Between the wolf in the tall grass and the wolf in the tall story there is a shimmering go-between. That go-between, that prism, is the art of literature.

Knowing you have something good to read before bed is among the most pleasurable of sensations.

And the rest is rust and stardust.

Do not be angry with the rain; it simply does not know how to fall upwards.

Mind you, sometimes the angels smoke, hiding it with their sleeves, and when the archangel comes, they throw the cigarettes away: that’s when you get shooting stars.

Curiosity is insubordination in its purest form.

Lolita, light of my life, fire of my loins. My sin, my soul. Lo-lee-ta: the tip of the tongue taking a trip of three steps down the palate to tap, at three, on the teeth. Lo. Lee. Ta.

The writer's job is to get the main character up a tree, and then once they are up there, throw rocks at them.

There are aphorisms that, like airplanes, stay up only while they are in motion.

I think it is all a matter of love: the more you love a memory, the stronger and stranger it is.

Loneliness as a situation can be corrected, but as a state of mind it is an incurable illness.

you can't say civilization dont advance, in every war they kill you in a new way

If God creates morality, then morality is nothing more than the whimsy of a divine being blindly followed by humans.

There was a ringing in his ears, like a dead phone line that he couldn’t hang up on.

It is only when You really STEP OUT of Your comfort zone that You GROW.

The heart of the gospel is redemption, and the essence of redemption is the substitutionary sacrifice of Christ.

I think music influences fashion and has done so for generations.

You need a sanctuary. Somewhere where it doesn't feel like it's being tainted by everybody's opinions and other people's money. I think I'm kind of homesick right now.

I became a good pitcher when I stopped trying to make them miss the ball and started trying to make them hit it.

Life is a game - sometimes serious, sometimes fun - but a game that must be played with true team spirit.

My passion is kids, more than just kids is underprivileged kids and orphans.