I do not think we remember our family in any real sense. We live in them instead

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.

Forgiving someone isn't just about doing good to another. It's also about healing a scar in your own heart.

How much longer is the world willing to endure this spectacle of wanton cruelty?

What is the future you're creating right now?

We never completely escape the teachers of our childhood nor any of the patterns that formed us.

With melted opals for my milk, Pearl-leaf for my cracker.

What does bother me is that I have to spend time and energy dealing with the ramifications of what people do think about me.

Moderate aspirations lead to a contended life. I don't have to buy the airplane and I can't drive the tank!!

i will live by the gun and die by the gun

Do not economize on the hymeneal rites; do not prune them of their splendor, nor split farthings on the day when you are radiant. A wedding is not house-keeping.