Christopher Pike Quotes

“Some loves have to be given up, others have to be forgotten. Strange as it may sound, if you think of me as a monster, but I can love most passionately. I do not think of myself as evil.”

“When you were in love, you knew no fear or hatred. When you were fearful, there was no possibility of love or hate. And when there was hate, there was only hate.”

“Nothing is as it seems. Black can appear white when the light is blinding but white loses all luster at the faintest sign of darkness.”

“One question always leads to another question. Some things are better to wonder about.”

“This problem - it is age old. To do what is right and save the day without destroying the very thing the day is lived for.”

“You can never hate strongly unless you have loved strongly.”

“When you were in love you knew no fear or hatred.”

“Mortals have always exaggerated the difference between hate and love. Both come from the heart. You can never hate strongly unless you have loved strongly.”

“The opposite of love is not hate. It is indifference.”

“All ends are temporary and all life is born from death.”

“Enjoy your life. No curse hangs over you, nor did it ever. No devil chases after your soul. Sing and dance and be merry.”

“How do I explain a life that has lasted for billions of years? It is almost as if I must start with an apology for being alive when everyone I once knew is dead.”

“Before I begin, may I ask how old you are?"
"You may ask."
"How old are you?"
"It's none of your business”

“Sleep is not on good terms with broken hearts. It will have nothing to do with them.”

“Darkness approaches from outside.
I feel no light inside me strong enough to resist it.”

“Krishna was once asked what was the most miraculous thing in all creation, and he replied, "That a man should wake each morning and believe deep in his heart that he will live forever, even though he knows that he is doomed.”

“Truly it it not the tragedies that destroy us, but the memories of them.”

“I don't want to die!"
"Then you should never been born.”

“No one awakens in the morning thinking they will die that day. Not a saint or a sinner. Not even a condemned killer. We all know were mortal, and yet we all believe we'll live forever.”

“You will see that the things you desire most are the very things that bring you the greatest sorrow.”

“True courage, in the face of almost certain death, is the rarest quality on earth.”

“It doesn't matter. You are what you are. I am what I am. We are the same-when you take the time to remember me.”

“I would look up at the moon and see that it was not the smooth orb we had all believed, but a pitted and scarred world with no air.”

“The most content people are those who expect nothing, who have ceased to dream.”

“I am a vampire, and that is the truth.”

“A true teacher would never tell you what to do. But he would give you the knowledge with which you could decide what would be best for you to do.”

“The truth is always simpler than you can imagine.”

“I wanted you to thank you for being my friend and letting me play a part in your story.”

“People with power always take advantage of those without power.”

“That is the mysterious thing about tragedy- it often strikes at the happiest moment.”

“Persistence is the key to solving most mysteries.”

“In this world of gossip, a good listener is rarer than a great orator.”

“They are all I have left—the stars and the memory of the many times I wished upon them. But with all those wishes, I asked for only one thing.

To see him again.

But I will not see him again. I do not see him now.”

“No religion is perfect, not after man gets through with it.”

“But I wasn't a bad girl. I don't want to be forgotten. I want people to remember me.”

“The seconds tick. They always do. The power of an entire sun cannot stop them even for a moment, and so death comes between the moments, like a thief of light in the dark.”

“How much modern civilization has lost, I think, when they lost the awareness of the billions of stars overhead.”

“For feeling, not events, is to me the essence of history.”

“Power, wealth and immortality--they don't bring happiness. You will never know what the word means.”

“I am a vampire," I say softly. "And you have pissed me off.”

“There comes a time for everybody when words and reasons can become such a great weariness.”

“The desert surrounds your every step and you walk forever a thirsty man.”

“Don't simply knock and wait for the door to be opened. Go look for the keys. Some fit the lock better than others.”

“Dive deep into the ocean, Sita, and you will find that the greatest treasures you find are the illusions you leave behind.”

“The physics are simple in theory, but in practice they are filled with the possibility for limitless error.”

“There would be a trial and there would be a judge. The only problem was, there could only be one sentence.”

“The best art always comes unbidden.”