"Human nature will not flourish, any more than a potato, if it be planted and replanted, for too long a series of generations, in the same worn-out soil."

"It’s the oldest story in the world. One day you’re seventeen and planning for someday. And then quietly and without you ever really noticing, someday is today. And that someday is yesterday. And this is your life. We spend so much time wanting, pursuing, wishing - but ambition is good, chasing things with integrity is good, dreaming. If you had a friend you knew you’d never see again, what would you say? If you could do one last thing for someone you love, what would it be? Say it, do it. Don’t wait. Nothing lasts forever. Make a wish, place it in your heart. Anything you want, everything you want. Do you have it? Good, now believe it can come true. You never know where the next miracle is going to come from, the next memory, the next smile, the next wish come true. But, if you believe that it’s right around the corner, and you open your heart and mind to the possiblity of it, to the certainty of it, you just might get the thing you wished for. The world is full of magic, you just have to believe in it. So make your wish, do you have it? Good. Now believe in it with all your heart."

"I was beginning to see, though, that the unknown wasn’t always the greatest thing to fear. The people who know you best can be risker, because the words they say and things they think have the potential to be not only scary but true, as well."

"Piranha does not kill you. Love does."

"Why do they have to poop? Seems like there could have been a more elegant/family-friendly solution to the food-waste-disposal problem."

"Kalo nggak punya mobil, maunya punya mobil. Udah punya mobil, maunya punya supir. Udah punya supir, maunya punya pacar yang bisa nyupir biar gak usah bayar supir lagi. Udah punya pacar yang bisa nyupir, maunya pacar yang punya mobil. Udah punya pacar yang punya mobil, maunya pacar yang punya jet pribadi. Manusia itu emang nggak pernah puas intinya."

"

Brittany: This relationship is confusing to me.

Santana: Breakfast is confusing for you.

Brittany: Sometimes it’s sweet and sometimes it’s salty. Like what if I have eggs for dinner? What is it?

"

"Di Palembang ga ada sushi, semua ikan dibikin pempek."

"

In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice that I’ve been turning over in my mind ever since.

“Whenever you feel like criticizing any one,” he told me, “just remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had.”

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"Come on now, what is ‘Twilight’ really about? It’s about a teenage boy trying to practice abstinence, and how, in the heat of the moment, it’s really, really hard. And about a girl who wants to go all the way with him, and doesn’t care what might happen. He’s so beautiful she would do anything for him. She is the embodiment of the sentiment, ‘I’d die for you.’ She is, like many adolescents, a thanatophile."

"I wanna get married. Not tonight, or even to you necessarily, but that’s what I want, and if that’s gonna scare you off, I’d rather it scare you off now. I want a family, I want to live in a house, with a garden with a tree for kids to climb. I want to go to sleep every night with the same person by my side, and wake up next to him in the morning–every morning–for the rest of my life. Just thought you should know that."

"It’s funny… when you date someone, you’re taking one long course on who that person is, and when you break up, all of that stuff is useless. It’s the emotional equivalent of an English degree."

"If you love someone, set him free; if you have to stalk him, he probably wasn’t yours in the first place."