And I see that not touching for so long was a drive to the beach with the windows rolled up so the waves feel that much colder.

Just because you have stopped sinking doesn't mean you're not still underwater.

We can only die in the future, I thought; right now we are always alive.

Sometimes a flat-footed sentence is what serves, so you don't get all writerly: 'He opened the door.' There, it's open.

They say the smart dog obeys but the smarter dog knows when to disobey.

Good leaders being scarce, following yourself is allowed.

Wear your heart on the page, and people will read to find out how you solved being alive.

In my head there's a broken balcony I fall off of when I speak.

if it's true your life flashes past your eyes before you die, then it is also the truth that your life rushes forth when you are ready to start to truly be alive.

I sleep with a glass of water on the nightstand so I can see by its level if the coastal earth is trembling or if the shaking is still me.

I want to know everything about you, so I tell you everything about myself.

The first and most important step to being more creative is to believe you are a creative person!

Our vision and commitment is towards the country's progress, its place in the world and the happiness of its people.

[Doctor Strange ] is slightly more specialised than Spider-Man or Superman or Batman, but he's very loved by people who know him.

People who announce they are going to the toilet. Thanks that's an image I really didn't need.

The facts, if they are there, speak for themselves.

wondered how anyone could ever imagine unquiet slumbers, for the sleepers in that quiet earth.

JFK used to say the bishops and the cardinals were all Republicans, but the nuns were Democrats! I sort of believe that too.

You cannot condemn a man for what may only be a figment of your own imagination.

When you run into someone in NY it is usually a pleasant surprise. When you run into someone in LA you usually had a car accident.

Truth matters. Everything we can do to find, feed, and strengthen it is worth the effort.