Kate Klise quotes:

Uh, puedo hablar con Andrew Nelson, por favor? I asked, feeling like an idiot.Quien? El americano, I explainedMuy grande americano. In trying to describe my father, I sounded like I was ordering coffee. But it worked.

some wishes come true. some wishes dont. sometimes you find out you were wishing for the completely wrong thing.

Whatâ??s wrong with just talking? Isnâ??t that why bars were invented? So you could talk to somebody over a drinkâ??as opposed to sitting at home alone getting sloshed?

I know I should try harder to make her feel necessary in my life. It totally freaked her when I said I didn't need her anymore. But isn't that the whole point of growing up? A healthy bird can fly the nest? Roots and wings and all that Hallmarky crap?"

Inilah nerakanya menjadi orangtua-melihat seluruh sifat terburukmu dalam diri orang lain. Lalu ada lagi frustasi karena tidak bisa mengubah sifat-sifat itu pada diri anakmu, sebagaimana kau tidak mampu mengubahnya dalam dirimu sendiri.

Just like old librarians, old coins are often more valuable than they appear at face value.

And so, we end with a beginning. Because every ending is really a beginning. All you need is a house that's old and creaky ... filled with lots of books ... a cat ... a person who's willing to try again ... someone who promises never to leave ... and most important of all ... a little Hope.

I walked down Paseo del Prado, losing myself to the sights, sounds, and dense magic of the city. There's something weirdly calming about being alone in a big city. It made me feel like the universe was hugely generous, and that my species was so damn smart to have constructed such a beautiful city.

P.S. Nothing personal, but I think this journal assignment is a waste of time. I know I have to do something to make up for all the work I'm missing at school, but I HATE busywork. And that's what this journal thing is. Half the teachers at school assign work they never read. When we get stupid assignments like that, I always write somewhere on my paper "blah blah blah" or "I bet you're not even reading this," are you? or "Give me a sign if you're reading this." They never are.

Remember that other people are as real as you.Other people's feelings are as real as yours.In fact, our feelings are what make us real.