Because fear kills everything, " Mo had once told her. "Your mind, your heart, your imagination.

The sea always filled her with longing, though for what she was never sure.

Books are like flypaper, memories cling to the printed pages better than anything else.

It's a good idea to have your own books with you in a strange place

Down there the nights are bright and nobody believes in the Devil.

The night belongs to beasts of prey, and always has. It's easy to forget that when you're indoors, protected by light and solid walls.

As Mo had said: writing stories is a kind of magic, too.

It [the book] was spinning a magic spell around her heart, sticky as a spider's web and enchantingly beautiful..

I always used to read aloud to her in the evenings--

You're the one who says books have to be heavy because the whole world's inside them...

All writers are insane!

The hardest thing is a man to truly know himself

Change takes time self-discipline, resilience and calmness of mind.

The more I try to be perfect

If we wish to know the force of human genius we should read Shakespeare. If we wish to see the insignificance of human learning we may only study his commentators. ["On the Ignorance of the Learned"]

My mom started smoking when she was 11. She went to the hill next door to try her first cigarette. She set the entire hill on fire, but it didn't deter her.

I attempt from love's sickness to fly.

[Graphics] is a strict and simple system of signs, which anyone can learn to use and which leads to better understanding.

I knew my ticket out of the suburbs was art school, so I worked really hard to develop my portfolio and get a scholarship.

The joy of life is variety; the tenderest love requires to be rekindled by intervals of absence.

For I'll keep my humanity, though I did not keep my promises. ... and Love shall not be wrested from my veins.