Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Cameron James, 10 Things I Hate About You

Cameron James: Would any of you be interested in dating Katarina Stratford?

Guy: Maybe if we were the last two people alive, and there were no sheep. Are there sheep?

Julia Stiles as Kat Stratford, 10 Things I Hate About You

Ms. Perky: People perceive you as somewhat…

Kat Stratford: Tempestuous?

Ms. Perky: Heinous bitch is the term used most often. You might wanna work on that.

Julia Stiles as Kat Stratford, 10 Things I Hate About You

I guess in this society being male and an asshole makes you worthy of our time.

James 5:10-11 NIV

¹⁰ Brothers and sisters, as an example of patience in the face of suffering, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. ¹¹ As you know, we count as blessed those who have persevered. You have heard of Job’s perseverance and have seen what the Lord finally brought about. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy.

James 1:12 NIV

Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him.

James 1:2-3 NIV

² Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, ³ because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.

Ernest Hemingway

I love sleep. My life has the tendency to fall apart when I'm awake.

Alison Elliot as Anne Sullivan, The Miracle Worker

James Keller: You feeling sorry for yourself, Miss Sullivan?

Anne Sullivan: Yes, but just this once.

Dante Alighieri, Inferno

There is no greater sorrow than to recall, in misery, the time that you were happy.

Neil Gaiman, The Sandman

…sometimes, when you fall, you fly.

Bernard Williams

There was never a night or a problem that could defeat sunrise or hope.

Joel Spolsky

The world of programming is very just and very strictly ordered and a heck of a lot of people go into programming in the first place because they prefer to spend their time in a just, orderly place, a strict meritocracy where you can win any debate simply by being right.

Charles Bukowski

Some people never go crazy. What truly horrible lives they must lead.

Joanna Field

Sometimes I find in my happiest moments I could not believe that I had ever been miserable.

Frank L. Stanton, This World

This world that we're a-livin in
Is mighty hard to beat
You get a thorn with every rose
But ain't the roses sweet!