Her nightmare clung to her like the smell of smoke to cloth.

No more crying. It's all wetness and no comfort at all.

But, how do you know if an ending is truly good for the characters unless you've traveled with them through every page?

All I've ever wanted was to be near you.

Many times I have learned that, you never judge a book by its cover. Like people, it is the inside that counts.

Writing a first draft and reminding myself that I'm simply shoveling sand into a box so that later I can build castles.

Mama used to say, you have to know someone a thousand days before you can glimpse her soul.

It was karma, it was kismet, it was magic. It doesn't matter how it happened, just that it did.

I think the only way to get through this life is laughing hard and constantly, mostly at myself.

You are my butterfly and refuse to set you free.

I do like the world quite a lot.

I discovered the bleeding when he licked my hand and left a swath of blood behind, death's autograph.

God made me fast. And when I run, I feel His pleasure.

I only ask of the government to be treated as all other men are treated.

The artist's business requires an involvement in practically everything... The total scope of information he receives day after day is of concern.

If you can be interested in other people you can own the world.

At least 99.92% of illegal immigrants and visa overstays without known crimes on their records did not face removal.

What has been violated here is your freedom of choice, and every woman's freedom of choice, too.

Elites play the role today that landlords played under feudalism. They levy interest and financial fees that are like a tax, to support what the classical economists called "unproductive activity."

Lonely's like any other organism; competitive and resourceful in the struggle to perpetuate itself.

If you're not willing to get your 'worst one ever' out of the way, how will you possibly do better than that?