Art Objects is important not only as a plea to the public to read serious literature and to read it seriously, but it is a terrific book of instruction about writing.

I'm pretty afraid of death. People have told me that they're not afraid, but I certainly am. The things of the world matter to me. It's hard to imagine letting go.

Exhaustion is temporary. Pain is temporary. But Helene dying because I didn't find a way to get her back on time—that's permanent.

make your worst day is the best day in your life, because surely there's something missing within our self without it, so we can be who we are now, the wiser and the mature one

We are not creatures of circumstance; we are creators of circumstance.

Every time we see people as ordinary, we turn the wine back into water.

To write is to think, and to write well is to think well.

Touring is my favorite part of being a musician. All the places I've traveled and lived affect me in many different ways. Good and bad.

Even with our differences There is a place we're all connected Each of us can find each other's light, There's so much to be thankful for.

You should study Pokemon to get stronger.

You don't win or lose the games bcoz of 11 you select. You win or lose with what those 11 do on the field.

I started thinking: 'Okay, what's wrong with wearing a bikini? I look better than I looked in quite a few years, so why not? What am I afraid of?