You cannot hinder someone’s free will, that’s the first law... - E.A. Bucchianeri, Brushstrokes of a Gadfly

"Falling in love is very real, but I used to shake my head when people talked about soul mates, poor deluded individuals grasping at some supernatural ideal not intended for mortals but sounded pretty in a poetry book. Then, we met, and everything changed, the cynic has become the converted, the sceptic, an ardent zealot."

"Well, if it can be thought, it can be done, a problem can be overcome,"

"So it’s true, when all is said and done, grief is the price we pay for love."

"It’s not unpatriotic to denounce an injustice committed on our behalf, perhaps it’s the most patriotic thing we can do."

"Sometimes, the simple things are more fun and meaningful than all the banquets in the world ..."