Diminish the influence of fate

Regret doesn't budge things; it seems crazy that the force of all that human want can't amend a moment, can't even stir a pebble.

The cracks in old friendships are measured in awkward pauses.

Things don't go away. They become you.

When you know you are dying, self-deceptions fly from your bedside like embers off a bonfire.

I think each family has a funhouse logic all its own, and in that distortion,in that delusion, all behavior can seem both perfectly normal and crazy.

Passion and platonic friendliness, often contrary siblings, frequently wear similar faces to hide the great distance between them.

A tragedy's first act is crowded with supporting players: witnesses crimping their faces, policemen scribbling in pads and making radio calls, EMS guys unfolding equipment, tubes and wheels.

Love wasn't a thing you fell in, but rose to. It was what stopped you from falling.

Sometimes one learns too early, as I did, what the world is capable of.

At home in bed that first night I had patchy, mundane dreams about normal things. It would be nobler and less uncomfortable to write that I tossed sleeplessly.

Happiness depends on our perceptions and thoughts.

How would we flood village and city with our information? The people must learn how well I govern them. How would they know if we didn't tell them?

Time Is Speeding Up In Relation To Corruption. Hold On Tight.

The monster London laugh at me.

Although my father is English, I was brought up in Australia.

Do you know what the good side of crack is? If you're up at the right hour, you can get a VCR for $1.50. You can furnish your whole house for $10.95.

Government does the least good and the most harm through subsidies.

I asked all through third, fourth and fifth grade, when they were asking kids to be in the band, to be in the school band. But they wouldn't let me do it.

Be a vegetarian. That was the best advice I ever took. It means I'm not involved in killing, that's the main thing.

My saddlebags are why Spanx exist! Now that I have a baby I also have a muffin top.