“...I discovered a small kitten in the garden, which apparently had been abandoned by its mother. I picked it up and noticed that its hind legs were crippled in just the same way as Tsering's were when she died. I took this creature into my house and looked after it until eventually it was able to walk. Like Tsering, she was also female, but very beautiful and even more gentle. She also got along very well with the two dogs, particularly Sangye, against whose furry chest she liked to lie.”
Source: Freedom in Exile: The Autobiography of the Dalai Lama
“. . . a ripped out page from a book called The Art of Happiness. Reva had given it to me for my birthday a few years earlier, saying I'd 'get a lot out of the Dalai Lama. He's really insightful.' I'd never read the book.”
Source: My Year of Rest and Relaxation
“পার্থক্যের জন্যই মানুষ মানুষের বন্ধু হয়। আমার ভিতরে যাহা নাই তাই আমরা অপরের নিকটে পাইয়া তাহার সঙ্গে বন্ধুত্ব করি।”
Source: চলে মুসাফির
“Friendship is like a good tea, it takes time to brew.”
“Don't leave," I whispered, tightening my hold. "Never leave me again. Stay with me. Forever." The winter prince smiled, a small, easy smile, and lowered his lips to mine. "I promise.”
Source: The Iron Daughter
“I ached for him, my stomach twisting painfully. He looked so desolate standing there alone facing a mad queen and several thousand angry fey. His voice was flat and resigned, as if he'd been pushed into a corner and had given up, not caring what happened next.”
Source: The Iron Daughter
“Why is straight the default? Everyone should have to declare one way or another, and it shouldn't be this big awkward thing whether you're straight, gay, bi, or whatever. I'm just saying.”
Source: Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
“The way I feel about him is like a heartbeat -- soft and persistent, underlying everything.”
Source: Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
“It is only when you touch the higher that you realize how low we may be among the possibilities of creation.”
Source: The Maracot Deep
“I don't even know. I'm just so sick of straight people who can't get their shit together.”
Source: Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda