed, not just endured."

"Life doesn’t get easier or more forgiving, we get stronger and more resilient."

"Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure."

"Most of the basic material a writer works with is acquired before the age of fifteen."

"To travel is to live."

"When things go wrong, don't go with them."