I don't think writers - in general - ever achieve the fame of movie stars. For the simple reason that only a fraction of the population reads. But I guess there are exceptions.

You would be amazed by what you can give up, lose, or break, and yet still be a person who gets happy over brownies.

...handsome people are always interesting to watch. But a handsome person in crisis is riveting.

You need to grab your dream out of the sky like it's a kite and pinch the string through your fingers until you reach the spool.

I myself am made entirely of flaws, stitched together with good intentions.

I can't tell you how much I love Target and Costco, that kind of culture, because it's something I never felt a part of. I've always felt like a tourist because I have never fit in anywhere.

Should I just sit down, right here at carousel seven, and shake until somebody's arms are around me and they're saying, 'It's okay, I'm here, I'm here, come with me to the institute.

You are allowed to be alive. You are allowed to be somebody different. You are allowed to not say goodbye to anybody or explain a single thing to anyone, ever.

His laugh is made if porch swings and lemonade

But I can also write in crappy motel rooms, while standing in line, or sitting in the dentist's chair.

I wouldn't want to waste any of my brain cells on forgiving if it's holding me back.

Life isn't a book. There's no guarantee of a happy ending.

Difficulty is the excuse history never accepts.

Some seek and find peace in life

I haven't got any special religion this morning. My God is the God of Walkers. If you walk hard enough, you probably don't need any other god.

It's an inside job to learn about forgiving, it's an inside job to hang on to the joy of living.

And there's no way I'm going to do Dame Edna.

Even today, the bigger the city, the better. That's why I live in New York.

The element running through entire nature, which we popularly call Fate, is known to us as limitation. Whatever limits us, we callFate.

I messed up on the Vietnam Special, because I gave it to civilians? Only military men can handle that.

Try to love others and serve others and hopefully find those who love and serve you in return.