someone who knows better

"what would you come back as?" "someone who knows better." -sex and the city

breaking inside

"there ain't no coming back when you're still carrying the past." -shinedown

remembrance of things past

"remembrance of things past is not necessarily the remembrance of things as they were." -marcel proust

tragedy

"a tragedy need not have blood and death..it's enough that it all be filled with that majestic sadness that is the pleasure of tragedy." -jean racine

get what they get

"people don't get what they deserve, they just get what they get..there's nothing any of us can do about it." -house

mohawk indians

"the mohawk indians have a saying that when a child falls in the rapids, the one who rescues her will share in her new life forever..i assume that doesn't only apply to a potential drowning victim." -bones

the whole is greater

"maybe the whole is greater than the sum of its parts." -friday night lights

monsters

"there are monsters and it's okay to be afraid of them..but it's not okay to let them win and it's not okay to be one." -criminal minds

it's just stupid

"fighting's not brave, it's just stupid." -house

only you can love me this way

"i could have turned a different corner, i could have gone another place..then i'd have never had this feeling that i feel today." -keith urban

what women want

"we all want the same things - love..forgiveness..chocolate." -house

country strong

"on the outside i look fragile, but on the inside is something you can't crush." -gwyneth paltrow

great moments

"it was a moment, a great moment..but all great moments are passed." -bones

a little bit stronger

"it doesn't happen overnight but you turn around and a month's gone by, and you realize you haven't cried..i'm not giving you an hour or a second or another minute longer..i'm busy getting stronger..and i'm done hoping that we can work it out..i'm done with how it feels, spinning my wheels, letting you drag my heart around..and i'm done thinking that you could ever change..i know my heart will never be the same, but i'm telling myself i'll be okay..even on my weakest days, i get a little bit stronger." -sara evans

common is boring

"who cares about common? common is boring..i like being with you..you make me better..hopefully i make you better..what we have is uncommon..and i've never been happier." -house

elephants are gray

"elephants are gray agent booth..but not all gray things are elephants." -bones

we all wear masks

"we all wear masks..the time comes when we cannot remove them without removing our own skin." -andre berthiaume

guilt without love

"you can't feel that much guilt without love." -house

take your breath away

"life’s not the breaths you take, the breathing in and out that gets you through the day..ain’t what it’s all about..you just might miss the point trying to win the race..life’s not the breaths you take but the moments that take your breath away." -george strait

being nice to people you hate

"it's easy to be nice to people you like..being nice to people you hate - that's a skill." -house

finally understand

"this isn't what i want but i'll take the high road..maybe it's because i look at everything as a lesson..or because i don't want to walk around angry..or maybe it's because i finally understand. there are things we don't want to happen, but have to accept..things we don't want to know, but have to learn..and people we can't live without, but have to let go." -criminal minds

garbage is relative

"the term garbage is relative..the only intrinsic value things have is what we give them..it seems odd now but in holland tulip bulbs were once as valuable as houses..maybe we all overvalue things that are essentially worthless." -bones

whatever you are

"whatever you are, be a good one." -abraham lincoln

outside my window

"you still need stars when you're wishing at night, a best friend to set you right, a good laugh, a warm bath, and a beautiful song you can sing along to..good news that'll make you cry, all the little things that money cant buy, no wars, no more, just a big rainbow outside my window." -sarah buxton

two plus two equals four

"two plus two equals four. i put sugar in my coffee and it tastes sweet. the sun comes up because the world turns. these things are beautiful to me..there are mysteries i will never understand..but everywhere i look i see proof that for every effect there is a corresponding cause, even if i can't see it..i find that reassuring." -bones

the most incredible man

"i don't want you to change..i know you're screwed up, i know you're always gonna be screwed up..but you're the most incredible man i've ever known..you are always gonna be the most incredible man i have ever known." -house

only you can love me this way

"you're always in my heart, you're always on my mind..but when it all becomes too much, you're never far behind..and there's no one that comes close to you." -keith urban

quicksilver

"love is like quicksilver in the hand - leave the fingers open and it stays; clutch it and it darts away." -dorothy parker

karma

"i'm a true believer in karma. you get what you give, whether it's bad or good." -sandra bullock

this love is ours

"don't you worry your pretty little mind, people throw rocks at things that shine...and life makes love look hard..the stakes are high, the water's rough..but this love is ours." -taylor swift

how i do it

"it isn't what i do, but how i do it..it isn't what i say, but how i say it." -mae west