Cats, I always think, only jump into your lap to check if you are cold enough, yet, to eat.

People do not change, they are merely revealed.

Only bad writers think that their work is really good.

Write whatever way you like. Fiction is made of words on a page; reality is made of something else. It doesn't matter how "real" your story is, or how "made up": what matters is its necessity.

God, I hate my family, these people I never chose to love, but love all the same.

We do not always like the people we love- we do not always have that choice.

I have no place left to live but in my own heart.

The way to write a book is to actually write a book. A pen is useful, typing is also good. Keep putting words on the page.

I’m really lucky with the people around me. They know me, so they don’t confuse the issues really. They know what a book is and they know who I am and they know the difference between the two.

There are men who would do anything, asleep, and I'm not sure what stops them when they wake. I do not know how they draw the line.

Description is hard. Remember that all description is an opinion about the world. Find a place to stand.

Yes, but" is actually a "no" with a tie.

There is no need for a long, persuasive introduction about self-confidence. If you are not a confident person, you already know it.

A power above all human responsibility ought to be above all human attainment.

Along with the 97 percent of women who can see, I have never been a fan of redheaded men.

My mom really instilled in me this idea that parents are not perfect and they make mistakes.

Martial arts has just made me a better person. It's a way of life.

Italy is the home of art and swindling; home of religion and moral rottenness

There were not so many physical threats that could not be countered with a decent hammer.

Periods of change are full of paradoxes. They're difficult but exciting, frightening but freeing. Letting go of old patterns that no longer work for us is exhilarating.

Pray that thy last days, and last works may be the best; and that when thou comest to die, thou mayest have nothing else to do but die.