Fiction described reality better than non-fiction.

Why had he assumed time was some sort of infinite resource? Now the hourglass had busted open, and what he’d always assumed was just a bunch of sand turned out to be a million tiny diamonds.

Karass: A group of people linked in a cosmically significant manner, even when superficial linkages are not evident

It occurred to Anita that hatred and dislike and even indifference were all luxuries, born of the mistaken belief that anything could last forever.

Do you think it is better to fail at something worthwhile, or succeed at something meaningless

Illness sets the mind free sometimes to roam and surmise.

I don't understand why some things are talked about and others are not. I don't know why I think I can make any kind of difference. All I know is that I want to.

Well, I'm from the South originally. I grew up in South Carolina definitely learning about manners and being proper and having to go to cotillions.

How important is excitement to happiness? The key is to get excited about the mundane-- not just extraordinary things

The hand opens to the word, opens to distance.

The base of artistic pursuit is ambivalence and complexity. And that's what I try to do.

No one can estimate the power of authority among poor and uneducated people in a world whose problems confuse even the wisest.

The room went dark and, after a moment, Grace whispered that she loved me, sounding a little sad. I wrapped my arms tightly around her shoulders, sorry that loving me was such a complicated thing.

Anything organic requires some dose of variability so it can adapt all the time, and fixing things is not a good idea.

I have decided not to do the spa. Too time consuming.