Death is never swift... No matter how those left behind would like to comfort themselves with the thought. -Before Ever After

Life is a barter of choice and consequences.

I have every reason to be sad, but I don't have any reason to mourn. People grieve when things end. Nothing has ended tonight. One of us has simply gone ahead as we always knew it would have to be.

If we accept time for what it is, how it flows and how we flow with it, I doubt very much that would continue wasting loads of it by constantly checking our watches.

The gnomons's shadow falls where it falls - and so do we. Where we are now is where a lifetime's worth of steps have taken us.

I'm sorry, but you just can't fit fabulous into a backpack.

You can't return to a place that no longer exists, luv.

Fretting over how life ends, or anything else for that matter, is a complete waste of time.

If I wanted a life of chastity I’d live with my wife.

Well, first you have to be very, very funny. I have realized that it is essential for a boy to be funny. Otherwise, what is the point in a boy?

I expect that essential oils may some day prove a vital weapon in the fight against strains of antibiotic-resi stant bacteria.

I didn't have a record player.

When I was 15 or 16 - I slept really well then. Now I sleep on a bed of anxiety-tipped nails.

Perhaps trying to move away from my problems and focus on the positive is the best I can do.

The most elementary of good manners . . . at a social gathering one does not bring up the subject of personalities, sad topics or unfortunate facts, religion, or politics.

i feel like a curtain has dropped away and i'm seeing people for who they really are, different, and sharp, and unknowable.

When I look back I can't believe I was so stupid as to direct Dealer's Choice.

I suppose what you're doing as a painter is making a record of your trip through life. I can't think of any job that is quite as satisfactory as doing a painting.